from the Studio:
Illustration, process & whatever else has my attention.

In a dream-like state I imagined myself above the earth, looking down on what I call "the human plane". I saw all of the suffering, confusion, vices, troubles. This is probably not news to any of you and you've heard it all before, but in my dream state I was seeing how culturally we have developed this paralyzing need for entertainment - dopamine addiction basically. In this moment of clarity, I remembered what feels real to me - to simply hang out with people I like. I

Sometimes I get phone calls like this: "Hi, I'm from ISEES (The Israel Society of Ecology and Environmental Studies) Can you create 16 high resolution, highly accurate illustrations of various species of Jellyfish? We have a very limited budget, and we need it in two weeks." Side note: As a freelancer -I get to pick and choose the projects I want to work on, and I LOVE that. I was told once by a seasoned freelancer that when accepting work from clients, there are four facto

Here I have a nude figure. She is nude because I wanted her to exist outside of a cultural norm of fashion. For me the nude figure is innocent and free, timeless. She is looking down, in solemn contemplation, sitting on a crumbled pillar - the pillar of virtue. What do we have left of our virtue? Is it even part of our discourse or upbringing anymore? A book I recently read: How to say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair opened my eyes to the perspective of the western world from the

I have the pleasure of working on Ossio's surgical manuals which instruct the surgeons how to properly use the Ossio system and implants. So let's take a condensed look at what a Haglund's procedure is - I've left out the proprietary equipment. Ossio is an innovator of dissolvable orthopedic implants which restore healthy bone using a strong and bio-integrative material, leaving the body renewed without permanent hardware. Haglund's procedure is a surgical treatment for Hagl

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A major difference between myself (a medical illustrator) and a traditional illustrator is that I am able to work directly with medical...

Hi, I'm Jessica and I’m a professional Medical Illustrator. Chances are that you haven't heard of this profession of mine, but it’s time...

Stanford Medical magazine to create an educational piece to illustrate the general anatomy of the heart and where the aortic valve is. The article is about a surgeon who created a way to use a patient's own tissue to repair an aortic valve. The link to the full Fall 2017 edition is here . Copyright Jessica Mayer Koren 2025 As a medical illustrator I often receive the comment "Oh you must know Anatomy so well, you could be a doctor!" To which I say "Of course, the hip bone i