Panel Discussion on Pyrography
May 14th
10:00 - 10:50 Am (PDT)
Presenters: Chelsea Gorham of CGDesigns + Crystal Bailar of Mosstangle Arts + Anja Calise of Calisanja + Brandy Roels + Rachel Strauss of Wood Burn Corner+ Basia Chmielowiec of fine line pyro ⎮ Session Sponsor: Walnut Hollow
A panel discussion with SIX pyrographers talking all about woodburning, their experiences with the art form, and tips and tricks they've learned along the way.
Presenters
chelsea gorham
A trendsetting pyro with a fresh spin on wearable art, CGDesigns makes from the whimsy and wonder of her eclectic background in art & design.
crystal bailar
Crystal is a pyrographer and teacher who brings her love of the outdoors into her art and workshops. She loves the meditative and tactile experience that is available with wood burning, and wants to share this with as many people as possible.
anja calise
Anja is an interdisciplinary artist and explores her connection to nature, color and contrast in her work. Her favorite ways to be creative are wood burning, watercolor, paint making and fiber arts.
brandy roels
Hi, I'm Brandy, a full-time mom by day and an artist at night. I love cooking, making my daughter laugh-fart, painting (oils are my favorite), wood-burning, needle felting, weaving, sculpting, watching Star Wars over and over, and much more.
Rachel Strauss
Rachel Strauss is an author, teacher, coach, and artist, and the mind behind Wood Burn Corner. She is the author of The Wood Burn Book and The Wood Burn Community Book of Templates, founder of Burn Club and Burn Club+, creator of the Burnt Challenges, Wood Burning Retreats, Wood Burning + Business Toolkits, and this EPIC Wood Burning Summit! She is a big believer in the power of community, and dedicates her time to helping others achieve their dreams. She lives in the SF Bay Area with her 3 kids, 2 dogs and 1 husband and is a retired ballerina, former registered nurse, leftie, and poppy enthusiast.
basia chmielowiec
Basia is an artist and entrepreneur, a wife and a mother. She enjoys helping people rock their artistic and creative businesses using Pinterest (@justpinit) and she also loves to create unique pyrography artwork (@finelinepyro). Basia is a mandala and nature fanatic, incorporating the two in everything she makes and does!
Sponsor
thank you walnut hollow for sponsoring this class.
Walnut Hollow is known for taking the patient approach to creating. Providing quality wood surfaces and wood burning tools for almost 50 years, we helped invent the genre in the late '70s and now connect, interact, and uplift a thriving community on social media. Relaxed and warm like the family who started the business in Dodgeville, Wisconsin, our community of artists and crafters appreciate the process of creating a one-of-a-kind piece of work. Today we continue to innovate and offer the highest quality tools and bark edge surfaces sought by wood burners at every level.