Paint Party Friday.....burned and painted these chairs....

I even made a special little Gratitude Box for us.......and don't the chairs look happy with their new view!

Hi Everyone....I am so excited to share with you some chairs I burned and then painted. My husband made me these wooden Muskoka Chairs and I loved them plain....but I wanted to do something with them and every time I work with wood....you know me ...I love to bring out my wood burning tools....and I went to town on these chairs and I love the way they turned out and they look amazing up at the Cottage....

I love the scent of wood burning and the relaxation of just burning wood....plus how super cool does it sound to tell people you are working on some new wood and pyrography pieces....lol....

I am sharing my newly painted and burned chairs with all of my super talented friends over at Paint Party Friday......what a super fun place to meet new artists from around the world....

Happy Friday Everyone....and Happy Creating!

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The Summer of Colour week 1 .....Ice cream inspirations.....Rainbow Sherbet

Hi Everyone....I am so happy to have joined in the fun at Kristin's Summer of Colour blog challenge....This is week one and I was so inspired by these lovely colours....and worked on a bunch of ice cream treat illustrations and also worked on a wood and pyrography piece that is all about ice cream and life and sweetness.....

Hope you enjoy this super fun Summer of Colour....

Happy Monday and Happy Creating Everyone....

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A happy medium......I am finally happy with the outcome...

I finally found a happy medium with my latest wood and pyrography pieces...When I first started a series of these in 2009 I debated on whether or not I would paint the whole thing or leave it without paint....but I think a little bit of colour really makes these pop and leaving a lot of the wood exposed really helps to add focus to my detailed pyrography work.....so finally I am happy with the results....and I also have you to thank ....all of you that visited my burned bee post and decided that a bit of colour would be a good thing....Here is the initial bee if you missed it.....

The bee is all done...and the final piece is titled "BEE"lieve and it is now in my Etsy shop....

The second piece is titled "Love Birds" and is also for sale in my Etsy shop....

Now back to the Studio to work on more of these Happy Mediums!!!!

Have a wonderful day!!!

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Burning a bee today......

I am back to my wood and pyrography today in the Studio and this is a special bee I just finished burning....but now I need your help....

do you think I should add some colour to it?.... or just a wash of stain?

I am not sure which way to go so I will see if you have any opinions on this....

hoping you're all having a wonderful day in Blogland

Happy Creating!!!!

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New Custom Piece....Cottage Art ....the Moose.....

Hi Everyone....I have been a busy little bee working on all kinds of fun custom work....today I am sharing with you a piece I did on a slice of wood...this is a moose that will be heading to a cottage up North....it is done with my pyrography tools and is in a rustic style....This is my Sunday Sketch piece...if it's ok that I sketched with a wood burning tool.......

Well I am taking the day off to enjoy some time with family.....so back to the Studio bright and early tomorrow!!!

Have a wonderful day!

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Who is watching over your kitchen?

I was so thrilled when a special client contacted me about working on a custom commissioned wood and pyrography piece....She wanted the Patron Saint of Kitchens to watch over her and her kitchen....so I was thrilled to research this Saint....

His name is San Pascual ......San Pascual - is the patron Saint of  of cooks, especially New Mexican cooking, the kitchen and domestic animals ( and finding lost animals).

He was a Franciscan who happily worked in the kitchen.


Here is my rough sketch that turned into the final wood canvas....I think I need one in my kitchen too.....

I always love when people contact me to create something unique for them....

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Nothing like the scent of wood burning....I think this is why I love working with this medium....

I haven't used my pyrography tools in ages...but this weekend I did take them out and enjoy an afternoon of burning some new wooden canvas pieces....I created this new series using my signature colours....









The first is titled...."time for a latte"
the second is titled...."think sweet thoughts"
and the last one is titled...."time for a cupcake"

I did some photo shoots with the pieces too...it was fun to create them....

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