Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
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
Every year the guys at work have an auction to generate money for a local food bank. The items in the auction range from guided fishing trips, car detailing, baskets filled with baked goods, and many assorted hand crafted items. I’m always amazed at how talented many of my co-workers are. There’s a metal smith, … Continue reading Trout Lake Cribbage Board Pyrography Art 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
Todd & I were in Spokane for a little vacation and during one of our many walks around the riverfront park we spotted this large dragonfly sunning himself. Fortunately we had a camera with us, so Todd was able to get a great photo of him. The photo, combined with a wood panel ‘canvas’ I … Continue reading Dragonfly on Wood Panel Canvas Pyrography Art wood burning
A while back I created my first ever mandala, the Mandala Flower, and it was a lot of fun. I just love how you can put so many different textures and pattern designs together in one piece of artwork and it still looks good. Since I had so much fun with the first mandala, I … Continue reading Mandala II Pyrography Tutorial Wood Burning
The shading pen tip is my workhorse in pyrography. Other than the gingerbread house tutorial, all of my projects so far have relied heavily on the shading tip. Just guessing I would estimate I use it at least 95% of the time if not more. As I’ve mentioned before, I have a Colwood burner (super … Continue reading How to use the Pyrography Shading Pen Tip Tutorial wood burning
One day I decided that I wanted to create art featuring a covered bridge, so Todd and I drove to a nearby bridge to get some reference photos. It was a rainy nasty day (typical for Washington), but we were armed with coats and brought umbrellas to shelter the camera. The covered bridge was next … Continue reading Cedar Creek Gristmill Pyrography Art wood burning