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Elena Hartley | Science Illustrator
@elabarts.bsky.social
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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
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Aerodynamic Laser Levitation Furnace and FTIR Instrument set up

#laboratory #setup #FTIR #instruments
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November 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Ionic liquids on exoplanets.

Created for Prof. Sara Seagar at MIT
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#astronomy #space
November 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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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.
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#sciart #scienceillustration #watercycle
October 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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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!

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#sciart #scienceillustration #physics #astonomy #space #sun #earth
October 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Loved working on this piece for @newnature.bsky.social 's video about the end of our Sun's life!
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#sciart #scienceillustration #physics #astonomy #space #sun #earth
October 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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While at @newsela.bsky.social, I was usually tasked with creating simple but clear graphics to explain certain concepts with minimal text. I also tried to make them usable for a wide range of grades.

#sciart #scienceillustration #physics #sandcastles
A graphic showing two sand mounds. One is a pile of sand, labeled 'dry sand' while the other is a sand castle labeled 'wet sand'. Two pop ups showing a close up view of the sand grains are positioned next to each mound. The 'wet sand' pop up shows rings of water around sand grains.
March 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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I decided to make another, more fun slice of Earth (though probably not the most accurate).
#geology, #earth, #platetectonics, #volcano
A cartoon illustration of a slice of Earth. A volcano sits on top of an inverted pyramid shape with four different layers. The bottom is a solid yellow tip. The second layer is a liquid. The third layer is a red putty. And the top layer represents a solid rocky texture.
March 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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I've always been fascinated by Earth's interior and how scientists have described their textures. I decided to make my own slice while at @newsela.bsky.social. #geology, #earth, #platetectonics

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A graphic illustrating the different layers of Earth and their theorized textures. The inner core is solid. The outer core flows like honey. The mantle is a softer solid. The Asthenosphere is a putty-like solid. The lithosphere is a crumbling solid.
March 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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I created this map to celebrate different types of plate boundaries.

#geology #platetectonics #map #illustration
Eight types of plate boundaries are illustrated. Each type points to a different place on the world map. The world map shows outlines for the plate boundaries.
February 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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I was commissioned by Scientific American in 2019 to illustrate a bunch of molecules for an article titled "The First Molecule." I had so much fun painting these little guys. 🧪

#chemistry #space #molecules #atoms #science
An assortment of simple molecules in the ball and stick form. They are illustrated with bright colors.
February 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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An atoll illustration I was commissioned for several years ago. I love making slices of geologic features so this was a treat to work on!

#geology #atoll #oceanscience #scienceillustration
The illustration in the background is of an atoll. A white rectangle makes a cut in the front area of the atoll. This references the illustration in the front which is a cross section of an atoll side.
February 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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A cross section of the magma chamber under Mt. St. Helens and how it interacts with the underlying tectonic plates.

#geology #mtsthelens #volcano #platetectonics
a painting of the magma chamber of Mt. St. Helens. Below the mountain is a tall rocky structure and a cone shaped molten magma chamber. Under the magma chamber shows a green wedge in between two tectonic plates.
February 13, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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One of my first projects out of graduate school is a cross section of an iron asteroid. I was inspired by Super Mario Galaxy when creating this piece for two scientists at the University of Santa Cruz.

🧪 #geology #science #astrophysics #astrogeology
A round cratered asteroid leaking lava and eruptions has been sliced in half, revealing a hot, molten core.
February 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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An old project from graduate school: an ice dam. During the Ice Age, enormous lakes were formed due to ice dams created from glaciers. When these dams broke, cataclysmic flooding occured.

#geology #iceage #science
Two cross section illustrations of a glacier formed as an ice dam. The bottom illustration shows the ice dam breaking, thus allowing water from the lake to flow.
February 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Project from graduate school of one of my favorite National Parks.

Crater Lake & Mt. Mazama

#science #geology #volcanoes
Illustration of a cross section showing a mountain that collapsed into a lake.
February 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM