Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
Some of my coworkers are into making their own beers, wines, and more recently whiskeys. The whiskey craze was interesting to me as they found mini oak barrels to put their creations into. One of the guys asked if I would burn an image of a pheasant onto one of his whiskey barrels. So this … Continue reading Pheasant on Oak Barrel Pyrography Art wood burning
I love owls. They are one of my favorite birds and when I was commissioned to create a piece of pyrography art featuring an owl, I was thrilled. This particular owl was photographed at a zoo near Seattle, Washington. I later discovered that it was a Eurasian hawk owl; so, not native to the United … Continue reading Hawk Owl Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
Todd and I were staying in a dive resort in Bonaire and during breakfast we often saw a pelican sitting on a nearby post overlooking the ocean. Didn’t take us long to get into the habit of bringing a camera with us and it paid off as we managed to get some great photos. This … Continue reading Pelican Pyrography Artwork wood burning
I get a lot of birds in my backyard and I love to look out the windows and watch them. The doves are one of the species that I often see and have suspected that they never leave. One day a group of them were perched on the power line and Todd took a photo … Continue reading Doves on a Wire Pyrography Artwork wood burning
As mentioned in my Cougar stalking Deer gun stock blog, this last summer I received a commission to burn “something outdoorsy” onto a gun stock. On one side I created a cougar stalking deer scene and on the other side I created this Eagle by a mountain lake. I knew that my customer loved bald eagles, … Continue reading Eagle by Mountain Lake gun stock pyrography art wood burning
Several months back I was visiting my mother and she was thrilled to death because she'd seen a bald eagle in the tree across the street. She showed me a picture she took of it and all I could see was a large blob in a tree top. I was between projects at the time … Continue reading The Bald Eagle Head Pyrography Artwork wood burning
I love owls. They are probably my favorite type of bird. We were at the High Desert Museum in Oregon a few years back and discovered this stunningly beautiful barn owl there. We took many pictures of him, or her. Fast forward to the present and I was searching through pictures trying to find … Continue reading The Barn Owl Pyrography wood burning