Wood Burning, my newest hobby!
Over the years, I’ve experimented with different types of art. I’ve tried stenciling, toll painting, water colour painting, woodturning, building small furniture, and now wood burning (or Pyrography). The thing I find most fascinating about wood burning is having the ability to manipulate the wood to burn a certain way. You can achieve many different effects by using different tips and add colour with water colour artist paints. Of all the painting I’ve tried, I love watercolour painting the best… so the woodburning and water colour painting seem to be a natural fit.
While Mike and I were attending the Woodworking Show in Abbotsford, we picked up a Burnmaster Woodburner, a Colwood handle, some replaceable tips, and of course a few books to get me started. Sue Walters has a great book called Pyrography Workbook. It’s very complete and covers everything including tool selection, safety, work area setup, timber selection, preparation, pattern transfer and of course, how to use your tools. She also touches on adding colour with artist acrylic paints. Can you tell…this was my favorite book!!
Here’s a picture of some roses I burned on a trinket box I purchased from the dollar store. The picture turned out pretty good, but I have to work on the edge border.
This is my third time using my new wood burning tools and I think it turned out pretty good.
As I learn new techniques, I’ll be using my new hobby to make Christmas gifts, including cheeseboards, trinket boxes, and natural edge animals pictures with colour.
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