Author. Pyrography Artist. Lifestyle Blogger.
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 Mona Read More …
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 to Read More …
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 happen Read More …
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 bad Read More …
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 I Read More …
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 together Read More …
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 he Read More …
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 Read More …
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 Read More …
Some of My More Recent Pyrography Projects for Private Clients – (view more of my pyrography by visiting my Lonestar Pyrography page HERE )
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 Read More …