About this item
If you're a crafter or an artist looking for something new and different, try pyrography. With this type of art, you use a heated instrument to burn images and words into wood. By using techniques from drawing, such as shading and stippling, you can also add depth and embellishments to your creations. It's easy to get started with pyrography--and Creative Woodburning can help you jump into this hot new craft. This book features: and the tools you need to get started Expert advice on how to choose the right materials and how to create a safe working environment * 20 projects, including a jewelry box, a cutting board, a wooden egg, a clock, and a gourd birdhouse * More than 180 patterns--from animal and nature designs to borders and geometric and decorative shapes * Techniques for shading, adding color, and sealing your projects The power of your pyrography imagination is just between your fingertips and Creative Woodburning can help you tap into your inspiration.
About the Author
Bee Locke is a self taught pyrography artist with ten years of experience and a thriving creative woodburning business based out of her home studio in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Her nature-inspired woodburned artwork is renowned for its intricate detail and has been featured in such publications as Carolina Home & Garden and Asheville Made Magazine as well as many of the craft shows in her local region. She is excited to share her passion and knowledge about the artform that has captivated her through this informative first book, Creative Woodburning.Bee lives on a beautiful raspberry farm in rural North Carolina with her husband, their daughter, and two dogs. When she isn't woodburning or selling her work at shows, she enjoys birdwatching and basketweaving.You can find her online at www.beesymmetry.com or follow her work on social media ( @beesymmetry ) for how-to woodburning videos and other inspiring pyrography snippets.
