Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
This is just a quick blog to announce the winner of my first annual Draw It / Win It Contest. I would like to thank everyone who entered my contest. There were some amazing drawings and I had a tough time deciding a winner. Todd helped me go through the entries and we picked the … Continue reading 2019 Draw It / Win It Contest Winner Announced
In this tutorial blog I’m going to explain how to create the colorful butterfly pyrography artwork that I put on a wooden book. The wooden book was nothing more than a hinged box that was designed to look like a book. I bought the box at a craft store and when I saw it I … Continue reading Butterfly Book Pyrography Tutorial wood burning for beginners
Last year I collaborated with Happy Angel Drawings on a Halloween themed piece of artwork. Happy Angel had created a cute line drawing and I turned the drawing into pyrography artwork. This blog will discuss the creation of the Halloween Word artwork. Click on the image to the left to watch a time lapse video … Continue reading Halloween Word Pyrography Art Collaboration wood burning
A while back I was asked by Pete, a fairly new pyrography artist, “How can I tell if I’m done with my pyrography artwork?” What a fantastic question and one I didn’t have an immediate answer for. Since that day, I have spent time pondering the question and I think I have 3 ways to … Continue reading When is Art Done? Pyrography Guidelines to know when to stop wood burning
I like to create artwork for my Christmas Postcards series, but sometimes I have troubles coming up with new designs. So I’m asking you to design a Christmas or winter scene that I can use in the series. I will turn the winning line drawing into pyrography artwork. The winner's drawing will become part of … Continue reading 2019 Draw It and Win It Contest
I was sent a copy of Simon Easton’s book, “Yearn To Burn” to review. I have to admit that I had not heard of Simon Easton before, but his book was very interesting as it approached pyrography from a craft aspect. This blog will cover my review of the book and the skill level for … Continue reading Simon Easton YEARN TO BURN book review
I was sent a copy of Minisa Robinson’s book, “Woodburning Realistic Animals” to review. I have admired Minisa’s work for a number of years, so I was excited to receive this book. I enjoy learning how other artists create their work. Plus there is always the opportunity to pick up a new technique. This blog … Continue reading Minisa Robinson WOODBURNING REALISTIC ANIMALS book review