Severus Snape

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Snape is my favorite character from the Harry Potter series. I guess I must have a soft place in my heart for the supposed “villain”…at least in some stories. Throughout almost the entire Harry Potter saga we are led to believe that Severus is someone to be feared. That heContinue Reading

Harry Potter - No Background

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UPDATED: 3/20/2019 – I’ve added the finished piece. Of course, as an artist I’m never really sure when a work is really DONE. You can always add a little more shading here…a little more smoothing there. I’m sure I’ll probably continue to made subtle changes. But he is essentially doneContinue Reading

Beef and Vegetables

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I’m sitting here in pain. Abdominal pain. It started late yesterday afternoon and it’s now 8:05 the next morning. It kept me awake most of the night. It’s a digestive thing. Nothing too serious…I can just tell. You know…the kind you feel after eating too many beans? Ya, that kind.Continue Reading

Tracy - 8-24-2017

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My History With Home-Based Businesses I remember first hearing about home-based businesses when I was a child, probably around age eight or ten. I babysat for someone who was a Jafra rep, though I didn’t know what that meant. Just that she had some unique skincare products in her bathroom with royalContinue Reading

McLeod Mountain Cabin Plaque

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I was recently contacted by a gentleman from Wilsonville, OR who wanted a hand-burned, rustic plaque as a gift for his dear friend to hang on the wall in his mountain cabin. He wasn’t sure what font he wanted or whether to include any graphics or not, but he definitelyContinue Reading

My First Experience Trying Magic Berries

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I’m trying Nature’s Wild Berries for the very first time. They are a crazy, amazing, natural way to experience sweetness in food without added sugars or artificial sweeteners! *Clarification – Hank’s pants are a 32 inch waist…not size 32, lol! IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TRYING THESE AMAZING BERRIES CONTACTContinue Reading

Diet Confusion: Keto vs. Vegan

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Have you been experiencing diet confusion? Frustrated by all of the conflicting and contradictory diet and nutrition messages out there? In particular, there is a major difference of opinion as to whether a low-carb, ketogenic diet, or a low-fat whole-foods/plant-based diet is the better choice for overall health, nutrition, andContinue Reading

Finished Girlfriend Gun

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It was the first week of December 2017 when Ben contacted me wanting a custom burned rifle stock for his girlfriend…in time for Christmas! I had never worked on gun stocks before…but I was excited by the challenge! I told him that as long as he could deliver it toContinue Reading

Elle and Geoff

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This is a really cool idea! I was contacted a few days ago by a local Portland dad who was looking for a pyrographer who could burn the first names and year of his son and daughter-in-law-to-be’s wedding with a little leaf-work around the edges onto a large (36.5″L xContinue Reading

Young Mom and Elaine

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This is a portrait I did on vegetable-tanned leather as a gift for my aunt’s 80th birthday. The image is of my mom and her sister, back when they were young ladies in their late teens/early 20s. For more examples of my hand-burned pyrography work or to order your ownContinue Reading