Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
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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
In this blog I’m going to explain how to create the abstract dragonfly pyrography artwork I did. When I was first learning to burn wood, it was tough getting a smooth result with the shading tip. I discovered it was a lot easier to accomplish it in small areas at a time. There are lots … Continue reading The Abstract Dragonfly Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
The Lab Puppies Tongue Drum was a project my husband and I did together as a gift for our nephew’s daughter, Taylor Rae. As usual my husband built the drum and I did the pyrography art on it. Our nephew is one of those very musically inclined individuals and we wanted to help further develop … Continue reading The Lab Puppies drum pyrography 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
As promised, here’s my blog on why I HATE wood burning on oak. Oak is a beautiful wood and gorgeous furniture can be made out of it, but it is horrible for fine art pyrography. The reason is because of its grain pattern; beautifully striking for furniture and exceptionally challenging for fine art pyrography. My … Continue reading Why I hate wood burning on oak wood burning
You might have noticed that there was a big date gap between my last blog project finish date (the heart box) and this one. Another thing you might have noticed is I'm writing these blogs about projects done almost a year ago. When I took up pyrography I never thought I'd be creating a … Continue reading Paige’s Cat Drum wood burning
After working on a couple of birds I wanted to move on from feathers and try my hand at fur. I love chipmunks because they are so cute. When we use to go backpacking it always amazed me at how those little fellows would get very close to camp and help themselves to any … Continue reading The Chipmunk Pyrography Art wood burning