Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
A few years back Todd and I took a cruise to Alaska. While exploring Ketchikan we ventured into the Totem Heritage Center; a small museum that showcases some of the beautiful work done by native artists. It was there I saw this gorgeous and very enormous mask titled: Thunderbird Dance Mask. I was very taken … Continue reading Thunderbird Dancer Tribal Mask Pyrography Art wood burning
In this blog I'm going to discuss the Baby Claire artwork I created. This was a commissioned piece I received recently and it was a rush job. A co-worker needed a birthday present for his fiancé and he had a little over a week to get her something. He asked me if I … Continue reading Baby Claire Portrait Pyrography Art wood burning
Simplifying the Subject - - Sailboat Drum Pyrography In this brief blog I’m going to discuss how I took a photo and simplified the subject matter to create the artwork for the Sailboat drum. The drum was made by my husband and father-in-law as a gift for dad’s great grandson, but then they plopped it … Continue reading Simplifying the Subject – – Sailboat Drum Pyrography wood burning
In this blog tutorial I’m going to show you how to create this beautiful petunia flower with rain drops accenting its leaves and petals. This artwork is visually appealing because of its high contrast and assorted textures. Since the last blog I did covered creating water droplets in great detail, I thought it would be … Continue reading Petunia Flower with Rain Drops Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
In this blog tutorial I’m going to show you how easy it is to create a water droplet or, if you prefer, a rain drop. Water droplets can add a lot of visual interest to your artwork and don’t take a lot of time to create. My mother-in-law, who was a phenomenal oil painter, showed … Continue reading Creating a Raindrop / Water Droplet / Dew Drop / Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
In this blog tutorial I’m going to show you how I transformed a simple craft store wooden trinket box into a velvet lined spotted beauty ready for you to complete. As you can see, the box has a center square that has been left blank. At some point I will fill in the area, but … Continue reading Velvet Lined Spotted Trinket Box Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
In this blog tutorial I’m going to explain how to create the apple pyrography (wood burning) artwork I did. This project helps build your shading/toning skills with its reflected light spots and varied tonal value. Also in this tutorial we work on creating the texture of both the top and underside of a leaf. Let’s get … Continue reading The Apple Pyrography Tutorial wood burning