If you ever find yourself at a market and you are looking at the different wood-burned pieces you may notice that some pieces look more uniform and consistent; like they came out of a factory. Other pieces look more rustic and rough like someone burned them by hand. If you have seen this, your eyes are not deceiving you, the former was probably done with a laser engraver whereas the latter would be done with a hand tool.
After several years of doing pyrography, it never fails to surprise me all the things I have learned along the way. Below are five tools (and one bonus tool) that have been indispensable to me as an artist. If you are new to wood-burning, or even if you are a seasoned pro, I hope these help make your life easier.
Hey gang. It’s almost Halloween and we thought this week we would give you our five tips for creating Halloween wood burns
Hi everyone. Brian here. Normally this blog is for people who want to learn about creating art, selling art, and doing things to thrive in the creative community. Rarely do our blog posts contain words like algorithms (That type of stuff is usually reserved for the technology blog post I run over at resurgencewebdesign.com). Alas, …
Recently at an art festival in Raleigh we had an excellent time meeting some old friends and meeting plenty of new ones. As usual I was burning on site. When I burn on site I tend to get into a zone and focus without getting distracted to what’s going on around me. That is why …
This past week we attended the Friends in Business networking event with the LGBT Chamber of Commerce in Charlotte. We found it extremely enlightening to meet with other artists, businesses, and members of the various chambers that were in attendance. We had actually been considering cancelling our membership prior to this event but decided to …
This year BZ FurFur has moved from doing markets to doing a lot more art shows, art walks, and galleries. One clear thing from this move was that people attending these types of events are looking for something different than what people are looking for at markets. They don’t want the tchotchkes, the home goods, …
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I’ve spoken before about my journey as an artist. On that journey, you get many unexpected questions from people, and you don’t always know how to respond. Recently, at an art walk, a woman approached our booth and asked me a very poignant question. This was a woman who was looking to buy. She already …
One of my goals this year was to participate in juried art shows. The past weekend, that goal was accomplished. BZ FurFur participated in the King’s Drive Art Walk in Charlotte, NC. It was a long road of self-discovery to get there. Year 1 Over the years, I have been trying to grow as an …
