Manda McKay (Veterinary Illustrator, Artist, Thurtine Collective)

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/UCrbGp69jIB8fPdSKFb9t2Hwhttps://www.amazon.com/Artistic-Alchemy-Manda-McKay/dp/B0GDVZV4F4?ref_=ast_author_mpbhttps://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=287221195https://www.tixr.com/groups/pfunkfest/events/lets-take-it-to-tha-stage-p-funk-festival-2026-168844Theme Song by Sloan Brothers : http://open.spotify.com/artist/1Z0YyvTetovciEDRoRNudBNew Album By Sloan Brothers: https://sloanbrothers.bandcamp.com/album/love-other-diagnosesTitle inspired by Lee Bains III: https://www.thegloryfires.com/https://www.patreon.com/Feddun