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 to me with all of the finish removed and sanded down smooth before I got started I thought I could get it done for him in time. And I did! I worked with him to find just the right...
This Is How It Started - Nick at Haymaker Bar and Grill is opening a brand new restaurant on Portland's east side and contacted me to make a rustic exterior sign to welcome his patrons. Nick and his team crafted the sign from old, unfinished barn wood to give it that signature rustic look and feel. The Creation Magic Begins! After the initial deposit and art placement approval I got to work! A Work In Progress The sign was too big to work on in...
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 x 17.5W x 2"H), natural-edge cedar plank they had purchased. And what are the groom and bride-to-be going to do with this plank? They plan to use it as a Guest Book, of sorts, for...
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 own custom piece visit: Lonestar Pyrography
