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You can see what artwork I’ve just finished or I am currently working on via my instagram feed!You can also check out the ‘Featured Works’ tab under the ‘Art’ heading to see descriptions of new pieces I’ve finished!

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Lauren - Stitching Scientist
Hi! I am now Doctor Hewitt! I successfully defende Hi! I am now Doctor Hewitt! I successfully defended my PhD work here at UT Austin! Iโ€™ve been taking an extended break from stitching IG. A lot has happened, after the death of one of my best friends I had a rest hard time stitching and then I quickly had to shift to writing my dissertation for my summer defense. I hope to get back to stitching soon and Iโ€™m planing a sample sale in the next few months ๐ŸŽ‰ also your girl will be at SfN! So feel free to say hi if youโ€™re also in San Diego!
Happy Pride bbs! Love, your friendly neighborhood Happy Pride bbs! Love, your friendly neighborhood bi-entist ๐Ÿ’–โ 
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Basil and I took our first 15 hr road trip together yesterday and are exploring my old fave place, Phoenix! I'll be heading home to Las Vegas soon and Basil will meet my fam for the first time! Wish us luck and send over some no-grump energy for the boy ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚โ 
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Remember when I embroidered that neuron sweater an Remember when I embroidered that neuron sweater and everyone got super hyped and then SfN got canceled?โ 
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Since I'm at the end of my PhD I was bummed I didn't get to network as much for a post doc. BUT I am SO happy conferences made the right decision in canceling and moving to an online platform, it was so much more accessible and I did get to talk to some incredible researchers! โ 
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I'm obviously on a plant kick! Watch me stitch up I'm obviously on a plant kick! Watch me stitch up this plant root structure!โ 
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It's wild flower season and I'm like ๐Ÿ˜ฑ I never It's wild flower season and I'm like ๐Ÿ˜ฑ I never really experience a wild flower season until coming to Texas!โ 
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Also I could never have any house plants until I came to Texas, Arizona and Nevada are so dry our tropical plants would have totally bitten the dust.โ 
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Okay speaking of our house plants, have you seen my pilea's glow up this spring? โ 
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I have the punch needle packed away now, but I've I have the punch needle packed away now, but I've definitely been flirting with the idea of taking it out again since I have a pile of great bulky yarn!โ 
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This is a large (12-inches!) punch needle piece of a gamma oscillation in the hippocampus. โ 
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Hi hello! This is not what my room looks like anym Hi hello! This is not what my room looks like anymore because.... We've moved!!โ 
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I mean you've probably picked up on that from my stories where Joe and the boys and I are living our best #PlantLife but just in case you missed it!โ 
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I'm hoping to create a little studio wall in the new place and I can't wait to take more cheesy embroidery ใ€ฐ๏ธ๐Ÿ’–artistใ€ฐ๏ธ๐Ÿ’– pics!โ 
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(unfortunately due to some unforeseen circumstances, not on our end, we have to move AGAIN at the end of summer, so cross your fingers we can find a nice place for all our plants and the boys!)โ 
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Neuron add on packs!โ  โ  I am currently working Neuron add on packs!โ 
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I am currently working on finalizing the pattern for some cute neuron add ons to the current PDF patterns I have in my shop! โ 
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Thinking of making these in to peel and stick packs... What do y'all think of that? Have you used peel and stick packs for embroidery before? @mcreativej and @floralsandflossembroidery both have wonderful botanical themed packs you can get!โ 
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It's summer bb which means I am ready to get my su It's summer bb which means I am ready to get my sunshine time in! โ 
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I made this piece for one of my dear friends and it's been one of my faves ever since, especially those little silver fish!โ 
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I always feel a lot more productive in the summer when there are longer sun hours in Texas. How about y'all? Are you a winter robin๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ? Or a summer lizard ๐ŸฆŽlike me?โ 
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ใ€ฐ๏ธCajal inspired embroidery pieces ใ€ฐ๏ธโ 
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These are the three original Cajal inspired pieces I made when I was first embroidering. They've all gone to super special homes. The hippocampus (left) lives with me, the cerebellum piece (right) lives with Joe, and the cortex piece (center) lives with an NIH program officer that watched me grow in Woods Hole and later reconnected with me at the Society for Neuroscience conference.โ 
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I have rarely felt SO validated than in that moment when she saw my art and appreciated it, even enough to get one of my pieces for her office. I struggled a lot with my identity as a scientist and artist and was worried others would think I wasn't taking science as seriously if I was also committing time to art. But having her approval and appreciation squashed those feelings quite a bit!โ 
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I'm not sure if I'll recreate these pieces, but I may make a cortex so Joe and I can have all three in our home!โ 
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Another interneuron specific interneuron done!โ  Another interneuron specific interneuron done!โ 
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I am really taking my time as I try to get some of my embroidery motivation back, tbh I've been having a tough time with embroidery burn out where I have SO many ideas and not enough time/energy to execute them so then I end up in totally and complete decision fatigue and nothing gets done ๐Ÿ™ƒโ 
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What are some ways y'all get out of decision fatigue? โ 
