Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
A while back I made a leather business card holder for my brother, Matt. He is a big fan of the Skyrim game and wanted the logo on one side of the holder, but was unsure about the other side. I did some searching and found an image of a sculpture of Dragonborn that I … Continue reading Skyrim’s Dragonborn Pyrography Fine Art wood burning
There is an artist on YouTube (Jonny), Jm Art with Detail, who created a piece of pyrography art featuring 'The Redhouse' in Merthyr Tydfil that I loved. It is so ornate looking with all of the windows, railings, pointed roof lines, etc., that it made me want to try a similar sort of building. So … Continue reading Nevsky Cathedral Pyrography Fine Art wood burning
Jan, my birding expert friend, lives in an area that has a lot of quail. Every day a flock of quail comes to her yard to get a drink and take a dust bath. I was telling her that I love quail, and one day I want to create some artwork featuring one. Much to … Continue reading Quail on Craft Box Bird Pyrography Art wood burning
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create the Crow pyrography artwork. The crow is the fifth installment of my Backyard Birds tutorial series. There are a lot of tall fir trees in my neighborhood and one year a pair of crows nested in one of the trees. The crows became a common … Continue reading The Crow bird Pyrography tutorial wood burning
Todd and I were camping up in the Olympic National Park last fall as I wanted to get some pictures of elk during the mating season. Unfortunately the elk were extremely camera shy, so we didn’t get any worthwhile photos. During one of our numerous hikes, we spotted this Douglas squirrel eating the nuts from … Continue reading Douglas Squirrel Pyrography Artwork 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
The Lab Puppies Tongue Drum was a project my husband and I did together as a gift for our nephew’s daughter, Taylor Rae. As usual my husband built the drum and I did the pyrography art on it. Our nephew is one of those very musically inclined individuals and we wanted to help further develop … Continue reading The Lab Puppies drum pyrography wood burning