Rachel 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 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!

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 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!

Perhaps always a pyro at heart, Meghan Robertson of Honeybeezigns is nature loving, tea drinking, goat herding, mama, of four from the West Coast of Canada. She first picked up a woodburning tool 3 years ago and has been burning all the things ever since.

Jennifer Laberge of Northstar Pyrography is a Canadian wood burning artist who takes inspiration from the mountains that surround her.

Razertip has been setting the standard for over 35 years in pyrography tool innovation, quality and customer service.

What else you need to start burning:

• Wood Burning Machine (I will be using the Walnut Hollow Creative Wood Burner and their Versatool). Check out this blog post to see what burner is right for you. And join BURNERS class at 6pm PDT on May 10th.

• Wood (Basswood is recommended but any natural raw wood surface will do. Check out this blog post what wood NOT to burn on).

• Flow Nib (preferred for beginners)

• Sand Paper

• Graphite Paper

• Embossing Tool or Pencil

• Tape

• Brass Brush (optional)

• Watercolor (optional)

Please stay safe when burning! Check out this blog post for suggestions!

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.

Such a good class! If you didn’t make it, Here are some of the books we talked about:

Top 11 Pyrography Books:

1. The Wood Burn Book - Rachel Strauss

2. The Community Book of Templates - Rachel Strauss

3. Drawing with Fire - Aney Carver

4. Yearn to Burn - Simon Easton

5. Art and Craft of Pyrography - Lora S. Irish

6. Woodburning Realistic Animals - Minisa Robinson

7. Pyrography Workbook a Complete Guide - Sue Walters

8. Learn to Burn a Step by Step Guide - Simon Easton

9. Creative Woodburning - Bee Locke

10. WoodBurning Projects and Patterns For Beginners - Minisa Robinson

11. Big Book of Pyrography - Pyrography Magazine

Top 12 Business Book Recommendations:

1. The 5-Second Rule - Mel Robbins - A super simple premise, but a really valuable tool. If you learn well with anecdotes, this book is for you.

2. Unfu*k Yourself - Gary John Bishop - Best listened to, because the author’s voice and tone is fantastic. A great book to cut through the BS. A good listen when you need a kick in the pants.

3. Artists Way - Julia Cameron - By far the book that has changed my life for the better the most. It is an intense 12 week course, really, and best done with creative friends, or friends who want to be more creative.

4. You are a Badass - Jen Sincero - I love this author. She does a great job at giving you valuable information and simultaneously lights a fire. She will make you feel like a BOSS.

5. You are a Badass at Making Money - Jen Sincero - Money and money talk is very taboo. Not many people talk about it, or the mindset of getting more of it. This book is a deep dive into money mindsets.

6. Daring Greatly - Brené Brown - Anything by Brene Brown is going to be valuable for you as a person and for your business. This book is a must read.

7. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen R. Covey - Effective is the operative word here. I recommend a physical copy. You will want to take notes.

8. The Gifts of Imperfection - Brené Brown - Another fantastic book by Brene Brown. This woman is a wealth of knowledge. She makes you think and uses real science to back up her claims. Also listen to her podcast, it’s so very good.

9. Steal Like an Artist - Austin Kleon - Every creative person should read this book. It is a very quick read, but explains really well how there are no original ideas, and every artist steals from the world around them. 10/10 highly recommend.

10. Contagious - Jonah Berger - OOOOOO. If you want to know why things catch on, or “go viral” this book explains the many marketing tools businesses can use to get their work in front of more eyes and have it be memorable. Sparked 2 big ideas for me while reading it.

11. 4-hour Workweek - Timothy Ferriss - I have more dog ears on this book than any other. If you want to work less, make more, and live your dream life, this guy takes it to the extreme, but offers so many valuable bits of information.

12. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion - Robert B. Cialdini - Another incredible book. This one is more about the psychology of marketing, and how to make it work for you. It’s brilliant.

I love to express my passions, what interest me, what interests others, and sharing all of my thoughts through my art. My whole childhood in Brazil was filled with music, art and the gift of nature. As an adult, Art called me again and brought me back to life.

Ritika, the face behind ReSa, is a creative curious soul who loves to express life and joy through colors and creativity and believes fingers are an artists’ best friend. ReSa is the place that houses creativity, passion and expresses moments through wood burning, resin art and various Indian folk art forms.

