by Petra | Jan 9, 2026 | Patterns & Projects
Committing to a long-term creative pyrography challenge sounds romantic. Lighting the wood burner.Starting fresh every week.Watching your skills magically improve. Reality?It’s messier. Slower. More honest. At the halfway point of 52 Weeks of Fire, I’ve completed 26...
by Petra | Jan 6, 2026 | Beginner Basics
Let me say this out loud first, because I still need to hear it myself sometimes: If you’re wondering whether you’re “bad” at pyrography, you’re probably not.You’re just early. Or tired. Or comparing your middle to someone else’s highlight reel. I question my...
by Petra | Dec 30, 2025 | Techniques & Skills
Before I tell you what you can burn over, we need to talk about safety, because mixed media pyrography isn’t just an artistic choice. It’s a health decision. I care about my lungs. I care about the people near me. And I care about not slowly poisoning myself in the...
by Petra | Dec 23, 2025 | Beginner Basics
When I first started wood-burning, I bought a wood-burning pen for $20 buck at our local craft store. It was a basic burner, and you had to wait for it to cool down before you could change out the tip. It did not have a temperature control feature as they exist today....
by Petra | Dec 16, 2025 | Grimm Pyrography
Every big creative project has a heartbeat, and this one beats like a drum in the dark woods. When I started planning the Grimm Pyrography Series, I knew I didn’t want it to be cute or safe. I wanted it to be immersive. Symbolic. A little unsettling in the best...
