Wolf on Leather Pyrography Artwork wood burning a wolf

I’ve mentioned before that I've gotten very interested in creating pyrography on leather.  I became almost obsessed with the idea and began burning on small pieces of leather as I tested out its properties.  My first few test pieces weren’t anything I’d write home about, but I learned a lot creating them and with continued … Continue reading Wolf on Leather Pyrography Artwork wood burning a wolf

Butterfly Dreams Pyrography Tutorial wood burning art

This is just a quick notification that the tutorial I wrote called Butterfly Dreams is now available on Kit Kraft’s website.  The tutorial features a multitude of butterflies flitting around the board.  I embellished the butterflies using colored pencils, Pearl Ex pigments, and some rhinestones.  I went all-out in the glitz department!    Watch a … Continue reading Butterfly Dreams Pyrography Tutorial wood burning art

Lion on Leather Pyrography Artwork wood burning

The summer of 2017 I became interested in creating pyrography art on leather.  What a challenge.  First of all, when I started out I knew little to nothing about leatherworking in general, let alone about how to burn on it.  I have learned a lot since then, but it is still a very challenging surface … Continue reading Lion on Leather Pyrography Artwork wood burning

Mountain Lake 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

Water Lily Wallflower Pyrography Tutorial wood burning

Water Lily is the fourth installment in my Wallflowers series.  What I find interesting about white subject matters like this is how much color variation they have.  The petals of the water lily have many hues of grey on them and the center of the lily radiated a yellow glow from the sunlight striking the … Continue reading Water Lily Wallflower Pyrography Tutorial wood burning

The Colwood Pyrography Pen Tips I Use in Wood Burning

  In this blog I’m going to discuss the different Colwood pen tips I use in pyrography.  There are a lot of different pen tips available, but I thought it would be useful to know which pen tips I use and why.   This blog will get updated with any additional pen tips I find useful … Continue reading The Colwood Pyrography Pen Tips I Use in Wood Burning