make a burning impression
My daughter, her husband, and their kids recently made a trip to the east coast to visit his family, something they haven’t done for several years now. It was an awesome experience for all of them, reconnecting with parents, brothers and sisters. And for the kids, it was awesome meeting and reconnecting with their cousins….
I wanted to burn something special for my son-in-law for his upcoming birthday. He and my daughter have been married for several years now, and while I burned a customized cutting board for him a few years ago, featuring his favorite football team; The Philadelphia Eagles, I have never burned his portrait. So, I decided…
This wonderful family portrait is the second project I have worked on for one of my fantastic clients. I was thrilled and honored to work on another piece for him. This time the burning was to be a commemorative portrait of their beautiful family. This gift is from four siblings to their adoptive father. They…
This wallet was quite a project! A man contacted me wanting a really special gift for his wife on Christmas morning. She had been very close to her grandmother, who passed away a year ago, so he thought a hand-burned portrait on a leather checkbook cover or wallet would be just the thing! He texted…
This wooden box was a Christmas gift client project I worked on during the month of November. This is for a teen sister team who have started their own, thriving small thrift-store business and mom and dad wanted to surprise them with a customer drop-box for items. This is the lid of a darling wooden…
This urn was burned for a local couple whose young adult son passed away due to illness one year ago. The mother and her father wanted me to burn a special piece for his ashes. They purchased and provided the urn and we talked together about the design and layout. Below are photos of the…
Rick Hobart, Mayor of Vernonia, Oregon, contacted me about creating a memorial bench. This special piece commemorates Washington Grade School, which was destroyed by two floods. The building was demolished and then rebuilt. Rick’s wife, Linda, was a teacher in this historical building for 17 years. We couldn’t find many good quality photos of the…
Latest “just for fun” project I’m working on: Vikings. Vikings won by popular vote on my Portland Pyrography Facebook page when I asked which series I should burn a piece for next. I should actually do this on better wood… but when a girl feels the yearn to burn… you go with what you’ve got…
A dad handcrafted this custom baseball bat as a special high-school graduation present for his son. He then asked me to burn the boy’s name and graduation year into it . My client wanted to commemorate his son’s love of the game with this unique gift. I was excited by the idea of personalizing a…
My oldest son, Trent, is a big mead fan and also loves both my pyrography and anything old-world style. So, we thought we would join forces for his special 40th birthday this year, bottling some of the mead Jeff brewed and left to age for a year, along with a custom label I designed for…
