Ren Slagel
@renslagel.bsky.social
Natural Science Illustrator 🌱 🐌
My portfolio: renslagel.com
My portfolio: renslagel.com
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Ren Slagel
@renslagel.bsky.social
· Nov 6
Ren Slagel Illustration
renslagel.com
Hi! My name's Ren and I'm a scientific illustrator with a passion for accessible educational materials.
Check out my portfolio here ⬇️
renslagel.com
Check out my portfolio here ⬇️
renslagel.com
I'll be at Gather256 in York, PA for #smallbusinesssaturday today!
November 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I'll be at Gather256 in York, PA for #smallbusinesssaturday today!
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With the goal of reaching new ppl w/biodiversity action, we're expanding the Native Plant Project to bars. We're calling it Biodiversity Beers.
In collab w/artists Marian Bailey, @hanfranstudio.bsky.social, & @the666cat.bsky.social, we're making pint glasses that encourage planting of native 🌱
In collab w/artists Marian Bailey, @hanfranstudio.bsky.social, & @the666cat.bsky.social, we're making pint glasses that encourage planting of native 🌱
November 25, 2025 at 1:59 AM
With the goal of reaching new ppl w/biodiversity action, we're expanding the Native Plant Project to bars. We're calling it Biodiversity Beers.
In collab w/artists Marian Bailey, @hanfranstudio.bsky.social, & @the666cat.bsky.social, we're making pint glasses that encourage planting of native 🌱
In collab w/artists Marian Bailey, @hanfranstudio.bsky.social, & @the666cat.bsky.social, we're making pint glasses that encourage planting of native 🌱
A few pages from my sketchbook recently
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
A few pages from my sketchbook recently
Hi! My name's Ren and I'm a scientific illustrator with a passion for accessible educational materials.
Check out my portfolio here ⬇️
renslagel.com
Check out my portfolio here ⬇️
renslagel.com
Ren Slagel Illustration
renslagel.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi! My name's Ren and I'm a scientific illustrator with a passion for accessible educational materials.
Check out my portfolio here ⬇️
renslagel.com
Check out my portfolio here ⬇️
renslagel.com
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🎨🔬 CALLING ALL ARTISTS & DEEP-SEA SCIENTISTS!
💡 Open to ALL artists & scientists
🗓 Deadline: August 31
📍 Apply via the short form in our bio / link below!
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💡 Open to ALL artists & scientists
🗓 Deadline: August 31
📍 Apply via the short form in our bio / link below!
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June 25, 2025 at 7:14 AM
🎨🔬 CALLING ALL ARTISTS & DEEP-SEA SCIENTISTS!
💡 Open to ALL artists & scientists
🗓 Deadline: August 31
📍 Apply via the short form in our bio / link below!
🔗 forms.gle/SftLbez3ML2j...
💡 Open to ALL artists & scientists
🗓 Deadline: August 31
📍 Apply via the short form in our bio / link below!
🔗 forms.gle/SftLbez3ML2j...
I'm going to be at Bug Fest as vendor! This is gonna be a really cool event with lots of bug themed art and activities to enjoy. The best part? The market part of the event is outside so no ticket required!
#phillyart #philadelphia #bugs
#phillyart #philadelphia #bugs
June 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I'm going to be at Bug Fest as vendor! This is gonna be a really cool event with lots of bug themed art and activities to enjoy. The best part? The market part of the event is outside so no ticket required!
#phillyart #philadelphia #bugs
#phillyart #philadelphia #bugs
June 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
June 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I went to Maine! I'll be posting some of my fav sketchbook spreads over the next week. This is from the summit of Cadillac Mountain, the highest point in Maine.
#sciart #sketchbook #watercolor #pleinair
#sciart #sketchbook #watercolor #pleinair
June 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I went to Maine! I'll be posting some of my fav sketchbook spreads over the next week. This is from the summit of Cadillac Mountain, the highest point in Maine.
#sciart #sketchbook #watercolor #pleinair
#sciart #sketchbook #watercolor #pleinair
May 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Today is World Biodiversity Day and I want to share some of PA's diverse pollinators. I created this interpretive design to educate visitors about the abundance of pollinators in PA. Creating an interpretive board like this is of my dream career projects! Who's your favorite?
#sciart #PA
#sciart #PA
May 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Does anyone recognize this species? It's the dobsonfly and its larvae called a hellgrammite. These are always such a fun find during a stream study both because they are so cool and because they are an indicator of stream health.
