pyrography

Silver Maple egg and Black Cherry base. The hot topic seems to be embellishment; funny timing, as this piece has a bunch of it! I used a round burr and carved away and stippled sections of the egg. Then I burned a fragment pattern on the surface, and lightly charred the egg with a torch...

Aspen, 13 inches high.

Aspen, 8 inches tall The flowers are intended to imply the Columbine flower. I used acrylic paints, India ink, branding, pyrography, and semi gloss lacquer topcoat

Maple, 8 inches tall

Black Jewel, 5.5”d x 3.75”h

"Preening Time" Feathers turned from Pear, textured with pyrography and airbrushed. The base is Rosewood Burl.

Last year I was playing with this motif on a few pieces, but was never happy with results. The branded pattern was very regular and any imperfections stood out like a sore thumb. This one was began then as well, but then set aside because I was disappointed once again. Finally, I decided to just...

Walnut, 7 inches

Walnut, 7" The symbol is an approximation of the native American symbol for brotherhood.

Box elder burl with pyrography, 14" dia., 2022. The retinal vasculature of each individual is unique. My signature on this platter is the unique retinal vasculature of my left eye.

Maple bowl with pyrography. 12 1/2” diameter, 4 1/2” tall

Box Elder, 8.75 inches tall.

Turned from Maple, Pyrography enhancement, TransTint dye airbrushed and sealer.

My latest commision... 13" maple salad bowl. "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel - Maya Angelou" is burned around the rim.

My latest commision... 13" maple salad bowl. "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel - Maya Angelou" is burned around the rim.

8.5" x 6" Ashe bowl embellished with leather dyes and pyrography. There are 3 difference scenes around this piece. Springboks, Bull Elephant, and Chimpanzee

This 'twisted' Cherry vase sits on 'top of' a Walnut bowl. The bowl rim is enhanced with Purpleheart and Mahogany segmented rings to provide design and color contrasts. Pyrography design elements were added to the rim of the vase. Finish is Watco oil.

This Washington State bird is seen perched over the Washington State Flower, a Rhododendron blossom Dunn Garden Spalted Sugar Maple 5.5 inches high x 3 inches diameter. Pyrographic detail with piercing. Outside finish: water-based polyurethane. Inside finish: Jacquard spring green and...

A nesting pair of Northern Cardinals and their nest in a cherry tree. Spalted sugar maple. 5.5 inches high x 3 inches diameter Pyrographic detail with piercing. Outside finish: water-based polyurethane Inside finish: Jacquard duo blue green pigment in water-based polyurethane.

I reorganized my shop and now have space to catch up on photographing some recent work. This is the fourth in my pierced maple series. The pyrographed bears and trees took up most of the space and didn't leave much room for piercing. The inside was airbrushed with silver and then tansparent...