About the Artisan
Me, as Rapunzel, at WWRF 2011
Welcome to Greenwood Creations!
My name is Michelle Greenwood, and I am the resident artisan.
I live with one son, one husband, two cats, a betta and two snails; I enjoy container gardening, reading, and long walks; and I dislike dishes, dusting, and vacuuming.
While my education is in Creative Writing and Japanese Language, right now Job One is as a Customer Service Representative with a logistics company. Yes, by day I assist with importing vehicles (among them Lamborghini and McLarens). At night, after Job Two--housework, cooking, caring for my son--I start Job Three: pyrography.
The picture above was taken by Hugh Casey of Philadelphia at the 2011 Wicked Winter Renaissance Festival, Fairytales Gone Awry.
My name is Michelle Greenwood, and I am the resident artisan.
I live with one son, one husband, two cats, a betta and two snails; I enjoy container gardening, reading, and long walks; and I dislike dishes, dusting, and vacuuming.
While my education is in Creative Writing and Japanese Language, right now Job One is as a Customer Service Representative with a logistics company. Yes, by day I assist with importing vehicles (among them Lamborghini and McLarens). At night, after Job Two--housework, cooking, caring for my son--I start Job Three: pyrography.
The picture above was taken by Hugh Casey of Philadelphia at the 2011 Wicked Winter Renaissance Festival, Fairytales Gone Awry.
About Greenwood Creations
Steampunk Spoon Set
I would love it if everything we touched, every day, was an object of art; if even the most common thing we used was beautiful and unique. This is my small attempt to contribute to that ideal.
The products here are mostly pyrographed wood, with a Pagan or Earth-centered theme. The majority of pieces are home goods and sturdy ritual items, with a few purely decorative whimsies sprinkled throughout.
While I find the raw materials in many different places--flea markets, garage sales, other artisans, and even, on occasion, an actual store--all of the work you see has been hand-pyrographed (burned) by me. I don't use any routers, engravers, or laser-etching machines. It's just me, the wood, and my trusty pyrography pen.
What does this mean to you? This means that your piece, even if it is a pattern that I have burned a hundred times before, is going to be unique. No one will ever have exactly the same piece you have. Every piece is a one of a kind work of art.
The products here are mostly pyrographed wood, with a Pagan or Earth-centered theme. The majority of pieces are home goods and sturdy ritual items, with a few purely decorative whimsies sprinkled throughout.
While I find the raw materials in many different places--flea markets, garage sales, other artisans, and even, on occasion, an actual store--all of the work you see has been hand-pyrographed (burned) by me. I don't use any routers, engravers, or laser-etching machines. It's just me, the wood, and my trusty pyrography pen.
What does this mean to you? This means that your piece, even if it is a pattern that I have burned a hundred times before, is going to be unique. No one will ever have exactly the same piece you have. Every piece is a one of a kind work of art.
About Pyrography
My work tools
"Pyro" = fire; "Graphy" = writing.
Pyrography means, literally, "fire-writing." Which is pretty awesome.
Pyrography, also called woodburning, is done with a tool similar to a soldering iron, called, simply, a pyrography pen.
The pyrography pen I started with is your standard Walnut Hollow Model WH-750F, available at most local craft stores for under $20 US.
I also used a multitude of tips (two tip kits, each under $10), a pair of pliers (for changing tips when they are still hot), and some kind of voltage box that my father in law rigged up for me (free).
Total start-up cost? Less than $40. Earning money setting stuff on fire? Priceless.
Pyrography means, literally, "fire-writing." Which is pretty awesome.
Pyrography, also called woodburning, is done with a tool similar to a soldering iron, called, simply, a pyrography pen.
The pyrography pen I started with is your standard Walnut Hollow Model WH-750F, available at most local craft stores for under $20 US.
I also used a multitude of tips (two tip kits, each under $10), a pair of pliers (for changing tips when they are still hot), and some kind of voltage box that my father in law rigged up for me (free).
Total start-up cost? Less than $40. Earning money setting stuff on fire? Priceless.