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Laughing Mantis Studio

Art inspired by biology, created by a biologist

  • The Art of Daniel D. Brown, Ph.D.
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Chewy’s FINALLY getting the hair/fur treatment h Chewy’s FINALLY getting the hair/fur treatment he’s desperately needed! Applying some @odiesoil before he gets glued to the backer along with the sky and falcon. Based on a couple different photos of @joonassuotamo in costume. Just his fur is made from (going from lighter to darker): catalpa, elm, mahogany, African stinkwood, walnut, and wenge. With a little black limba, holly, honey locust and ebony around his eyes and mouth. The bandolier is bloodwood, maple, spalted holly, and black limba. … #maytheforcebewithyou #chewbacca #starwars #starwarsfanart #chewy #woodworking #woodsculpture #woodintarsia #intarsia #scrollsaw #scrollsawart
Chewy’s getting there. It’s only taken me 12 w Chewy’s getting there. It’s only taken me 12 weeks so far. This is why I laugh when someone says “you should totally sell these! You’d make a killing!” 😂 … #scrollsaw #scrollsawart #woodworking #woodcarving #starwars #maytheforcebewithyou #chewbacca #fanart #artistsofinstagram
This is “Sir Rano Ham,” the beloved fuzzy litt This is “Sir Rano Ham,” the beloved fuzzy little hamster-son of our friends Hailey and Mitch (@haileyherdlinger @roguetripusa). @tam_a_ryn and I recently pet-sat him while they went on vacation for 2 weeks. They had told us that he was slowing down, having some troubles, and might not have long on this earth. He was ~4 years old and they typically live 2-3 years. Wouldn’t you know it, he decided to shuffle off this mortal wheel in his sleep at our house, literally as they were hours away coming home to retrieve him. Needless to say, we were all pretty devastated. So obviously I had to immortalize him in wood. Handcut with a scrollsaw and built from mahogany, honey locust heartwood (pinkish) and sapwood (whitish), holly (regular and blue-spalted), walnut, apple, and wenge. Please note: I do not take commissions. … #scrollsaw #scrollsawart #intarsia #woodart #woodworking #hamster #petmemorial #hamsterart #petsarefamily
Hello there. Just getting a little saber-carving i Hello there. Just getting a little saber-carving in on this Chewbacca piece. #dork #maytheforcebewithyou #obiwankenobi
The Reels version. Because the IG monster must be The Reels version. Because the IG monster must be fed… If you live in Pittsburgh, you know this iconic structure. It’s the Frick Gatehouse that serves as one of the entrances into our gorgeous Frick Park. My buddy Joseph Parente (@josephparente) restored its roof. He also fixed our roof twice, purely out of the kindness of his heart. Last year he came out and patched our roof after he saw a story I posted complaining about our leak. The first time he fixed it, we hadn’t even met in person - only through IG! Obviously he’s a truly great person. He mainly does cool historic roofing/restoration using things like fancy copper work that I know nothing about. So I decided a long while back that he needed a wooden artwork in appreciation. It took me forever to figure out what to make, but once I saw him work on this structure, I had the answer! I gather that he put a lot into landing this gig and it seemed like something he was particularly proud of. Unfortunately, the bridge next to the gatehouse collapsed last year, making national news in the process. Miraculously, the shelter was totally unharmed! But it also meant I could no longer get to it for photos. So this piece is based on fuzzy photos I found online. Made mostly from local wood scavenged myself - mostly storm-felled sycamore from nearby Schenley Park. It also has a bit of nearly extinct black stinkwood from an antique South African chair. Also holly, walnut, apple, crabapple, elm, wenge, sapele, basswood, and curly maple. Obviously the green is dyed. All the rest is natural. With copper foil on some pieces. I hope you enjoy it, brother! … #scrollsawart #schenleypark #pittsburghartist #madeinpittsburgh #pittsburghroofing #woodsculpture #woodworking
If you live in Pittsburgh, you know this iconic st If you live in Pittsburgh, you know this iconic structure. It’s the Frick Gatehouse that serves as one of the entrances into our gorgeous Frick Park. My buddy Joseph Parente (@josephparente) restored its roof. He also fixed our roof twice, purely out of the kindness of his heart. Last year he came out and patched our roof after he saw a story I posted complaining about our leak. The first time he fixed it, we hadn’t even met in person - only through IG! Obviously he’s a truly great person. He mainly does cool historic roofing/restoration using things like fancy copper work that I know nothing about. So I decided a long while back that he needed a wooden artwork in appreciation. It took me forever to figure out what to make, but once I saw him work on this structure, I had the answer! I gather that he put a lot into landing this gig and it seemed like something he was particularly proud of. Unfortunately, the bridge next to the gatehouse collapsed last year, making national news in the process (it happened literally hours before the President’s infrastructure bill speech*). Swipe to see the Pres in front of it. Miraculously, the gatehouse was totally unharmed! But it also meant I could no longer get to it for photos. So this piece is based on fuzzy photos I found online. Made mostly from local wood scavenged myself - mostly storm-felled sycamore from nearby Schenley Park. It also has a bit of nearly extinct black stinkwood from an antique South African chair. Also holly, walnut, apple (thanks @afonticiella), crabapple, elm, wenge, sapele, basswood, and curly maple. Obviously the green is dyed. All the rest is natural. With copper foil on some pieces. I hope you enjoy it, brother! *political comments will be deleted/blocked. IG and art is where I come to escape all that. General comments on the state of our bridges is acceptable 😂 … #scrollsawart #schenleypark #pittsburghartist #madeinpittsburgh #pittsburghroofing #woodsculpture #woodworking
Congratulations to Dr. Megan Yates @megeyates, my Congratulations to Dr. Megan Yates @megeyates, my friend and colleague from the @leeoesterreichlab, who successfully defended her dissertation today (swipe)! She of course also got a plaque handmade from black walnut, bloodwood, and curly spalted maple. … #woodworking #graduation #graduationgift #scrollsaw #woodensigns
It’s important to always wear proper Personal Pr It’s important to always wear proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when working with power tools and airborne particles. I almost forgot I pre-ordered this Hasbro Black Edition Vader helmet like 5 months ago. Your turn @cyclocrosscutter … #scrollsaw #scrollsawart #starwars #starwarsfanart #maytheforcebewithyou #darthvader #chewbacca @hasbro @hasbropulse @lucasfilm
I’m making deceptively good progress on Chewy. T I’m making deceptively good progress on Chewy. There’s still sooooo much more to go even after the pieces are all cut. The last couple weeks of cutting are actually the quickest step in the process… Note to @joonassuotamo : this is in fact your version of Chewy (basically a mash up of two different photos). These are all natural wood colors, except for the dyed holly irises, and handcut on a scrollsaw. You can follow the process in the story highlight on my profile. It’s pretty slow and boring 😂 … #starwars #starwarsfanart #chewbacca #maytheforcebewithyou #scrollsaw #scrollsawart #woodworking #woodsculpture #intarsia #woodintarsia
Template for my next project. What have I done?! Template for my next project. What have I done?! Guess how many pieces I have to cut…
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