Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
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In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create the Northern Flicker Woodpecker pyrography artwork. The flicker is the fourth installment of my Backyard Birds tutorial series. Flickers are one of my favorite woodpeckers that frequent my backyard as I love their markings and coloring. When they fly their wings and tails display brilliant … Continue reading Northern Flicker Woodpecker Bird Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create the Purple House Finch pyrography artwork. The finch is the third installment of my Backyard Birds tutorial series. This little fella was a bit of a mystery to me as I couldn’t positively identify him. My friend, Jan, came to the rescue and quickly identified … Continue reading Purple House Finch Bird Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create this Nuthatch pyrography artwork. The nuthatch is the second installment of my Backyard Birds tutorial series. This particular nuthatch is a red breasted nuthatch; in case you were wondering. What I like about the backyard bird series is that the subject matter isn’t overly complex … Continue reading Nuthatch Bird Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
For many years I’ve been feeding the birds and my flock, so to speak, continues to grow. Sometimes I’m rather amazed at the number and variety of birds I get such as doves, chickadees, nuthatches, grosbeaks, woodpeckers, and jays to name a few. Since I’ve started the art of pyrography, Todd & I have … Continue reading Scrub Jay Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
I had been commissioned to burn an owl a while back, and I loved how the commission turned out. I liked it so much, that I had decided if the customer didn’t want it I’d be thrilled to keep it. I should state upfront that I love owls, so I tend to like almost anything featuring … Continue reading Eagle Owl Pyrography Art wood burning
A while back Todd got into fractal wood burning, or Lichtenberg Figures burning as some call it. Fractal wood burning is done by using electricity and I’ll explain it a bit more at the end of the blog. He gave me several pieces he had done so that I could try wood burning on them. … Continue reading Entwined Seahorse Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
Todd & I were in Spokane for a little vacation and during one of our many walks around the riverfront park we spotted this large dragonfly sunning himself. Fortunately we had a camera with us, so Todd was able to get a great photo of him. The photo, combined with a wood panel ‘canvas’ I … Continue reading Dragonfly on Wood Panel Canvas Pyrography Art wood burning