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 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!

Jane is a woodburning artist with a focus on realism, details, and textures.

TRUArt is a small company from Texas. We are passionate about everything woodburning. We are committed to offering only the best art products to our customers. We hand-pick top of the line craft tools and provide excellent service while delivering best value to our buyers.

Hi, my name is Aly and I’m a Pyrography artist from Pennsylvania.

I am a self taught burning artist specializing in original mandala designs.

Razertip has been setting the standard for over 35 years in pyrography tool innovation, quality and customer service.

Hi, my name is Aly and I’m a Pyrography artist from Pennsylvania.

I am a self taught burning artist specializing in original mandala designs.

Razertip has been setting the standard for over 35 years in pyrography tool innovation, quality and customer service.

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.

I’m a Canadian wood burning artist who takes inspiration from the mountains that surround me.

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.

Minisa Robinson was raised in the mountains and backcountry of Colorado and grew up with a strong appreciation of art. She is the daughter of a professional artist and stumbled across woodburning by accident in 2009 when exploring the art of woodcarving. Since then she has taught herself the art of pyrography and has become a leader and teacher in her field. She pushes the limits of the artform to create detailed and realistic woodburnings using only a simple tool.

From humble beginnings in 1955, WOOD CARVERS SUPPLY has now become an industry leading developer of products for wood artists.

Aney Carver is the owner of Pyrocrafters; a wood burning company that teaches and creates pyrography art through social media, online courses and her book, Drawing with Fire.

Perhaps always a pyro at heart, Meghan is nature loving, tea drinking, goat herding, mama, of four from the West Coast of Canada. She first picked up a woodburning tool 3 years ago and has been burning all the things ever since.

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 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!

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.

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.

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.

Megan Colwell is the 33-year-old, self-taught artist behind @happicamperkc. Heavily influenced by her Midwestern upbringing, she values natural beauty, simplicity and color. Working from a 23’ camper, her uplifting and bold creations encompass diverse mixed mediums such as wood burning, acrylic paint, watercolor and ink. She began her journey to creative self-sufficiency in 2012, continually nurturing her artistic drive despite life’s tough lessons and mental health challenges. Megan's mission is to provide a path to inspiration, love and growth with authenticity & humor.

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 is an artist and entrepreneur, a wife and a mother. She enjoys helping people rock their artistic and creative businesses using Pinterest and she also loves to create unique pyrography artwork. Basia is a mandala and nature fanatic, incorporating the two in everything she makes and does!

Sean is addicted to making silly stuff.

Amanda of Alyxir Art is an artist who is heavily inspired by the world around me. Her goal is to create things that bring joy and reminds us of the importance of appreciating all of the little things that make life special.

Danielle (@daniellesabroad) is a lifelong interdisciplinary artist who makes creaturely art for introspective misfits.

Tacie is a master wood-burning mixed media artist. She loves creating unique pieces of art for your space.

Krishna's Canvas specializes in the art of pyrography, creating original designs with a unique style that consists of clean and bold lines and bright colors. Many of her designs are inspired by nature/animals or her Indian culture.

Individually, David is the main woodworker and Renee is the main artist, but we work together to merge our crafts and ideas. We handcraft sustainably sourced, specialty wood surfaces for artists, like us, to use as canvases for their own art.

Megan Colwell is the 33-year-old, self-taught artist behind @happicamperkc. Heavily influenced by her Midwestern upbringing, she values natural beauty, simplicity and color. Working from a 23’ camper, her uplifting and bold creations encompass diverse mixed mediums such as wood burning, acrylic paint, watercolor and ink. She began her journey to creative self-sufficiency in 2012, continually nurturing her artistic drive despite life’s tough lessons and mental health challenges. Megan's mission is to provide a path to inspiration, love and growth with authenticity & humor.

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.

It’s David and Renee is a small business in New Cumberland, PA that creates sustainably sourced, specialty wood surfaces for other artists to use as canvases for their own art. They also create their own fine art pieces, including multi-media pyrography and artisan woodcraft.

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.

A cattle rancher who loves adventure…traveling, camping, kayaking, hiking, anything outdoors. And turning everything into wood burning art.

Grace loves to create fun and bright pieces inspired from nature and music.

