I created this cross section for the Fiber Lab at UW! #scienceillustration #education #geology #physics #sciencefigures
Elena Hartley | Science Illustrator
@elabarts.bsky.social
Science illustrator and visual communicator. Building the bridge between experts and learners, one image at a time. geology, climate, chemistry www.elabarts.com https://cara.app/elabarts/portfolio she/hers
I created this little earthquake explainer for Scientific American - @sciam.bsky.social I loved making cross sections in this art style #scienceillustration #education #geology #physics #sciencefigures #earthquakes
A graphic showing an atmospheric river. Illustration made for @newsela.bsky.social #scienceillustration #education #geology #physics #sciencefigures #weather
Fission and Fusion are both nuclear reactions that release energy but they aren't the same. One happens in the sun and one usually happens on Earth in nuclear power plants. #scienceillustration #education #chemistry #physics #sciencefigures #nuclear
I really liked drawing these neurons in this fun cartoon style! Created for Newsela #scienceillustration #education #sciencefigures #biology
It's difficult to picture how big some animals in the ocean are. Especially fish! This is a graphic showing the size of the largest sunfish ever found. Created this for Newsela #scienceillustration #education #sciencefigures #biology #K12
At the start of the pandemic, @Newsela published articles relating to social distancing and health. I created this graphic to show that cloth masks, while not as effective as N95s, still offered protection against contaminated aerosols. #scienceillustration #education #sciencefigures #covid #masks
I absolutely loved working on the figure on microbial dormancy for researchers at the Argonne National Laboratory. #scienceillustration #education #geology #sciencefigures #soil #biology #microbes #microbiology
I worked on this figure with Dr. Bowles at the University of Berkeley, California, who is always fantastic to work with. I had a lot of fun illustration directly on top of these graphs. #scienceillustration #education #sciencefigures #soil #biology #agriculture
I created these carbon macromolecules for Scientific American several years ago (and am just getting around to posting now 🤣 ) The fullerenes (the buckyballs, C70 and C60) were extremely fun to map out and render. #scienceillustration #education #physics #sciencefigures #carbon #buckyball
I made this figure for @andreajilling.bsky.social at the University of South Carolina to show how mineral associated organic matter (MAOM) can sequester carbon and nutrients in soil. Grateful for the chance to work on this! #scienceillustration #education #sciencefigures #soil #biology #agriculture
Common eye traits among prey and predator animals. I made this graphic for a Newsela article. #scienceillustration #education #lifescience #biology #animals #sciencefigures
Was so thrilled to receive a copy of Bay Nature Spring 2026 issue. I created a close up of the Dodder plant and pickleweed interaction for the article "Sensing is Becoming" by Jules Litman-Cleper #scienceillustration #education #baynature #geology #physics #sciencefigures #biology #parasite
Some of my favorite graphics from @Newsela were simple ones showing a simple phenomenon. #scienceillustration #education #geology #physics #sciencefigures #astrophysics
The @soilbiome.bsky.social lab has always been a joy to work with! I have been slow to post some of the projects I've worked on with them because I am allergic to social media 🤣 but late is better than never! #scienceillustration #education #geology #agriculture #soil #farming #microbes
I'm always excited to work on thumbnails for New Nature's (@newnature.bsky.social) videos since they always involve cutting some earth in half. #scienceillustration #education #geology #physics #sciencefigures #icesheet #antarctica
Graphite and diamonds are made of the same element, carbon, just arranged differently. Illustration made for Newsela. #scienceillustration #education #geology #physics #sciencefigures
Best way to cool your house down? Wind catchers in many ancient Persian houses used passive ventilation to keep buildings cool in hot climates. Illustration made for Newsela #scienceillustration #education #geology #physics #sciencefigures
Atoms come together to form all sorts of patterns. How do they stack up? Illustrations made for Newsela #scienceillustration #education #geology #physics #sciencefigures
Earthquakes release P waves and S waves, but what do they look like and how do they traverse through the earth? Illustration originally made for Newsela #scienceillustration #education #geology #physics #sciencefigures
I create custom graphics for scientists and educators. Reach out if you'd like to bring your ideas or research to life!
Aerodynamic Laser Levitation Furnace and FTIR Instrument set up #laboratory #setup #FTIR #instruments 🧪
Very early this year (I am quite slow to post work haha), I had the pleasure to work with @hydro-adrienne.bsky.social to create this illustration showing how energy infrastructure interacts with the water cycle. 🧪 #sciart #scienceillustration #watercycle
Absolutely loved working on this piece commissioned by @newnature.bsky.social 's for their video on the Mariana's Trench. I'll link the video link in the thread, go check it out! 🧪 #sciart #scienceillustration #physics #astonomy #space #sun #earth
New video alert! The Day the Sun Dies. Featuring another beautiful artwork by the brilliant @elabarts.bsky.social #science #heliophysics
The Day the Sun Dies (You’ve Never Seen It Like This) 4K
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Loved working on this piece for @newnature.bsky.social 's video about the end of our Sun's life! 🧪 #sciart #scienceillustration #physics #astonomy #space #sun #earth
Looking through an exhibit of illustrations by @elabarts.bsky.social at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, it was neat to see a @jenchristiansen.com credit. Visualizing the atomic scale is challenging! (Featured in SciAm: www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...) #dataviz 📊
Im absolutely thrilled for this park and I’m loving seeing all the features and murals coming to life!
🚧 Park in Progress 🚧