Beautiful Bee’s Balm Sage.
Hi Friends,
My new favorite tool is a wood burning set.
I’ve been burning holes in paper, which doesn’t sound too exciting, until you see some of the results.
I use medical exam paper, which is transparent like tissue paper, but stronger. It’s impossible to control the size and shape of the holes, which I like.
Here’s how a burned piece of paper looks. I especially like the burn marks.
And here are my first three pieces using burned papers as collaged layers on top of paintings.
Fun? I think so!
I had a wood burning set like this when I was a child, and it surprises me now that children were allowed to use something so dangerous! Right up there with the Thingmaker toy, which I also had, and which burned me many times.
I’m careful with the wood burner, but it’s very easy to burn your hands when you’re trying to make holes in flimsy paper. So be careful with it if you try this.
I’m thinking about the possibilities. Burned painted paper on top of something light? Burned watercolor paper? Can I use burning in my fiber arts pieces?
More to be revealed!
Is the subject line of this message, “Burn, Baby! Burn!,” provocative? It’s from the 1960s. Maybe you remember it. I’d enjoy hearing your thoughts. You can share them with us in the comments section below.
With love and appreciation,
Cassandra
I had a wood burning set when I was young, and it was nowhere near as dangerous as the chemistry set a friend of the family gave me. I had 4 younger siblings. My mother was convinced I was going to poison them if not myself. I was really, really careful, and no one died. I liked the colors the wood burning set made in the wood.
Hi Chris. I never had a chemistry set, but I can see that it might be dangerous to give to a child! Those were different times. I’m pretty sure kids today don’t receive those kinds of gifts.