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

The backs of the vestibulocochlear earrings

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Finished Sarcomere/Myofibril/Muscle poster added to the portfolio! Click on the image to see it in context:

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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!

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As per the end of the semester tradition, the online portfolio is now updated!

Here’s the preview — links to portfolio from these images:

Dynamics of Porcine Intestine

Ventricular System - coronal view

Ventricular System - lateral view

Ligation of Ovarian Vessels during Porcine Ovariohysterectomy

Cesarean Section

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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.

Inside pages

Outside pages

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