Pyrography by Dino Muradian

Self-taught artist Dino Muradian, or Dumitru Muradian invented a new technique that burns the wood with shading at a very high temperature.



"I'm always in need for serious artwork, always ready to prove that pyrography can proudly hang on the walls of any fine art gallery or art museum in the world. And probably, somebody will finally give me this chance."



"I fell in love with [pyrography] from the beginning, and during all these more than 50 years of doing it, I have created my own tools, my own technique, a totally new approach of this art form. Everybody does wood burning using the traditional tools, and methods, and the results are... dull."

















Check his website: nuke.dinomuradian.com/

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Solar Pyrography Drawings by Jordan Mang-osan

Philippines-based artist Jordan Mang-osan creates these beautiful pyrography drawings using sunlight and a magnifying glass.



Mang-osan is an ethnic Igorot from Cordilleras region, that still reside in the Luzon mountains. Originally an agrarian society, many of the Igorot members still live an old fashioned life style consisting of agriculture farming and rice cultivation. Mang-osan holds true to his roots by working with raw indigenous materials.



After sketching a design, Mang-osan utilizes the power of the sun through a magnifying glass to concentrate solar heat onto wooden boards.

















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Pyrography by Eben Cavanagh Rautenbach

Eben Cavanagh Rautenbach, aka LeRoc, creates beautiful Pyrography artworks.



"I started out with a lighter and a nail held firmly in place with a pair of pliers! My aunt later gave me an old soldering iron and that was me hooked. I have no formal education and my style is definately influenced by a mixture of my graffiti background and surroundings."



"I work from a tiny bedroom turned studio with the forest only a stone's throw away. It's this easy access to nature that keeps me inspired. I try and take full advantage of the fact that I am lucky enough to enjoy the outdoors on a regular basis wether it be out surfing, snowboarding ,mountain biking or even a simple stroll through the woods with my wife."





"I love what I do for a living and I hope my passion for art shows in every piece I produce."













All images are © Copyright of Eben Cavanagh Rautenbach

Check his website: lerocpyrography.com

Pyrography by Julie Bender

Atlanta-based artist Julie Bender uses pyrography (the art of drawing with heat) to creates these beautiful portraits of nature and animals.

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Pyrography, the art of burning or scorching on a natural surface was an art form practiced since the dawn of recorded time by Egyptian and African tribesmen fascinated by the mysterious beauty and power of fire.

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Julie creates these amazing works in a gorgeous sepia color, infusing the heat on a smooth wooden surface.

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She begins the artistic process by compiling photographs and penciling her subjects on a well-sanded piece of maple surface with a keen sense of composition and attention to wood grain.

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"I prefer maple wood as it is a hard wood with subtle grain and creamy-light background. Its hardness causes the wood to burn more slowly than softer woods, thus allowing me to have more control and precision when I burn."
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Julie uses a small selection of burn tips, tiny enough to allow her to burn through her artworks with precision. It’s a slow process that requires slow burning while building layers gradually. She finds her personality well-suited for the challenge of this exigent art form as well as the extreme patience and considerable time that is required of her work.

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"I use a series of 'pens' or 'tools' that fit like a pen or stylus in the hand. They are built to contain various shapes and sizes of tips to give off different affects or marks."
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"As I ‘paint with heat,’ I feel a certain parallel between the wild and natural spirits that embody my subjects and the organic and distinctively unforgiving nature of my medium."
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"This unusual medium still has me marveling over the fact that my subjects may be brought to life solely by applying heat to wood."
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Her realistic wildlife portraits commanded between £1,000 to £4,000 depending on size.

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She stumbled upon her talent ten years ago when she decided to start burning pictures into wood.

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"I ended up going to a hobby store and picking up a cheap wood burner, and it didn't turn out as bad as I thought it would and I haven't been able to put it down since. "
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"I prefer burning paper to wood, but when you have something on wood it's very beautiful, the grain is a big part of my work but you do not have to explain it when using paper."

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"How long they take depends on the size and complexity, it takes me from a couple of weeks to a few months per piece."



Check her website: http://www.juliebender.com/