Crow Woodburning / Pyrography – A Functional Artwork and Shelf
Creating some more practical artwork with this pyrography Crow art as a shelf with small peg for hanging stuff.
My wife and I are really fond of crows and ravens as they are very intelligent and fun to watch. If I lived in a city environment where the crows are less afraid of humans, I would surely attempt to befriend one and teach it to do things… like magic tricks. Idk. Unfortunately, out in the rural areas where we live, the crows are very wary. I’ve tried to act all cool-like to give off the “I’m just here to chat” vibe, but they’re not having it. They caw, shit and fly away.
Oh well, until I can trick one into thinking I’m cool, I can create some fancy artworks with crows as the stars of the show.
I scanned the interweb for some ideal poses and came up with this crow chillin’ on a branch. I modified an image and changed up some things on an image editor by changing the limb to an old fence post. I then morphed the shape of the crow a bit, mirrored it and then printed it out.
After that I used some charcoal on the back of the print to function as a sort of transfer paper to put the outline onto the piece of basswood. I used a wood skewer to lightly trace the location of some key features like the outline, wings, eyes, and toes. Once that was complete I simply “winged it” with the woodburner.
Doing it this way helps me loosen up and let the piece grow from my own vision; adjusting to the marks and mistakes to shape the piece into whatever it wants to be.
When I was done and satisfied with the outcome, it was time to attach the small ledge shelf and a small peg. After drilling some pilot holes for screws, I applied some glue and added the three wood screws to hold it in place. Then I drilled a small hole centered underneath the little shelf; I added glue to a wooden dowel and inserted into that hole to become the hanging peg.
It was pretty straight forward and the worst part of the whole process was managing the camera to get it all on video. The full edited video of the entire process can be viewed right here:
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