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 planet today who don't know who she was. Like many with access to streaming video entertainment, I watched the first season of Netflix's The Crown series, depicting her life and...
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 months before I feel like getting back to them. Sometimes that's because my schedule is just too full with other work to devote time to my personal "just for fun" projects. But...
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 be just the thing! He texted me a couple of different photos to choose from, and we settled on the one below. I then began the search for a vegetable-tanned leather checkbook...
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 the lid of a darling wooden crate for that purpose. The girls have an Instagram profile where they post items for sale. Locals have been dropping off their thrift pieces but,...
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 many good quality photos of the school, especially showing the full front of the building, which is what Rick wanted. Luckily,...
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 by the idea of personalizing a wooden bat since it's something I had never done before! The project was simple but super thoughtful! I'm sure this boy will keep this bat, for...
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 February of 2019. Next, I followed that project with my favorite character from the story; Severus Snape. He was completed in April. I actually started work on Dumbledore on...
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, along with a custom label I designed for him, and a hand-burned wooden wine box to commemorate the occasion. This was the final result. And Trent was very pleased! ;) You might like THIS OTHER...
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. “The sign Tracy made us for our bar looks great! She is great to work with and finished the project faster that we thought. She was very informative throughout the...
