Very exciting today: I received the most recent order from Shapeways of the inner ear pendant/earrings. After 2 other manufacture tests, I believe I’ve finally gotten both the size and other imperfections worked out. The pendant (to be posted later) is actual size. The earrings (below) are smaller, only for aesthetic reasons, but are still anatomically accurate representations of this fantastic piece of anatomy inside our heads. The inner ear, with its semi-circular canals and cochlea allows us our sense of hearing and balance.
The material is stainless steel. I have yet to bend or break them.
To be posted soon on etsy (tell your science – musician friends!):
Both the right and left vetibulocochlear (that's a mouthful!) apparatuses, in earring form
This has been done for awhile, but I’ve only recently scanned it and comped it together in Photoshop. Occasionally I feel like breaking away from the whole medical subject area, or anything representational. I’m really interested in relationships between music and visual arts and love the concept of Kandinsky’s art and the series of nocturnes by Whistler. This painting ranks among my favorites: Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket. There are more and less successful ways to do abstract paintings, and Whistler nails it in this one.
Moving on, below is a painting I’m calling “Aria”. Fun with colors, composition, shapes, and movement!
Finished patient education brouchure is below! Rather than target patients before they have a Cesarean section, this focuses on the post surgery healing process; most recievers of C-sections a) need unplanned operations and wouldn’t have time to read details in a pamphlet or b) have already had a Cesarean section and know the ropes.
Media: pencil, pen, Photoshop, Painter, Indesign
It’s constructed as a typical tri-fold brouchure — below are both the inside and outside of it.
I ran across these fabulous vases online by porcelain artist Jennifer McCurdy. Living in Martha’s Vineyard, she is drawn and responds to patterns and cycles in nature, creating strong and dynamic forms from a fragile medium.
This striking image was done by Ben Fry , showing how the FOXP2 gene differs in humans and chimps. The entire image is made of the 75,000-some long gene; the red dots highlight the significant differences. Great concept and design work! In general Fry does a nice job of simply and cleanly, but effectively getting his message across. His background is in both the arts and programming; currently he is directing Seed Visualization and developing Processing.
Click the image for more information about it, and links to more of Fry’s works.
Check out this short Discovery Channel How It’s Made clip about anatomical models! The material process is pretty interesting, although I’m not sure I envy the artist that traces veins, arteries, and nerves all day long.
Painter is my new favorite design software- it mimics traditional media much more accurately than Photoshop can! The point of this project was to base an illustration on an already inked surgery step. Here are the results, using mostly oil brush options.
