Amanda Frataccia, CMI
@fratacciastudios.bsky.social
Medical & Scientific Illustration
📍Los Angeles, CA
✨creating custom visuals for folks working
in science and medicine!
www.fratacciastudios.com
📍Los Angeles, CA
✨creating custom visuals for folks working
in science and medicine!
www.fratacciastudios.com
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Hi Bluesky! I’m Amanda Frataccia, a certified medical illustrator creating visuals for use in the medical and scientific communities. Follow along!
#medart #sciart #medicalillustration
#medart #sciart #medicalillustration
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
Afternoon painting session at The Huntington ☀️
November 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Afternoon painting session at The Huntington ☀️
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The amount of AI generated art in slides at this conference, primarily used by older scientists, is killing me. Scientists please. Don’t use these ai platforms to make your figures or slides. They look bad and I have yet to see them meaningfully improve the message of talks.
October 31, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The amount of AI generated art in slides at this conference, primarily used by older scientists, is killing me. Scientists please. Don’t use these ai platforms to make your figures or slides. They look bad and I have yet to see them meaningfully improve the message of talks.
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The Trump administration has finalized a plan to open the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, renewing long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the nation's most sensitive wilderness areas. n.pr/42WZfy6
Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling
The Trump administration has finalized a plan to open the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, renewing long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the nation's most sensitive wilderness areas.
n.pr
October 24, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Trump administration has finalized a plan to open the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, renewing long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the nation's most sensitive wilderness areas. n.pr/42WZfy6
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I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.
October 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.
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These attacks on vaccines, tylenol, fluoridation of water, masks, etc is to keep everyone so distracted that nobody has the energy to ask
- why are so many lacking access to medical care?
- why is gun violence #1 cause of death in kids?
- why is life expectancy falling?
- why are meds unaffordable?
- why are so many lacking access to medical care?
- why is gun violence #1 cause of death in kids?
- why is life expectancy falling?
- why are meds unaffordable?
September 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
These attacks on vaccines, tylenol, fluoridation of water, masks, etc is to keep everyone so distracted that nobody has the energy to ask
- why are so many lacking access to medical care?
- why is gun violence #1 cause of death in kids?
- why is life expectancy falling?
- why are meds unaffordable?
- why are so many lacking access to medical care?
- why is gun violence #1 cause of death in kids?
- why is life expectancy falling?
- why are meds unaffordable?
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Whenever someone questions market impacts of GenAi, show them this article.
Make them read each heart breaking story.
People’s livelihoods are being negatively impacted, by a tech that relied on the work of those same people to function at capacity.
The whole thing makes me sick.
Make them read each heart breaking story.
People’s livelihoods are being negatively impacted, by a tech that relied on the work of those same people to function at capacity.
The whole thing makes me sick.
Artists are losing work, wages, and hope as bosses and clients embrace AI
Visual artists, illustrators and graphic designers share their stories about how AI is being used to lower wages, degrade work and even replace it altogether, in this installment of AI Killed My Job.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Whenever someone questions market impacts of GenAi, show them this article.
Make them read each heart breaking story.
People’s livelihoods are being negatively impacted, by a tech that relied on the work of those same people to function at capacity.
The whole thing makes me sick.
Make them read each heart breaking story.
People’s livelihoods are being negatively impacted, by a tech that relied on the work of those same people to function at capacity.
The whole thing makes me sick.
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We have an exciting #InverteFest announcement!
We're going to create an #InverteFest artist/writer collaboration anthology! Artists and writers will be paired together to create collaborated pieces which we'll collect into an anthology.
All are welcome.
Apply here: forms.gle/6zHzs7P8kzGF...
We're going to create an #InverteFest artist/writer collaboration anthology! Artists and writers will be paired together to create collaborated pieces which we'll collect into an anthology.
All are welcome.
Apply here: forms.gle/6zHzs7P8kzGF...
August 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
We have an exciting #InverteFest announcement!
We're going to create an #InverteFest artist/writer collaboration anthology! Artists and writers will be paired together to create collaborated pieces which we'll collect into an anthology.
All are welcome.
Apply here: forms.gle/6zHzs7P8kzGF...
We're going to create an #InverteFest artist/writer collaboration anthology! Artists and writers will be paired together to create collaborated pieces which we'll collect into an anthology.
All are welcome.
Apply here: forms.gle/6zHzs7P8kzGF...
🤩
August 3, 2025 at 11:43 PM
🤩
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“It’s just a tool! People used to hate on photoshop too.”
Take away my photoshop, take away my tablets, I can still draw. Take away your plagiarism machine and what are you gonna do? Shout prompts at me?
Take away my photoshop, take away my tablets, I can still draw. Take away your plagiarism machine and what are you gonna do? Shout prompts at me?
August 2, 2025 at 8:47 AM
“It’s just a tool! People used to hate on photoshop too.”
Take away my photoshop, take away my tablets, I can still draw. Take away your plagiarism machine and what are you gonna do? Shout prompts at me?
Take away my photoshop, take away my tablets, I can still draw. Take away your plagiarism machine and what are you gonna do? Shout prompts at me?
July 31, 2025 at 4:36 PM
That’s a wrap on #AMI2025! Big love to all the volunteers, organizers, speakers and my wonderful colleagues who make this conference what it is, an absolute freaking blast! See you all in 2026!
#medart #medicalillustration #sciart
#medart #medicalillustration #sciart
July 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
That’s a wrap on #AMI2025! Big love to all the volunteers, organizers, speakers and my wonderful colleagues who make this conference what it is, an absolute freaking blast! See you all in 2026!
#medart #medicalillustration #sciart
#medart #medicalillustration #sciart
Thrilled to have a piece accepted into the 2025 Guild of Natural Sciences annual juried show! 🌲
Go check out all the amazing artwork! www.gnsi.org/2025-gnsi-ju...
@gnsiart.bsky.social #SciArt
Go check out all the amazing artwork! www.gnsi.org/2025-gnsi-ju...
@gnsiart.bsky.social #SciArt
July 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Thrilled to have a piece accepted into the 2025 Guild of Natural Sciences annual juried show! 🌲
Go check out all the amazing artwork! www.gnsi.org/2025-gnsi-ju...
@gnsiart.bsky.social #SciArt
Go check out all the amazing artwork! www.gnsi.org/2025-gnsi-ju...
@gnsiart.bsky.social #SciArt
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Early-career #SciArt job opportunity—we're getting our next GNSI Job Board email ready, but we caught this one a little too late to be included! Deadline July 4:
pointblueconservationscience.applytojob.com/apply/R3GTHD...
Want to hear about more jobs? Join the Guild and opt in to Job Board emails!
pointblueconservationscience.applytojob.com/apply/R3GTHD...
Want to hear about more jobs? Join the Guild and opt in to Job Board emails!
Science Illustration Apprentice - Point Blue Conservation Science - Career Page
Apply to Science Illustration Apprentice at Point Blue Conservation Science in Petaluma, CA.
pointblueconservationscience.applytojob.com
July 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Early-career #SciArt job opportunity—we're getting our next GNSI Job Board email ready, but we caught this one a little too late to be included! Deadline July 4:
pointblueconservationscience.applytojob.com/apply/R3GTHD...
Want to hear about more jobs? Join the Guild and opt in to Job Board emails!
pointblueconservationscience.applytojob.com/apply/R3GTHD...
Want to hear about more jobs? Join the Guild and opt in to Job Board emails!
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May 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Science Graphic Design is hiring! 🚨
We’re looking for an experienced science graphic designer/illustrator to join us for a 3-month contract over the summer and help us through a busy and exciting season.
Apply now at www.sciencegraphicdesign.com/opportunities
🇬🇧 UK only!
We’re looking for an experienced science graphic designer/illustrator to join us for a 3-month contract over the summer and help us through a busy and exciting season.
Apply now at www.sciencegraphicdesign.com/opportunities
🇬🇧 UK only!
May 19, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Science Graphic Design is hiring! 🚨
We’re looking for an experienced science graphic designer/illustrator to join us for a 3-month contract over the summer and help us through a busy and exciting season.
Apply now at www.sciencegraphicdesign.com/opportunities
🇬🇧 UK only!
