Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
With the Valentine holiday not too far away, I’ve created another tutorial themed toward that holiday; Cherub of Love. My last blog, Valentine Hearts, created an ornate heart theme image with a large open (un-burned) heart frame in the center. While I provided several suggestions in that blog on what to do in the heart … Continue reading Cherub of Love Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
My mother told me years ago that exchanging store-bought gifts is just promoting consumerism and that handmade gifts are more meaningful. She loved to bake, so she'd make platters of wonderfully delectable cookies to give out at the holidays. I’ve tried to continue that tradition and pyrography sure does help! For my sister I decided … Continue reading Nephew Skye Portrait Pyrography Art wood burning portrait
In this blog I'm going to discuss the Baby Claire artwork I created. This was a commissioned piece I received recently and it was a rush job. A co-worker needed a birthday present for his fiancé and he had a little over a week to get her something. He asked me if I … Continue reading Baby Claire Portrait Pyrography Art wood burning
I had decided that for Christmas I would create some pyrography art for gifts. This would serve two functions: a) items to practice with and b) gifts to give. I had several store-bought wooden plaques and decided that they would be perfect for my idea. As a bonus, if people didn’t like them, I wasn’t … Continue reading Zelda’s Link pyrography art wood burning
I consider this to be my first piece of pyrography art because it is closer to what I do when drawing with pencil/charcoal. Put in other terms it has shading to give it some elements of being three-dimensional. When I did this piece I still wasn’t sure that I wanted to invest a lot … Continue reading The Rose Fairy pyrography art wood burning