Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
In this tutorial I’m going to explain to you how to create the look of denim fabric. This is the second installment of in my mini project series. My goal with this series is to showcase one or two skills and how to implement them in a small project. With this mini project I will … Continue reading mini project 2 Denim Fabric Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create the Northern Flicker Woodpecker pyrography artwork. The flicker is the fourth installment of my Backyard Birds tutorial series. Flickers are one of my favorite woodpeckers that frequent my backyard as I love their markings and coloring. When they fly their wings and tails display brilliant … Continue reading Northern Flicker Woodpecker Bird Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
I was at the Oregon Zoo and there was a display with a large yellow anaconda snake in it. Todd took a photo that I just loved because of the colors, contrast, and textures of the snake in the water. This blog is going to talk about how I made the Anaconda pyrography artwork. Anaconda … Continue reading Anaconda Snake 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 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
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
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