About this episode

Feddun interviews Manda McKay about her journey as a veterinary illustrator and artist, exploring her education, artistic influences, and personal themes in her work.

On Overeducated and Underemployed, Feddun interviews visual artist, YouTuber, and veterinary/medical illustrator Manda McKay about early influences, childhood art training from her mom, and Veterinary Illustration. McKay explains her education at UGA (scientific illustration) and a master’s in medical illustration at the Medical College of Georgia/Augusta, including cadaver lab, and her first job at Auburn University Vet School. She discusses finding her artistic voice through realism, constraints, and organic/foraged objects, and her book Artistic Alchemy (2013–2025) on Amazon, created during recovery from a cardiac ablation. She describes trauma-processing themes (FGM, escaping a kidnapping attempt) and previews her “feral feminism” field guide project. https://mandamckay.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrbGp69jIB8fPdSKFb9t2Hw https://www.amazon.com/Artistic-Alchemy-Manda-McKay/dp/B0GDVZV4F4?ref_=ast_author_mpb https://www.facebook.com/MandaMcKayArt/ https://www.instagram.com/imaginista_manda_mckay/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1457391745467351/ https://www.eventbee.com/v/tally-wheel-comedy-presents-sean-lubin-and-feddun/event?eid=287221195…

People in this episode

Host: Feddun

Guest: Manda McKay

Topics covered

• veterinary illustration
• artistic voice
• trauma processing
• realism
• organic objects
• feminism

Keywords

• veterinary illustration
• artistic voice
• realism
• trauma processing
• Manda McKay
• Thurtine Collective
• Artistic Alchemy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Thurtine Collective, UGA, Medical College of Georgia/Augusta, Auburn University Vet School

Books & works: Artistic Alchemy

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