We’re looking for an experienced science graphic designer/illustrator to join us for a 3-month contract over the summer and help us through a busy and exciting season.
Apply now at www.sciencegraphicdesign.com/opportunities
🇬🇧 UK only!
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May 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Help the SciArt Feed reach 3,500 subscribers!
🎨 Over 1k artists
🧪 Science-focused
🎟️ Curated list
🥳 No NFTs or gen AI
✨Inspiration every day.
🧡 Like & 📌 Pin the Bluesky #SciArt Feed.
🎨 Over 1k artists
🧪 Science-focused
🎟️ Curated list
🥳 No NFTs or gen AI
✨Inspiration every day.
🧡 Like & 📌 Pin the Bluesky #SciArt Feed.
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as a medical illustrator, i draw a lot of hearts and there's this one heart that i see Everywhere. it is so heavily referenced and reused and there are hundreds of derivatives of this thing. and... it's honestly not very accurate? it's deflated and twisted to show all the great vessels. (thread)
May 8, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Thinking about devastating cuts to NSF: US gov-funded science has been the engine upon which most of the tech wealth was generated. But the oligarchs (currently hoarding much of that $) think it’s their own brilliance & not the accident of standing close to the scientific engine that made them rich.
May 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Thinking about devastating cuts to NSF: US gov-funded science has been the engine upon which most of the tech wealth was generated. But the oligarchs (currently hoarding much of that $) think it’s their own brilliance & not the accident of standing close to the scientific engine that made them rich.
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I have a very smol starter pack of resource accounts. It probably needs to be updated since I made it back when Bluesky was like half as active ❤️ Let me know if you're a resource provider and I will add!
April 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I have a very smol starter pack of resource accounts. It probably needs to be updated since I made it back when Bluesky was like half as active ❤️ Let me know if you're a resource provider and I will add!
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1. Whenever you see really vicious and widespread "spontaneous" attacks on scientific findings that challenge powerful economic interests, you can be assured that corporate lobbyists have been busy behind the scenes.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
PR campaign may have fuelled food study backlash, leaked document shows
Eat-Lancet report recommended shift to more plant-based, climate-friendly diet but was extensively attacked online
www.theguardian.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:46 AM
1. Whenever you see really vicious and widespread "spontaneous" attacks on scientific findings that challenge powerful economic interests, you can be assured that corporate lobbyists have been busy behind the scenes.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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This is literally how the Holocaust started, and honestly I'm tired of saying so
This is the literal destruction of knowledge.
Mississippi libraries are being ordered to remove academic research on race and gender from library databases.
mississippitoday.org/2025/04/08/m...
Mississippi libraries are being ordered to remove academic research on race and gender from library databases.
mississippitoday.org/2025/04/08/m...
Mississippi libraries ordered to delete academic research in response to state laws - Mississippi Today
The two research collections state officials ordered for deletion included material from professional journals, conference papers, books, student dissertations, periodicals and newspaper articles.
mississippitoday.org
April 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
This is literally how the Holocaust started, and honestly I'm tired of saying so
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Amidst the general chaos, I forgot to mention the 2nd volume of Graphic Anatomy (Cuore) just came out!
www.beccogiallo.it/negozio/grap...
It was a pleasure working with the team at #GraphicMedicine Italia and exploring this fascinating organ ♥️ Here are some of my favorite pages
#scicomm #sciart
www.beccogiallo.it/negozio/grap...
It was a pleasure working with the team at #GraphicMedicine Italia and exploring this fascinating organ ♥️ Here are some of my favorite pages
#scicomm #sciart
April 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Amidst the general chaos, I forgot to mention the 2nd volume of Graphic Anatomy (Cuore) just came out!
www.beccogiallo.it/negozio/grap...
It was a pleasure working with the team at #GraphicMedicine Italia and exploring this fascinating organ ♥️ Here are some of my favorite pages
#scicomm #sciart
www.beccogiallo.it/negozio/grap...
It was a pleasure working with the team at #GraphicMedicine Italia and exploring this fascinating organ ♥️ Here are some of my favorite pages
#scicomm #sciart