Rachel Semenov is an illustrator and graphic designer, passionate about storytelling through visual mediums. She has been making comics for many years and considers them to be particularly well-suited for fostering human connection. Rachel’s comics aim to process life events—from momentous to mundane—through emotional honesty and humor.

I’ve been a nurse for 9 years. I started as a new grad and fell in love with intensive care, and I’ve spent all 9 of those years in the MICU. My most fulfilling days with patients have always been the ones where I knew I had made my patients less afraid and more comfortable during some of the worst days of their lives. In my spare time I paint and draw, and I’ve made something of a name for myself at work by drawing all over the whiteboards at the nursing stations. A resident once asked me to make an Instagram page because he didn’t want to miss any drawings. Somewhat reluctantly @whiteboardRN was born and I’m left trying to figure out how to add “famous whiteboard artist” to my nursing resume.