{"id":8606,"date":"2020-03-10T13:48:50","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T17:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artthescience.com\/magazine\/?p=8606"},"modified":"2020-03-18T18:21:28","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T22:21:28","slug":"creators-lauren-hewitt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artthescience.com\/magazine\/2020\/03\/10\/creators-lauren-hewitt\/","title":{"rendered":"CREATORS \u2013 Lauren Hewitt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Name:<\/strong> Lauren Hewitt<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which came first in\nyour life, the science or the art?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The science! As a kid I was always outside looking for bugs to study or asking my parents 100 questions about how the world works. I knew from a young age that I wanted to study the brain, and I had an incredible biology teacher in 6th<\/sup> grade who really encouraged my passion for science. As a first-generation college student, I actually had no idea that being a biologist was a career path, so I thought I wanted to study medicine. My first year at university I joined a behavioural neuroscience lab and knew I wanted to be a neuroscientist! I am now in my 4th<\/sup> year of pursuing a PhD in neuroscience, and it\u2019s been pretty fantastic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Embroidery
Bacteria Sampler<\/em> by Lauren Hewitt, a fun stitch sampler pattern of different types of bacteria where you can learn about the bacteria and 12 different embroidery stitches <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Vertical
Developmental Neuro<\/em> by Lauren Hewitt, a custom ordered 8-inch hoop showing the development of cells in the cortex <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Embroidered
Pastel Brain<\/em> by Lauren Hewitt, pastel colors outline the different lobes of the brain in this 6-inch hoop <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Which sciences relate to your art practice?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I create science art that I hope is approachable to anyone wanting to learn about any science discipline. A lot of my work initially started as neuroscience and brain-centric, but I\u2019ve slowly grown my SciArt initiative Stitching Hew<\/a> to incorporate more sciences like microbiology, geology, and even mathematics. My biggest goal is to foster childlike curiosity about how the world works and create resources that help people explore that curiosity through hand embroidery art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“My biggest goal is to foster childlike curiosity about how the world works and create resources that help people explore that curiosity through hand embroidery art.”<\/p>Lauren Hewitt<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\"Three
Place Fields<\/em> by Lauren Hewitt: Each 4-inch hoop depicts a place field, or an area where specific neurons in the hippocampus fire when the subject enters a specific place. These cells are spatially tuned to the environment.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What materials do you use to create your artworks?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stitching Hew artworks are mostly fibre art with an emphasis on hand embroidery. I also like to incorporate punch needle pieces as well as add watercolour embellishments! I\u2019m a scientist at heart, so I honestly love experimenting with materials whenever I can, especially in a sustainable sense. I\u2019m always experimenting ways to use the thread scraps and fabric scraps I save from finished products. I am currently working on a series for educating others about organ systems using thread scrap embroidery pieces!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I\u2019m a scientist at heart, so I honestly love experimenting with materials whenever I can”<\/p>Lauren Hewitt<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\"Brain
Scrap Thread Brain<\/em> by Lauren Hewitt, a 6-inch hoop showing a brain created with thread scraps from Hewitt\u2019s past projects <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Neurons
Watercolor Cerebellum<\/em> by Lauren Hewitt, 4-inch hoop featuring watercolors and embroidery. This hoop depicts cerebellar Purkinje cells in pink embroidery. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Artwork\/Exhibition you are most proud of:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would have to say I am most proud of my first exhibit in 2018 at the Society for Neuroscience<\/a> conference, where Christine Liu<\/a> and Tera Johnson graciously invited me to exhibit my art at the Two Photon<\/a> booth. I received so much community support; it was incredibly humbling to see that people really loved what I was doing by combining science and embroidery art. I\u2019ve actually never done a formal exhibit, but hopefully sometime in the future I will!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Lauren
SfN 2018 <\/em>by Lauren Hewitt. Lauren with her two embroidery pieces featuring rainbow watercolour neurons and an 8-inch hoop depicting the hippocampus in black line work. These pieces won 2nd<\/sup> place at the Society for Neuroscience conference\u2019s Art of Neuroscience competition.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Framed
Cerebellum <\/em>by Lauren Hewitt. A framed embroidery piece on organza fabric, this applique depicts an area of the brain called the cerebellum. This piece was inspired by an image on Twitter from Jennifer Jahncke.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Which scientists and\/or artists inspire and\/or have influenced you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are too many to name! I feel so fortunate to be a part of a phenomenal community that is so supportive of celebrating the similarities between science and art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is there anything else you want to tell us?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stitching Hew is working on a really exciting project titled \u201cThe 100 Neuron Project<\/a>,\u201d where I am embroidering and describing 100 different types of brain cells, or neurons, from different organisms and brain areas. So far, I have planned out all 100 of the neurons and have 50+ embroidered. You can follow along with this project on the Stitching_Hew Instagram<\/a> or my website<\/a>! This is a collection I hope will tour someday; I think it very elegantly shows how incredible and diverse the cells of the brain are! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Three
100 Neurons<\/em> by Lauren Hewitt, 3 different types of neurons. From left to right: Cerebellar basket cell, cerebellar granule cells, and a D1 (dopamine) spiny projection neuron.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Lauren
Stitching Hew<\/em> by Lauren Hewitt. Hewitt is pictured in Austin, Texas stitching at Zilker Park with one of her dogs, Ichigo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Embroidery
Stay Curious<\/em> by Lauren Hewitt: This 5-inch hoop shows the words “Stay Curious” surrounded by planets, stars, and galaxies. It was created for the Her STEM Story<\/a> podcast as a fun giveaway after Lauren was featured for episode 67.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For more by Lauren Hewitt, visit her website<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, or Twitter<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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