http://www.mayachaphalkar.com/blog confessions of a medical illustrator Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:43:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is a bit of a different post. I'm asking you to leave me a comment. Any comment will do! Is this because I need to feel less alone in the echoing halls of cyber-space? Well, maybe a little. But mostly this is a way ... http://www.mayachaphalkar.com/blog/2008/12/cans-for-comments/ Whoops, I couldn't wait. Here are the first anatomy (and bird) pendants! Putting them on etsy right now and then... I will likely be making more immediately. http://www.mayachaphalkar.com/blog/2008/12/pendants/ I'm thinking about making some anatomical jewelry after the holidays, beginning with simple pendants. So I will be needing some new original images! The trick will be making them simple enough to be good-looking at a very small size. Here are some drawings I'm considering from ... http://www.mayachaphalkar.com/blog/2008/11/kidney-has-an-idea/ Just an important update on the dancing kidney - this year I wore it, as it no longer decorates my bedroom wall. http://www.mayachaphalkar.com/blog/2008/11/its-a-costume-again/ I have accomplished many goals this year. Getting dental work taken care of, making it to work on time consistently, drinking enough water for the first time in my life... I'm feeling pretty good about these things, for sure, but THIS goal was a little more fun. Art sale ... http://www.mayachaphalkar.com/blog/2008/11/art-sale-its-on/ I write from a new part of the country with a newish job and a new fiance! Here's what's going on: In Jan 08 Clint and I moved to Newton Upper Falls, MA and I started working as a full-time medical illustrator for Argosy Publishing. I have ... http://www.mayachaphalkar.com/blog/2008/11/hello-again-blog/ The lungs are from undergraduate school. I think the assignment was to make a non-sqaure painting. The kidney was my Halloween costume a couple of years ago but now decorates my bedroom wall.  This is how I got my nickname among my classmates, "Kidney." http://www.mayachaphalkar.com/blog/2007/11/large-stuffed-fabric-things/ In our first year of medical illustration school, we drew a hip bone. It seemed like a never-ending project at the time. When it was finally over, this is how I made use of some intermediate versions of the drawing. http://www.mayachaphalkar.com/blog/2007/11/hip-this/ A variety of paintings featuring the oxygen-getters. 2005-2007. http://www.mayachaphalkar.com/blog/2007/11/lung-paintings/ Use this LEGO® cross-section to study the kidney! http://www.mayachaphalkar.com/blog/2007/11/learning-should-be-more-fun/