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 been … Continue reading Scrub Jay Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
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Trillium Wallflower 2 Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
Trillium flowers grow wild in the moist dappled sunlight forests of the pacific northwest. They are easily identifiable by their three large leaves below a single flower that has three petals and three small side leaves. Todd was out hiking with a friend and took a stunning picture that I immediately fell in love with … Continue reading Trillium Wallflower 2 Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
Jingle Bells Christmas Postcard 3 Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
Some of you are probably thinking it is summer, so what the heck is Brenda doing posting a Christmas themed tutorial?! Well Christmas in July is gaining in popularity and it’s never too early to start working on homemade gifts for the holidays, so I created Jingle Bells, the third installment of my Christmas Postcard … Continue reading Jingle Bells Christmas Postcard 3 Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
Apple Blossoms Wallflower Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
Todd bought a photography ‘how to’ DVD and I was watching part of it with him. At one point the photographer had a series of flower close-ups with dark backgrounds. I loved how they looked and it inspired a new tutorial series I’m calling wallflowers. Apple Blossoms is the first flower creation in that series. … Continue reading Apple Blossoms Wallflower Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
Entwined Seahorse Pyrography Tutorial 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
Hawk Owl Pyrography Tutorial 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
Mandala Flower Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
A few years back one of my nieces introduced me to mandala styled art. While I had never heard of it before, I found some of it to be extremely striking. Some of the patterns out there are so intricate that it must have taken someone many, many hours to produce. One day I was … Continue reading Mandala Flower Pyrography Tutorial wood burning