May 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Does anyone recognize this species? It's the dobsonfly and its larvae called a hellgrammite. These are always such a fun find during a stream study both because they are so cool and because they are an indicator of stream health.
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There is a tiny art show at the nursery this week. Thanks to all of you who submitted art for the seed packet art contest!
#seedpacketart #nativeplants #panativeplants
#seedpacketart #nativeplants #panativeplants
May 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
There is a tiny art show at the nursery this week. Thanks to all of you who submitted art for the seed packet art contest!
#seedpacketart #nativeplants #panativeplants
#seedpacketart #nativeplants #panativeplants
Mycelium is the basis of fungi and incredibly mysterious. I illustrated this as a representation of the relationship between mycelium and trees (and everything else in the soil).
#fungus #sciart #mushrooms #mycelium
#fungus #sciart #mushrooms #mycelium
April 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Mycelium is the basis of fungi and incredibly mysterious. I illustrated this as a representation of the relationship between mycelium and trees (and everything else in the soil).
#fungus #sciart #mushrooms #mycelium
#fungus #sciart #mushrooms #mycelium
This is a sketchbook page from when I visited Cincinnati over the summer. I 100% recommend visiting Newport Aquarium, it is a super cool place.
#sciart #NewportAquarium
#sciart #NewportAquarium
March 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This is a sketchbook page from when I visited Cincinnati over the summer. I 100% recommend visiting Newport Aquarium, it is a super cool place.
#sciart #NewportAquarium
#sciart #NewportAquarium
I created this guide for a younger age group to understand the differences between predators and prey animals. I had the idea to illustrate it as if it were part of a kid's science magazine. Formatting all of the text was a fun challenge.
#sciart #illustration #infographic
#sciart #illustration #infographic
February 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I created this guide for a younger age group to understand the differences between predators and prey animals. I had the idea to illustrate it as if it were part of a kid's science magazine. Formatting all of the text was a fun challenge.
#sciart #illustration #infographic
#sciart #illustration #infographic
February 18, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I went to the Museum of the Earth in Ithaca today and sketched this octopus specimen! It was a great way to spend a rainy day.
#sciart #octopus #sketchbook
#sciart #octopus #sketchbook
February 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I went to the Museum of the Earth in Ithaca today and sketched this octopus specimen! It was a great way to spend a rainy day.
#sciart #octopus #sketchbook
#sciart #octopus #sketchbook
Colorized Boletes! I had such a fun time doing this guide, I definitely want to illustrate more mushrooms soon.
#sciart #mushrooms #boletes
#sciart #mushrooms #boletes
February 14, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Colorized Boletes! I had such a fun time doing this guide, I definitely want to illustrate more mushrooms soon.
#sciart #mushrooms #boletes
#sciart #mushrooms #boletes
February 14, 2025 at 4:49 AM
I love mushrooms, seriously they have been an obsession of mine for a long time. It occurred to me recently that I never really illustrate them. I decided to remedy this with a selection of mid-atlantic boletes. I'm planning to do a greyscale and color version of this :)
#sciart #boletes #mushroom
#sciart #boletes #mushroom
February 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Colorized California Mollusks! Working in greyscale is great but something about a full color illustration hits different.
#sciart #mollusks #Photoshop
#sciart #mollusks #Photoshop
February 7, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Colorized California Mollusks! Working in greyscale is great but something about a full color illustration hits different.
#sciart #mollusks #Photoshop
#sciart #mollusks #Photoshop
Have you ever heard of endosymbiosis? Its when species conduct a relationship with one inside of the other. The Spotted Salamander is the only known case of algae endosymbiosis occurring inside a vertebrate. As soon as I read about this, I knew I had to illustrate it.
#sciart
#sciart
February 5, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Have you ever heard of endosymbiosis? Its when species conduct a relationship with one inside of the other. The Spotted Salamander is the only known case of algae endosymbiosis occurring inside a vertebrate. As soon as I read about this, I knew I had to illustrate it.
#sciart
#sciart
Finished! I've illustrated a selection of mollusk visitors to California tide pools.
#sciart #mollusk #california
#sciart #mollusk #california
January 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Finished! I've illustrated a selection of mollusk visitors to California tide pools.
#sciart #mollusk #california
#sciart #mollusk #california