ABOUT US
Wood Burn Corner began in 2015 when Rachel turned her passion for pyrography into a space that celebrated creativity and connection. Her focus was always on uplifting others, fostering a belief in community over competition.
In 2020, Basia joined the journey, bringing her deep love for the creative process and the idea that art is about the journey, not perfection.
Together, they shaped Wood Burn Corner into more than a space to create—it’s a growing community where artists are supported, inspired, and encouraged to explore their creativity. Here, it’s not about competition but about sharing ideas, learning together, and finding joy in the burn.
In 2024, Basia became the proud new owner of Wood Burn Corner, bringing her passion for creativity and love for pyrography to the forefront. She is excited to continue shaping the community, introducing fresh ideas while staying true to the values that make WBC special.
As Wood Burn Corner continues to grow, it remains a place where everyone is welcome, creativity thrives, and art brings us closer together.
Giving Back
One thing that is really important to us, here at Wood Burn Corner, is giving back!
Each year we give back to our community in as many ways as possible. We donate our time, products, money, and also love sharing information for free with our community.
Wood Burn Corner also chooses to donate a portion of our profits yearly to non-profit organizations.
Meet The Team
Basia Chmielowiec
Meet Basia (Ba-Sha). She is a mother, DIY’er, artist and author in love with radial symmetry patterns, nature and bringing people the knowledge to free their mind through art.
As the new owner of Wood Burn Corner, Basia is excited to take the lead in shaping its future. With a passion for creativity and a love for pyrography, she is dedicated to bringing fresh ideas to WBC while celebrating the amazing community that makes it so special!
Basia is a proud author of her most recent book; Presence as well as The Wood Burn Community Book of Templates Radial Symmetry Edition which teach how to draw unique radial symmetry patterns and offer designs for colouring or burning!
Teaching and making art is at the core of who she is. She loves color, design, photography, patterns and textures. She has been burning since 2010 (@finelinepyro) and exploring the art of radial symmetry in many different mediums for years before pyrography.
Being a self-taught artist who loves almost every single artform including chalk pastel, ink, paper crafts, wire/feather jewellery and of course any type of wood working, Basia lives for crafting, working creatively with her hands and making everything around her.
Basia’s passion for nature and the earth has influenced her work in many ways. From choosing reclaimed materials and wood from sustainable sources, donating to organisations that plant trees around the globe to creating designs that showcase the beauty of nature in abstract ways.
Basia was born in Poland and now lives and creates in Ontario, Canada.
Rachel Strauss
Rachel is an artist and author as well as the proud mom of 3 kids, 2 dogs and 1 husband. She is a retired ballerina, a former nurse, a leftie, and a poppy enthusiast.
Rachel founded Wood Burn Corner in 2016, but discovered her love for pyrography in 2011. Rachel’s first book, The Wood Burn Book, an essential guide to pyrography was released August 2020 with Quarto Publishing. Rachel has authored three other books, The Wood Burn Community Book of Templates, The Wood Burn Community Book of Templates Volume Two, and The Wood Burn Community Book of Templates Radial Symmetry Edition. Rachel has presented at Altitude Summit twice, Pinners Conference, Creative Summer Retreat, and the Artist to Author Summit.
She is a big supporter of the wood burning community and has created Burn Club, a space for wood burning artists of any and all skill levels to learn and grow. She is the proud creator of the Burnt Month Challenges (most recent: #BurntMarch) #burntday, #burntweek challenges, and the #WHtravelingwood. She also hosted the Burn Club Retreat in 2019.
Rachel has a love for teaching and sharing her love of pyrography. She teaches online classes, including two classes for Michaels Stores. She also loves teaching private corporate team building classes for companies like Microsoft, Bloomberg, Insight, and more. Rachel also had the pleasure of collaborating with The Crafters Box to bring a curated box and video tutorial to the world.
You can find her artwork on the packaging of the professional wood burner: the Walnut Hollow Creative Woodburner. Her artwork has also been featured on the official Instagram feeds of Etsy, Joann, Pinners, Craftsposure, Walnut Hollow, Blick Art Materials, Creatorslane, Handmade Revolution, and in Do It Yourself Magazine. She has also worked with Facebook, Microsoft and Bloomberg to bring their employees personalized wood burned products. She has a love of collaborating with fellow aritsts and has created pieces with @thepigeonletters, @hazelslettering, @lettersbyshells, @electriceunice, @thegreyrose, @itskateshandwriting, @rosaliegwenpaperie, and so many more. She has been sponsored by companies like Walnut Hollow, Tandy Leather, Tekchic, Razertip, PJL Enterprises, and Tombow.
Some of Our Business Collaborations
We love teaching the art of pyrography, hosting fun and unique team building events and collaborating with businesses to bring you the newest tools, materials and wood burning machines. Below are a few companies we’ve worked with!
