A Wisconsin couple died after attempting a viral crafting technique called fractal wood burning.
The process uses high-voltage transformers to run electrical currents through chemical-soaked wood.
Thirty-three people have died from fractal wood burning since 2017.
A Wisconsin couple died from electrocution after attempting a viral art technique in their garage, officials said last week.
Below is the latest work from Frank S. In Phoenix, AZ
Also picture of Frank and myself.
By Lora Irish
Many of us sell our finished projects and a primary outlet are the arts and craft shows in our local area. How you mentally approach those shows can determine whether a show is a success or a flop for you as a business person. For many years I did the craft show circuit and I would like to share my experiences in this posting. Hopefully you will find a few ideas that you can use to make your business grow.
Any business strategy or marketing website will tell you that first and foremost you need to create a Business Plan, but what does that really mean for the art and craft show artisan who does wood carving or pyrography?
Who, What, Where, When, and Why! These are the five basic questions you need to answer for any business planning. Let’s take a few minutes today and look specifically at what a business plan for selling shows might include as we answer a few of those basic questions. I know that you have already gone through these questions with the standard business approach, but let’s look at them again with a little twist in your perspective. Let’s look at the Who, What, and Why from your customer’s point of view.
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https://lsirish.com/2015/11/18/selling-your-finished-work-art-and-craft-shows/
Frank Sansonetti of Phoenix, AZ has sent in more pics of his work with pyrography on paper…
Below are pictures of pyrography on PAPER! These are courtesy of Frank S. of Phoenix, AZ.
He also gave me the lead to the article on Paper and Pyrography, previously published by L. Irish.
By LS Irish
Pyrography can be worked on any natural – organic, untreated surface as wood, gourds, leather, paper mache, cotton fabric, and paper. Watercolor paper, high-quality drawing paper, and pastel papers are great media for our craft. Its inexpensive compared to wood or gourds, it is easily framed when finished, and its perfect for adding watercolors right over the burned work for a fully decorated piece.
I use heavy weight watercolor paper, usually 140 pounds or more, either hot or cold press for my paper pyrography projects. Because
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