Pyrography: A Brand New Way to Draw
It dawned on me one summer while teaching at an arts camp for children, that my students could spice up their illustration projects by using heated tools to burn their drawings into wood.
The tools were rudimentary soldering irons I’d found in a bin of loose supplies, and although I had no previous experience using them, the students and I took right to it. We practiced on leftover scraps of wood, ultimately creating some beautiful work we were proud of.
Though simply a fleeting project idea at the time — a small, nearly unnoticeable moment in the bustle of long, creative