Hi everyone I'm Amy from rhode island! I started wood burning in 2019 and immediately fell in love. Excited to see where it goes!

I love to express my passions, what interest me, what interests others, and sharing all of my thoughts through my art. My name is Caroline Renck, a Brazilian girl living her dreams in the mountains of Colorado. My whole childhood in Brazil was filled music, art and the gift of nature. As an adult, Art called me again and brought me back to life.

Ritika, the face behind ReSa Art House, is a creative curious soul who loves to express life and joy through colors and creativity and believes fingers are an artists best friend.

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.

Brilliant self-taught artist, entrepreneur, author, and community leader, Peggy Dean of The Pigeon Letters, is the best-selling author of "The Ultimate Brush Lettering Guide," "Botanical Line Drawing" and "Peggy Dean’s Guide to Nature Drawing & Watercolor." She is an internationally recognized freelance artist known for her calligraphy, botanical drawings, and digital illustrations. She is an award-winning teacher, incredible community leader empowering people to create, maker of the best cruelty-free paintbrushes, advocate for animal rights, and an all-around wonderful and humorous human.

Peggy Dean is a best selling author, award winning educator, world renowned artist, and founder of The Pigeon Letters - a platform built to provide accessible and high quality tools and resources for hobbyists, creators, entrepreneurs, and more.

Aney is the owner of Pyrocrafters; a wood burning company that teaches and creates pyrography art through social media, online courses and her book, Drawing with Fire.

Aney Carver is the owner of Pyrocrafters; a wood burning company that teaches and creates pyrography art through social media, online courses and her book, Drawing with Fire.

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.

I love to create & connect with others. I offer functional handmade gifts, decor & DIY workshops specializing in pyrography and mixed media, on wood & canvas.

Sweet Peach Burns specializes in unique and functional wood burned home decor. Many pieces are inspired by coastal landscapes, the ocean, and the creatures that call it home.

Perhaps always a pyro at heart, Meghan is nature loving, tea drinking, goat herding, mama, of four from the West Coast of Canada. She first picked up a woodburning tool 3 years ago and has been burning all the things ever since.

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.

Individually, David is the main woodworker and Renee is the main artist, but we work together to merge our crafts and ideas. We handcraft sustainably sourced, specialty wood surfaces for artists, like us, to use as canvases for their own art.

It’s David and Renee is a small business in New Cumberland, PA that creates sustainably sourced, specialty wood surfaces for other artists to use as canvases for their own art. They also create their own fine art pieces, including multi-media pyrography and artisan woodcraft.

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 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 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.

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 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 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!

Bee Locke is the full time pyrography artist behind BeeSymmetry Designs specializing in functional and wearable art created with bold, nature-inspired, and intricately detailed imagery. She loves sharing her passion for this art form online and through her book, Creative Woodburning.

I love to express my passions, what interest me, what interests others, and sharing all of my thoughts through my art. My whole childhood in Brazil was filled music, art and the gift of nature. As an adult, Art called me again and brought me back to life.

I do custom wood burning where rustic feels, nerdy vibes, relaxation, creativity and diabetes awareness come together. I make words into art.

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.

Decorative pyrography for all occasions, established in 2007. Author of "Woodburning with Style", "Learn to Burn" and "Yearn to Burn".

Simon Easton is the founder of Wood Tattoos which is all about decorative pyrography for all occasions and was established in 2007. Author of Woodburning with Style, Learn to Burn and Yearn to Burn.

Reinamor is founded by Andreina Winfree. Andreina is a wood burning and mixed media small business. Creating fine art and pyrography apparel. Helping connect and represent our pyrography community.

If you don’t get their giveaway and want to grab some awesome Reinamor merch, click the button below and use their code: SUMMIT10 for 10% off any purchase (good through December 31, 2022).

A trendsetting pyro with a fresh spin on wearable art, CGDesigns makes from the whimsy and wonder of her eclectic background in art & design.

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.

Minisa was raised in the mountains and backcountry of Colorado and grew up with a strong appreciation of art. She is the daughter of a professional artist and stumbled across woodburning by accident in 2009 when exploring the art of woodcarving. Since then she has taught herself the art of pyrography and has become a leader and teacher in her field. She pushes the limits of the artform to create detailed and realistic woodburnings using only a simple tool.