Sterling silver red blood cell pendant! Available (of course) on Etsy! This one was done in the polished silver, and compared to another test print I had done months and months ago, this one is gorgeous!
Author: Michelle Davis
Sneak peak at upcoming jewelry series – Rosette Succulents!
These renders show a sneak peak of a new series of jewelry I’m working on, inspired by the lovely botanical and geometric forms of rosette succulents. 4 in progress currently, test 3D printing to begin soon! ————- Updated: 2 of the succulents now available in stainless steel! Pretty and lovely floral one: http://www.etsy.com/listing/96542449/flowersucculent-pendant-in-stainless?ref=v1_other_1 Spiky… Continue reading Sneak peak at upcoming jewelry series – Rosette Succulents!
Lemur Sketch 1
Very exciting – I’m going to be doing some volunteer illustration work for a fantastic local animal care organization: CARE, a center with mostly big cats, but also 4 lemurs. They take fantastic care of the animals (often wild animals that need to be taken in) and work to promote wild animal awareness. Here’s lemur… Continue reading Lemur Sketch 1
Honeycomb Slice Pendant
Freshly photographed – the first in what I hope to be a series of honeycomb jewelry pieces, of course now available on etsy, printed by Shapeways (after 3D ‘hand modeling’ by yours truly) in matte gold coated stainless steel.
Anatomical Heart Ring Holder
After doing a few searches, and not coming up with any anatomical heart ring holders done by anyone else (let me know if I’ve missed any!), I was excited to go ahead and do this myself. After modeling and a few test prints, the final result has been beautifully printed by Shapeways in stainless steel.… Continue reading Anatomical Heart Ring Holder
Newborn Painting
For my very young nephew and his parents, I painted this painting, based on a lovely photo taken by my sister in law’s sister (though colors and a few minor things were changed for the painting). His name is Nolan, and he is such a cutey! The whole painting: Detail:
3D Printing How-to Handout
At the 2011 Association of Medical Illustrators meeting this past weekend, I was able to show and talk about the experiences I’ve had with 3D printing, especially with jewelry, and especially using Shapeways. Below is the handout I made available! It’s a very short primer with tips about the process, information about other 3D printing… Continue reading 3D Printing How-to Handout
Finished Giant Iris Painting
The giant pop art style iris painting is now on its way to Hoyos (a fascinating company that makes iris scanning devices), after being successfully framed and packaged very very well by UPS! Below is a series of process images – I always love seeing the way other artists create and develop their artworks, and… Continue reading Finished Giant Iris Painting
In Progress: giant iris painting
Here’s a sneak peak at a very large project I’ve been working on for a very cool iris scanning company – Hoyos. 60 inches square.
Modeling of L3 Vertebra with Osirix
The next bony pieces of anatomy I’m delving into are vertebrae. I’ve started with L3, or lumbar vertebra # 3, for no particular reason other than I liked its proportions. Here’s the process: Starting with Osirix, I pull up an anonymized data set available on its website that features the spine nice and prominently. After… Continue reading Modeling of L3 Vertebra with Osirix