Specimens Madison Erin Mayfield - Scientific Illustrator
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.
In episode 009, Elle chats with Madison about leaving her background in Biological Sciences to become a Scientific Illustrator, moving to Australia where she begun training as a preparator and taxidermist and her thoughts on sci-art as a tool for conservation outreach.
Show Notes and Further Reading
Madison Erin Mayfield
www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield
www.twitter.com/MEMIllustrationmayfield
Purchase Specimens Merch – Designed by Madison
https://www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch
Elle Kaye/Specimens
www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy
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Field Museum, Chicago
Sibley Field Guides
https://www.audubon.org/sibley-field-guides
Certificate in Natural Science Illustration at the University of Washington https://www.pce.uw.edu/certificates/natural-science-illustration Further Reading on Scientific Illustration https://www.fi.edu/blog/scientific-illustration-what-is-it#:~:text=These%20artists%20draw%20or%20render,accurate%20representations%20of%20the%20subject.Queensland Museum, Brisbane
California State University Monterey Bay Science Illustration Course
https://csumb.edu/scienceillustration/
Guild of Natural Science Illustrators
Madison's Book Recommendations for Beginners wanting to get into Scientific Illustration
Scientific Illustration by Phyllis Wood
The Guild Handbook of Scientific Illustration by the Guild of Natural Science IllustratorsMusic
Giraffes – Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat.com
Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye