One of the questions I often get is about how I get hand burn pieces using images on the computer. When I tell people it is using a laser printer, I’m not going to lie, I get quite a few puzzled looks. It is not intuitive how you can go from a digital image to …
After several years of doing pyrography, it never fails to surprise me all the things I have learned along the way. Below are five tools (and one bonus tool) that have been indispensable to me as an artist. If you are new to wood-burning, or even if you are a seasoned pro, I hope these help make your life easier.
As an artist, a small business owner trying to launch a new business, a wife, a mother, and being owned by many little furry creatures sometimes it is really hard to take time for yourself.
One of the things that never occurred to me when starting my own business was finding the right audience. I make things that I love and that I am proud of. You think, then, that finding an audience of like-minded individuals who appreciate your art as much as you do will quickly follow. After two years of markets and art shows, I have come to realize that it takes more than just “putting yourself out there”
Even when you are doing the job that you love it can be hard some days. Whether it is putting in late nights to meet a deadline, getting up early to get ready for a show, or having to put off that one thing that you want to do for the dozen other things you …
This weekend is Pride so Zona is busy getting product ready. That means you get a special treat today. She’s left me, Brian, in charge of the blog. Silly Girl…. Unlike our lovely Zona, I am not an artist. That is to say not an artist in the1 traditional sense. But we here at BZ …
Today is International Cat Day. What better day to pay homage to not only my favorite animal but to one of the critters that helped name the business.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
Every year at this time we look forward to picnics and happy times with friends and family enjoying food, drinks, and good company. Of course, let’s not forget the Fireworks. When I lived in New York I went a few times to see the Macy’s Fireworks display in Midtown Manhattan. The show they put on …
Much like the elements of our world must be in a state of balance, in order for us to survive the elements of our lives must be in balance as well.
