Archive for the ‘ART’ Category

ART: Atherosclerosis Illustration for Ariad Healthcare

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

When I introduce myself as a scientific illustrator, I often hear: “That’s fascinating – but doesn’t the computer just do all the work for you these days?” There’s more to it than that – otherwise I wouldn’t be in this line of work!
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REVIEW: Mary Roach – Stiff, book

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

I had read Mary Roach’s “Stiff: the curious world of human cadavers” several years ago, and when visiting my friend Jenn in New York, we met up at The Strand so that she could purchase Roach’s newest book, “Packing for Mars: the curious science of life in the void”. Which I then proceeded to monopolize for the rest of the weekend.

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