Springtime Pyro Jewellery Pieces

Here is a small selection of some of my recent Jewellery designs..along with the larger decorative art piece 'Waiting for Supper'..

Pyro-Art piece 'Waiting for Supper'

This is a slim section of pyracantha measuring 13cm x 3.5 cm, which I've used to tell a simple tale..I do love to conjure stories around my artwork! We see two tawny owls..I believe the one in flight is Mr Owl - returning from a fruitless search for a dainty morsel..all the while Mrs Owl has been sitting on her favourite stump, awaiting his return. Beneath the stump, down amongst the tree roots, someone with quivering whiskers is sitting very quietly...Do our pair of Owls sense her presense..? Will any of these three creatures receive supper this night...? One may turn this piece of wood in ones hands..and imagine a

variety of conclusions to the tale..

'The Meditation of Mr Fox'

'The Meditation of Mr Fox' is the title of my third drawing featuring this little foxy character and friends!
   I began drawing him in 2013, and now with the latest picture I've realized that he has something of a story developing, which may perhaps get written one day..
   In order to place my new drawing in context, here are the three pictures all together..
In the first, Mr Fox is seen dancing lightly along a trackway accompanied by his friend Hare. They are both in high spirits as Fox plays merrily upon his flute..
  Time passes...a year or two later we find Mr Fox striding purposefully towards the Misty Woods,with his staff in hand. He is accompanied this time by two Corvids, who are helping to guide him on his path towards Initiation..in this most sacred and magical of woodland realms. Clearly Mr Fox has become something of a seeker after Truth..
  Time passes..no doubt Fox has seen and heard, puzzled and wondered, and stood in awe over many things.. now we find him seated in blissful meditation, again accompanied by Hare ( who is also a little older and wiser) and new friend Badger. Our good hearted Fox is enjoying a transcendant experience, during which he learns two things which are of great importance to his future.The first, is his True name -'Russet Loveleaf' and the second is his vocation, and path for the next stage of his spiritual development...this will no doubt become clear in future drawings.. 

Pyro -Art Pyracantha piece 'Lean on Me'

Take one nicely shaped slice of Pyracantha- the beautiful 'Firethorn', round off the corners and sand through four increasingly fine grades of sandpaper, to achieve a beautifully smooth finish to the flat surface..study the shape, feel the wood, let it whisper in your ear of what is contained within..then take up your pencil and lightly trace those images revealed to you. Work slowly, because magic takes time..finally, take up your pyrography stylus and begin the burn..remain open to what is to come..and listen for the the secrets to be  told. Pay honour to the wood..when all is complete, apply layer after layer of wax, polishing gently between each application..when all is done..give thanks.
     Here is my latest pyro art piece entitled 'Lean on Me'. The words incsribed are 'Beloved Earthchild, for thee I breathe..lean on me'.

Pyracantha has a distinctive bristly bark

'Sula Jete' Dance with the Sun

Here is my latest coloured pencil drawing, which is on A4 smooth bristol paper. I have named my dancing stag 'Sula Jete'..which is my own imaginative interpretation of 'Dance with the Sun'.

'Rise' Pen and Ink with Watercolour wash

This is a very small design simply inspired by the colours of the watercolour wash which suggested to me 'dawn' and the image of a crane rising in flight...Pen and ink with a touch of gouache..

Pyrography on Yew- 'Rise'

This small Yew tile, measuring just 3.5 x2.5 cm was the perfect colouring for my Crane design entitled 'Rise'...

Assorted Jewellery Designs for my Etsy shop - House of the Green Lady

These pieces are all made from small Birch wood discs and ovals, with my own designs hand drawn using my hotwire pyrography tool. I make them into brooches and pendants for sale in my etsy store, along with prints and greetings cards of my artwork.

'News at Midnight' Pyrography on Pyracantha

This small slice of pyracantha was the perfect shape for my Fox design. Crow has brought some interesting news from his travels..

'Enchanted Night' Pyro-Art

This is my latest piece of pyrography, on a slim slice of pyracantha. Tawny Owl in flight against a starry night sky with Oak branches. Each end is pyrographed with words which together read :'feather and f

light enchant this night..'

'Autumnia'

Continuing with my series of small pen, ink and gouache designs , this latest 'Autumnia' is inspired by Autumn colours and by the magical appearance of fungi at this time of the year.

'Echoes of Albion'

This design was created using a wash on watercolour paper, then pen and ink work filled in with a mixture of gouache and ink. Measuring just 20 x 14 cm, the drawing is extremely detailed.
  Totem animals of Fox, Hare and Bird are interwoven with energy patterns designed to create movement, flow and a sense of life energy with overall, a feeling of wonderment and magic - the dance of Life!

Mandala Design - 'Mandala of the Ways'

Pyro -Art 'Green Man'

'Diadem' Pen and Ink drawing on watercolour paper

Pyro -Art Mandalas

I've been having some fun creating these pictures, arranging seasonal flowers and leaves to reflect the theme of my central pyrographed motif. Soon to be available to purchase in the form of Greetings cards from my f.book page 'Hug-the-Tree Pyrography'..

Pyro-Art

These are just a few of my latest pyrography pieces - to see more please checkout my 'Hug-theTree pyrography' facebook page. So I decided to have a little bit of fun with some slightly more unusual photo arrangements. Quite pleased with the result!

'Elen of the Ways, Forest Dancer'

Here is a little coloured pencil drawing of Elen of the Ways ...I have depicted her dancing with her drum within a stone circle.. in a clearing...

in the woods...

Pyrography on a Woodland Theme

Woodlands are my favourite places of all! I love the way everything changes the moment you enter the woods! Sounds of the outer world become muffled..then disappear, to be replaced my birdsong..scratchings and unknown noises. The light changes too, and the smell of the earth and the trees brings comfort and pleasure. Here, I feel most at home, protected, and my imagination stimulated by heightened senses.
  I take frequent walks through woodland just behind my house in Derbyshire, and return with inspiration for my pyrography pieces which often feature trees, runes and the creatures of the forest.
  Here are some of my recent pieces..

 

'Elens Dream' Pen and Ink drawing