I am a Mid-Michigan painter that has studied at Alma College and received many local and national honors for my work. After 20 years of painting I have fallen in love with pyrography (The process or art of producing designs on wood, leather, or other materials by using heated tools or a fine flame). Although I began to develop my techniques as a child, I was always working in the more traditional medias, but my need to be challenged led me to try wood burning. After seeing the enthusiasm that my work generated, I made the transition. You will see that my years of painting...more