Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
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
I have a small pond in my backyard and in the spring it becomes the tree frog wooing grounds. From dusk till dawn there is a chorus of croaking frogs hoping to seduce a mate. It actually drives me nuts because they are so loud it’s hard to sleep. But I like watching the tadpoles … Continue reading Tree Frog Pyrography Artwork wood burning
During a trip to Spokane, Washington we spotted this Pika while hiking around Mt. Spokane. I think Pikas are really cute, so I was thrilled to get a few photos. Once we got back home it didn’t take me long to create a pyrography project of the little guy. This blog is going to discuss … Continue reading Pika Pyrography Artwork wood burning
Creating mandala pyrography artwork is a lot of fun for me. I enjoy creating a pattern and burning it onto wood. A while back I had created the pattern for Mandala II and I had planned to burn the image onto 4 pieces of wood so that I would have a complete circle. I quickly … Continue reading Mandala III Artwork Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
The Old Truck artwork is probably the most challenging pyrography art I have done to date. This truck has a lot of complex parts like the grille, and the spoked rubber tires, and the wood paneled sides. As I don’t have a clue what sort of truck this really is, I resorted to calling it … Continue reading Old Truck Pyrography Art wood burning
Todd is building a lap harp and wanted me to burn a Celtic knot design on the side. I drew up an idea and did a test burn so he could get a better idea of my interpretation of his idea. This tutorial blog will cover designing and burning the Celtic knot and rose I … Continue reading Celtic Knot and Rose Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
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