Hiatal Hernia's: condtions

A few months ago me and my gifted dissection group sawed off the rib cage for the thorax section of our studies. After passing the pleura and pericardium we found what looked like a second heart. About the third of the size of the cadaver's (not meant to sound disrespectful legally a name can't be given) was a hiatal hernia. A condition caused by possibly a wider than normal esophageal hiatus the stomach can pull up into the thorax. I plan to turn this into a digital painting

Simple Information Graphics

I had to illustrate the basic properties of an animal cell vs plant cell. The idea was that it would be published in a college level anatomy and physiology textbook. I decided to make it very minimalistic (hate this word) designs for each structure so that it could share a page in a small amount of space. At first I thought some flagella or villi would be a tad accessive for the animal side (since most don't have it), then I realized, oh s*#t I have nothing listed in the structures exclusively present in animal cells.

On Self-Dissection

This quarter I worked on a project where I had demonstrate the positions of certain structures; facial artery, common carotid, internal carotid, and ventricles via palpable structures. I hope to make this interactive soon... I've gotten used to my cadaver being the focus of dissections using myself is quite eerie.

Facial Muscles Study Pre-Dissection

I found this in last summer's sketchbook. Just recently we've gone over this material in my gross anatomy course. The sketch is very very wrong. I have no intention of posting purely finished pieces on my blog (in fact I avoid it). Hopefully my process and growth would be more evident in my mistakes and quick studies, and occasionally final pieces.... Assuming I start posting regularly again ;)

Heart Study and Signatures

I've decided to start signing these illustrations before I post them. I lack the mindset of possessing my material which of course I need to get out of. My professors have been sneaking advice on their professions throughout the lectures; making a good suggestion to mentally gear ourselves for the leap.