Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
In this blog I will discuss the Snail pyrography artwork I created. The Snail is based on a photo my husband, Todd, took. He had the day off and went to the beach on a little photo shoot. He came back with some great photos including numerous shots of this snail sliming along a concrete … Continue reading The Snail Pyrography Artwork wood burning
I was sent a copy of Lora S. Irish’s book, “Little Book of Pyrography: Techniques, Exercises, Designs, and Patterns” to review. This blog is my review of the book and in it I will explore the good and the one not-so-good of the book. I will also offer the skill level I feel the book … Continue reading Lora Irish LITTLE BOOK OF PYROGRAPHY Book Review
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create the Purple Iris flower, the 5th in my wallflower series. I love the ruffled petals and the texture the iris has. Plus the flower makes a striking image against the dark background. For this project I used two different images to create the layout, so … Continue reading Purple Iris Flower Pyrography Tutorial wood burning flower
Wrapped Up is my 6th postcard in my Christmas Postcard series. I created Wrapped Up mostly because I had just finished another project where I'd burned a metallic bow. I loved how the bow looked, so I decided I had to create a postcard with a bow on it to share the technique with you. … Continue reading Wrapped Up Christmas Postcard Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
In this tutorial I’m going to explain to you how to create the look of denim fabric. This is the second installment of in my mini project series. My goal with this series is to showcase one or two skills and how to implement them in a small project. With this mini project I will … Continue reading mini project 2 Denim Fabric Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
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
Mountain Lake is the first in my mini project tutorial series. This series will focus on small projects that work on skill building. With the Mountain Lake, the skill we'll be working on is using the zigzag stroke to create texture like mountains, pine trees, and, yes, a lake. The techniques I will be presenting … Continue reading Mountain Lake Pyrography Tutorial wood burning