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Socks that got my through my first-first author pa Socks that got my through my first-first author paper! There are.... just a few of them ๐Ÿ™ƒ.โ โ €
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Sock knitting has been really fantastic, and I have to laugh because apparently you are a SOCK KNITTER or you are a knit other things knitter. I think you can guess which one I am!โ โ €
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I wear socks ALL the time, in the house, with sandals, with slippers, in the rain-sun-fog I can't get enough socks! I wanted to knit things I would enjoy wearing and I've definitely immersed myself!โ โ €
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Happy DNA day! I guess there's a day for everythin Happy DNA day! I guess there's a day for everything now right? โ 
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I've spent the day grading and trying to get my week all planned out! Check out my stories for my go-to productivity routine, I find that making my actions consistent before I go in to a long work period really helps set my brain up for focus time.โ 
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I am very close to starting on writing up my next paper, but I need a few more experiments this week to really get everything in to place. โ 
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That means this week is going to be A LOT of recording from neurons and trouble shooting, and probably a fair amount of cursing ๐Ÿ˜… creep on my stories for some behind the scenes!โ 
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The Ramon y Cajal hippocampus and brainbow piece t The Ramon y Cajal hippocampus and brainbow piece that started it all.โ โ €
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I look at this picture every so often (taken in that fantastic conference lighting ๐Ÿ™ƒ) And think about how far I've come in the past two years. Thank you for supporting and encouraging me to create more science art and explore my interests. I hope you've had fun creating your own science art too!โ โ €
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May this spring bring many more sunny days to embroider outside with those we love ๐Ÿ’– And experiments that work the first time ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿผโ โ €
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Who here remembers my 100 neuron project? ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿป Who here remembers my 100 neuron project? ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ 
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I actually have a good amount of the next 25 done, and have been secretly hoarding them while I learn more about their functions and the cool critters they come from!โ 
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Does anyone know what neuron this is? Extra points if you can guess the organism!โ 
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Some hints: They are super cute and wiggly, they have a defined connectome meaning we know how all of the neurons in their body are connected! And I worked on them in woods hole ๐Ÿ˜‰โ 
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Hey there cool neurons and dendrites! Welcome!โ  Hey there cool neurons and dendrites! Welcome!โ 
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I'm Lauren ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿผ and I'm a 5th year (?!) neuroscience PhD student at UT Austin where I study how brain cells communicate with each other!โ 
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More fun facts about me:โ 
1๏ธโƒฃ I do not like pizza (don't @ me!)โ 
2๏ธโƒฃ I HATE TOP SHEETS ON THE BED (don't @ me here either ๐Ÿ’€)โ 
3๏ธโƒฃ I am a huuuuuge Star Wars fan and probably know way too much about the extended universeโ 
4๏ธโƒฃ When I was younger I was 100% sure I wanted to be an astronaut! But now I realize I'm way too anxious and I wear glasses so that's outโ 
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Tell me more about you! Are you a scientist? Science curious? Or are you only here for Basil and Ichigo? Be honest ๐Ÿ™ƒโ 
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A rainbow array of hippocampal pyramidal neurons ๐ŸŒˆโ 
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I am so happy with how these prints came out! This hoop is soooo large compared to most of the things I make! It's a 12-inch hoop IRL but you can own this cutie 8 x 8 inch print of one of my fave embroidery pieces! โ 
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I definitely want to work on a kit eventually with colorful neurons! Maybe I'll do the visual system to make it extra fun!โ 
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I got poked with that Pfizer first dose two weeks I got poked with that Pfizer first dose two weeks ago! I feel so fortunate to have access to the vaccine and to be available to get it! โ โ €
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I volunteered at the COVID vaccine clinic that UT is running and was able to get my first dose! I have my second one coming up next week and I'm super curious to how my bod is going to react to all of those good, helpful antibodies!โ โ €
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You can stitch up this pattern of the COVID-19 structure and have your own little visual of this wild force of nature, check out my etsy shop for the PDF pattern and full kits!โ โ €
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I asked Basil and Ichigo what their favorite scien I asked Basil and Ichigo what their favorite science fact was and well ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ I think itโ€™s safe to say good sniffs weโ€™re the top answer? Maybe some little tastes in there too! Hope youโ€™re having a good Tuesday!

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Interneurons forever ๐Ÿ’–ใ€ฐ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸโ  โ  Did you Interneurons forever ๐Ÿ’–ใ€ฐ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸโ 
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Did you know my dissertation work is on how these amazing little neuron bbs behave in a model of disease? I'm super interested in how electrical signals in the brain translate to behavior!โ 
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Isn't it wild to think about how anything from our perceptions to our decisions are created from complex activity of brain cells? Definitely a question that keeps me up at night. โ 
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This piece is 7-inches wide and it features some neat interneuron bbs that actually synapse with (connect to) other interneurons! There's a whole lot we don't know about how interneurons regulate each other and I find it super facinating!โ 
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