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Art inspired by biology, created by a biologist

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Daniel D. Brown, Ph.D. | Breast Cancer Research Scientist
Woodworker/Artist
Husband to @tamarynart.
AKA: @danieldbrownphd
Pittsburgh, PA.
New project started. Getting the pieces cut is onl New project started. Getting the pieces cut is only half the work. Next up: shaping and depth. I’m making this from 90% scavenged wood from our “Squirrel Hill” neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pa. Seemed fitting. I’m not even certain of the species though I highly suspect it’s elm. #squirrel #squirrelhill #scrollsawart #scrollsaw #intarsia #woodsculpture
A block from our house lives a couple with 2 daugh A block from our house lives a couple with 2 daughters. We’ve never actually met them, though we’ve said “hi” or exchanged nods many times when we used to walk Bandit by their house (he loved their corner). Every year they plant a long beautiful row of sunflowers directly across from my bus stop, which makes my morning commute significantly brighter. The girls also regularly decorate the sidewalk with chalk drawings. More than once they’ve left a question or greeting on the sidewalk for passers by, and @tam_a_ryn has responded with her own drawings (we may have bought chalk solely for this purpose). Basically, they make our neighborhood a happier place. This was particularly helpful when walks around the neighborhood were all we had during covid and Bandit’s decline at the end. So I decided to make a simple sunflower and leave it on their porch. I intended for it to be even simpler and quicker than this… but many of you know how that usually goes for me. I assume they’ll find me here and see this. So I’ll just say: Hi neighbors! We’re Daniel and Tamaryn. Thanks for brightening up the neighborhood! I made this “intarsia” over 3 days from yellowheart (also called “pau amarello”; from Brazil) and black walnut from our neighborhood. No paint/stain. The simple center patterned was burned via pyrography. It’s finished with oil only. It will probably end up weathering outside, but that’s the nature of wood, and it could end up even prettier with age. Or it could fall apart. lol. It’s a mystery! Slap some more oil on it next year to revitalize it. Or let the girls paint it. Or just let nature slowly reclaim it. If you want to see the whole process of how I made it, click on the “sunflower” highlight on my profile. … #scrollsawart #scrollsaw #intarsia #woodworking #woodart #sunflower #gooddeed #payitforward
I made a cheese cutter on a whim today after work. I made a cheese cutter on a whim today after work. I’ve had the hardware for a while. I made it sorta rainbowy in honor of pride month (bloodwood, padauk, mahogany, cherry, spalted yellowheart, ash, walnut). Yes that’s @tam_a_ryn making fart sounds. … #cheesecutter #woodworking #kitchendecor
I can finally share this custom shark box I built, I can finally share this custom shark box I built, commissioned by @mandyrubes for @jestergregg’s 40th birthday. Gregg is REALLY into sharks. Happy birthday, dude! The lid was carved from a solid block of cherry, with walnut sides and padauk accents. The shark teeth inlayed into the front are ~20 million year old fossils, which I dug myself from phosphate mine overburden in North Carolina 15 years ago. #woodcarving #woodworking #woodsculpture #shark #sharkteeth #woodenbox
Some final photos in today’s neutral light and y Some final photos in today’s neutral light and yesterday’s sun. “Pounce” - red fox wood intarsia built from chakte viga, mahogany, wenge, walnut, ebony, maple, holly, and basswood. I grew up with red foxes on our property in Arkansas and have loved them ever since, seeing many over the years in NC and now PA. A family of them, including two new kits, live up the road in a nearby cemetery; they served as the impetus to create this piece, which I’ve had bouncing around in my head ever since I picked up this amazing orange wood. … #scrollsaw #scrollsawart #scrollsawartist #woodintarsia #intarsia #redfox #foxart #wildlifeart #sculpture #woodcarving #woodworking
“Pounce” - red fox wood intarsia built from ch “Pounce” - red fox wood intarsia built from chakte viga, mahogany, wenge, walnut, ebony, maple, holly, and basswood. I grew up with red foxes on our property in Arkansas and have loved them ever since, seeing many over the years in NC and now PA. A family of them, including two new kits, live up the road in a nearby cemetery; they served as the impetus to create this piece, which I’ve had bouncing around in my head ever since I picked up this amazing orange wood. … #scrollsaw #scrollsawart #scrollsawartist #woodintarsia #intarsia #redfox #foxart #wildlifeart #sculpture #woodcarving #woodworking
Short version. Who doesn’t like a good wood-oili Short version. Who doesn’t like a good wood-oiling video? Here I’m applying some @makerbrandco #SimpleFinish to this red fox made from chakte viga, mahogany, wenge, and maple. No paint, stain, or dye. The long IGTV version got blocked for containing Zeppelin. Will this one get blocked for “What does the fox say?”? 🤷‍♂️😂 … #scrollsaw #scrollsawart #scrollsawartist #woodintarsia #intarsia #redfox #foxart #wildlifeart #woodworking
I think I’m gonna like it. It’ll be called “ I think I’m gonna like it. It’ll be called “Pounce”. Still lots of shaping, sanding, and finishing to go. And background to be built. … #scrollsaw #scrollsawart #woodworking #fox #foxart #intarsia #woodintarsia
You know what he says… … #scrollsaw #scrollsaw You know what he says… … #scrollsaw #scrollsawart #woodworking #fox #foxart #intarsia #woodintarsia
Almost exactly a year ago I made this bee piece “Apis coronavirus” as an exercise in tedium to get through the pandemic. I happened to snag this photo a couple of days ago and thought I’d highlight how the color has changed with UV exposure and oxidation. I 100% knew from experience exactly how the mulberry would darken and brown. It’s unavoidable. But I must say, I dig how the yellowheart bees stand out a bit more now. Swipe for when it was fresh. Mulberry is so pretty. Alas, all beauty is fleeting. … #scrollsaw #scrollsawart #epoxyresin #epoxyart #bees #woodworking #woodart
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