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Daniel D. Brown, Ph.D. | Breast Cancer Research Scientist
Woodworker/Artist
Husband to @tamarynart.
AKA: @danieldbrownphd
Pittsburgh, PA.
Happy Star Wars day, fellow geeks! And for all you Happy Star Wars day, fellow geeks! And for all you non-fans… well… happy Tuesday! This isn’t the post you’re looking for. Move along. 😁 Obviously I’m a Star Wars fan. Yes that’s short for “fanatic.” Movies, TV, books, comics, apparel (I may have multiple pairs of SW shoes), and most of all art. Lucasfilm and now Disney have caught me hook, line, and sinker. I love it all and accept it for what it is: fun. I didn’t do anything special for May 4th this year, but I did make both Boba Fett and Cad Bane intarsia pieces recently. I also quickly threw together this vid of all my Star Wars pieces. As many of you know, my Star Wars art is made exclusively to decorate my SW-themed shop bathroom, with a couple pieces in our basement “lair”. They are not for sell or commission. Hopefully the vid won’t get blocked for the audio. But I bet it will 😂 … #maythefourthbewithyou #maytheforcebewithyou #starwarsfanart #starwars
A while back I started making these little pen hol A while back I started making these little pen holders and accompanying pens for some of my labmates. This time, it was @megeyates turn! The pen is mulberry and the holder is black locust. These are relatively easy little projects when I just feel like making something for instant gratification, unlike my most of my weeks-long projects. Of course @tamarynart did the lettering/pyrography! Which I forgot to mention when I first posted 😫 So thanks, Megan, for constantly providing entertainment in the lab, even if it’s me mostly just laughing at you arguing with @ashuvinee11 and @kaiding568 or singing and making funny noises. 😂😂😂 Swipe for Megan posing. … #penholder #penturning #woodworking
Okay. I reposted like 3 times and the sound was al Okay. I reposted like 3 times and the sound was always off. I did some more converting. Here’s just the hilarious unboxing vid. … (Repost) I AM WORTHY! I know a lot of you have seen the insane Mjolnir hammer builds by Luke @cyclocrosscutter. Well, totally unexpectedly, one of them (my favorite one) showed up yesterday. Swipe for beauty shots and the full unboxing vid, which is full of cursing at both Luke and Justin @scrollsawscribbler, simply because this is essentially now a gift giving war (er… “bartering” war). Seriously, this is an absolutely amazing piece of geek art. It’s heavy as fuck - like it literally hurts my puny arms to hold up. It’s a work of pure craftsmanship. I would be jealous if I were you, which is how I expected to be forevermore. Thanks to @tam_a_ryn for intro and video (That first vid was her idea). … #iamworthy #thor #hammerofthegods #avengers #woodworking #geekart
I AM WORTHY! I know a lot of you have seen the ins I AM WORTHY! I know a lot of you have seen the insane Mjolnir hammer builds by Luke @cyclocrosscutter. Well, totally unexpectedly, one of them (my favorite one) showed up yesterday. Swipe for beauty shots and the full unboxing vid, which is full of cursing at both Luke and Justin @scrollsawscribbler, simply because this is essentially now a gift giving war (er… “bartering” war). Seriously, this is an absolutely amazing piece of geek art. It’s heavy as fuck - like it literally hurts my puny arms to hold up. It’s a work of pure craftsmanship. I would be jealous if I were you, which is how I expected to be forevermore. Thanks to @tam_a_ryn for intro and video (That first vid was her idea). … #iamworthy #thor #hammerofthegods #avengers #woodworking #geekart
I made a pen. Out of scrap mahogany. Now I can wri I made a pen. Out of scrap mahogany. Now I can write things. Mostly things I will immediately forget forever if I don’t. Technically I could already write things with my other turned pen I always carry. But now I have a different one. PS I love the word chatoyance. That’s what you call the physical effect of seeing changes in reflected light when altering the angle of incident light, primarily caused in wood by the changing angles of wood fibers relative to the light. That description may not be precisely accurate, but you get the point. It’s cool shininess. I intentionally arranged each piece perpendicular to each other to achieve the alternating chatoyance effect. #penturning
So I guess this #mayformakers thing is a thing. I’m a breast cancer researcher by day. I got my PhD in biology studying the genetics of cardiogenesis. I’ve been into all things biology, wildlife, and science since I learned what those things are. I’ve been some form of artist all my life in many media: drawing, painting, sculpture, 3D CGI and animation, woodworking, music (I was in a mediocre cover band in grad school) and I wrote a shitty novel no one will ever read. I’m super lucky to be married to @tam_a_ryn @tamarynart, a mental health therapist, artist, yogi, dog-lover. She’s the best thing that ever happened to me. We recently lost our furry son, Bandit. It still sucks. When not working or making things, I’m either just sitting and watching birds, gardening, playing video games, or consuming massive amounts of geeky books, TV, and movies. I do this for fun. I don’t generally attempt to sell my work or do commissions. I like to make what I want when I want, and for now I have the luxury to be able to do that. I was born in Texas, spent my teen years in Arkansas, went to grad school in North Carolina, and followed my ex to Pittsburgh, where I’ve been for 12 years and will likely remain. Though I do miss the wildlife and mild winters of the south.
Nothing special. Just a little plant stand for @ta Nothing special. Just a little plant stand for @tam_a_ryn to get her plant off the living room floor. I have a giant box of little walnut offcuts I of course can’t get rid of. But I’m always trying to think of ways to use them. So this is just a mishmash of random pieces from different projects glued together. Power-carved with my angle grinder and @kutzall dish.
Woohoo! My bee artwork “Apis coronavirus” is f Woohoo! My bee artwork “Apis coronavirus” is featured in the latest issue of Scrollsaw Woodworking & Crafts (@scrollsawwoodworking)! This is a full tutorial of how I made the piece, and also includes a feature/interview! So go get yourself a copy of the Summer 2021 issue. I gather that you can find it essentially everywhere magazines like this are sold. Or of course online. Seriously, there are some cool projects in here and I’m looking forward to checking them out. I’m pretty stoked to also be in the same issue as Patrick from @paintedpatch! ... #scrollsaw #scrollsawart #woodworkingmagazines
Posting the Cad Bane vid separately here (IG is we Posting the Cad Bane vid separately here (IG is weird with video reach when it’s in a multi-photo post). Meet Cad Bane, one of the coolest bounty hunters in the Star Wars universe (voiced by Corey Burton). This piece is roughly based on an artwork by the extraordinarily talented @daztibbles (swipe). I’ve taken a lot of liberties with it - his level of detail is impossible to translate to wood with high fidelity. Most of the piece uses only the natural colors of the different wood species, with the exception of the face, eyes, gums, and tongue. I additionally added a bit of my neighbors weathered pine fence in an attempt to give it a slightly “Western” accent. As with almost all my Star Wars pieces, it will now adorn my tiny, dirty Star Wars-themed “shop bathroom”. 😂 I think we’re gonna need a bigger bathroom... Species used: regular and curly maple, mahogany, sapele, mesquite, padauk, walnut, Lombardy poplar, wenge, cherry, mulberry, holly, yew. ... #cadbane #starwarsfanart #theclonewars #starwars #maytheforcebewithyou #scrollsawart #woodintarsia #woodsculpture @craft_the_force
Meet Cad Bane, one of the coolest bounty hunters i Meet Cad Bane, one of the coolest bounty hunters in the Star Wars universe (voiced by Corey Burton). This piece is roughly based on an artwork by the extraordinarily talented @daztibbles (swipe). I’ve taken a lot of liberties with it - his level of detail is impossible to translate to wood with high fidelity. Most of the piece uses only the natural colors of the different wood species, with the exception of the face, eyes, gums, and tongue. I additionally added a bit of my neighbors weathered pine fence in an attempt to give it a slightly “Western” accent. As with almost all my Star Wars pieces, it will now adorn my tiny, dirty Star Wars-themed “shop bathroom”. 😂 I think we’re gonna need a bigger bathroom... Species used: regular and curly maple, mahogany, sapele, mesquite, padauk, walnut, Lombardy poplar, wenge, cherry, mulberry, holly, yew. ... #cadbane #starwarsfanart #theclonewars #starwars #maytheforcebewithyou #scrollsawart #woodintarsia #woodsculpture @craft_the_force
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