I Started Burning Mona in October 2022 So, almost exactly two years ago. Over my 25-year career burning art onto wood and leather, I’d burned a LOT of different things. But I hadn’t ever tried my hand at reproducing a classic painting by one of the Great Masters. The MonaContinue Reading
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QUEEN ELIZABETH WAS AN ICONIC RULER Queen Elizabeth was an amazing monarch. Whether you admire her or not, there is no denying her rule was long and successful. I honestly don’t know as much about her as many others might, but I’m confident there are few alive on the planetContinue Reading
Current Pyrography Projects I pretty much always have several pyrography projects in progress at any given time. Unless these burnings are for a paying client, I take my time on pieces, working on each as the mood strikes me. For some, I might set them aside for weeks or monthsContinue Reading
This wallet was quite a project! A man contacted me wanting a really special gift for his wife on Christmas morning. She had been very close to her grandmother, who passed away a year ago, so he thought a hand-burned portrait on a leather checkbook cover or wallet would beContinue Reading
This wooden box was a Christmas gift client project I worked on during the month of November. This is for a teen sister team who have started their own, thriving small thrift-store business and mom and dad wanted to surprise them with a customer drop-box for items. This is theContinue Reading
Rick Hobart, Mayor of Vernonia, Oregon, contacted me about creating a memorial bench. This special piece commemorates Washington Grade School, which was destroyed by two floods. The building was demolished and then rebuilt. Rick’s wife, Linda, was a teacher in this historical building for 17 years. We couldn’t find manyContinue Reading
A dad handcrafted this custom baseball bat as a special high-school graduation present for his son. He then asked me to burn the boy’s name and graduation year into it . My client wanted to commemorate his son’s love of the game with this unique gift. I was excited byContinue Reading
Professor Albus Dumbleore – A Portrait I started my Harry Potter series just over a year ago. Dumbledore was third in the series and I still haven’t completely finished him. As you might have guessed, I started the series with a portrait of Harry Potter, which I completed in FebruaryContinue Reading
My oldest son, Trent, is a big mead fan and also loves both my pyrography and anything old-world style. So, Jeff and I thought we would join forces for his special 40th birthday this year, bottling some of the mead Jeff brewed and left to age for a year, alongContinue Reading
PYROGRAPHY CLIENTS “Tracy is great to work with. She likes to talk over the project to make sure it’s right. Then she makes a commitment to get it done and finishes right on time. The price is reasonable too. I recommend this business. The final product was perfect.” Kevin W.Continue Reading
This is a short, time-lapse video clip of me working on burning a Vikings piece based on the Netflix series by the same name. I’m Swedish on my mother’s side so, have always felt a real connection with that Norse ancestry. I really loved this series…watched the entire thing allContinue Reading
I was contacted by a local guy who is working on a custom guitar as a gift for a long-time friend and band member. He wanted to know if I could burn some customization onto both the headstock/neck as well as a commemoration on the back. I was happy toContinue Reading
Donald Trump is President of the United States of America And since Donald Trump holds that distinguished office, I decided a presidential portrait is the ideal theme for my current “Just For Fun” project. It’s been awhile since I created a piece on vegetable tanned leather, and I just happenContinue Reading
Klaus Mikaelson is my favorite character from the television series’ The Vampire Diaries and The Originals. I knew I wanted to create a series of burnings depicting several of the characters from both shows. It was no contest deciding which character I wanted to burn first! Klaus is the badContinue Reading
I belong to several local Chambers of Commerce, including the Forest Grove, Oregon Chamber. They had an annual Chamber dinner, at which they conducted a raffle. I offered to supply a $49 retail value, custom-laser-engraved bamboo cutting board to one of the raffle winners. This board is the piece IContinue Reading
I was contacted by a local guy who was making two essentially identical boxes that he was going to turn into jewelry boxes as gifts for his girlfriend’s two daughters. He knew the images he wanted to use and the font style. So, I just had to put those togetherContinue Reading
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
