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>>> NEW DAY NORTHWEST IS BACK. NOW, FROM THE AAA TRAVEL
ALCOVE, HERE IS MARGARET
LARSON.
LARSON.
LARSON. >>> WELCOME BACK.
A SNOHOMISH ARTIST COMBINES
PAINTING WITH AN ARTISTIC
METHOD THAT HAS BEEN PRACTICED
THROUGHOUT HISTORY.
THROUGHOUT HISTORY. WE HAVE CRYSTAL BAILAR FROM
MOSSTANGLE ARTS.
MOSSTANGLE ARTS. SHE USES PYROGRAPH OR WOOD-
BURNING TO EXPRESS HER
ARTISTIC TALENTS.
ARTISTIC TALENTS. SO HOW DID YOU GET STARTED
DOING THIS?
DOING THIS? >> WELL, ABOUT A YEAR AND A
HALF AGO I JUST DECIDED I
WANTED TO MAKE A COUPLE OF
COASTERS FOR MY OWN HOUSE.
ABOUT A CHEAP LITTLE WORD
BURNING TOOL FROM HOME DEPOT.
I PUT SOME CUTE LITTLE TREES ON
SOME WOOD AND THEN I HAD PEOPLE
ASKING IF I COULD MAKE THEM
SOMETHING AND THEN I JUST
STARTED DOING IT.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. SO WHAT ARE THE TOOLS THAT WE
NEED?
NEED?
NEED? >>
NEED? >> WILL YOU NEED A WOOD BURNER,
OF COURSE.
OF COURSE. THIS IS THE ONE THAT I TEACH MY
CLASSES WITH. IT IS VERY BASIC
AND INEXPENSIVE.
AND INEXPENSIVE. JUST ABOUT $15.
TODAY WE ARE GOING TO USE MY
PROFESSIONAL TOOL BECAUSE IT
GETS HOT REALLY FAST.
>> HOW HOT IS THIS?
>> IT'S ABOUT 950 DEGREES.
>> SO DON'T MESS AROUND WITH
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. >>
THIS. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU ALSO WANT TO WORK IN A WELL
VENTILATED SPACE BECAUSE IT
DOES MAKE SMOKE.
>> THAT IS GOOD ADVICE.
SO WHERE DO YOU PUT WHERE DO
YOU GET THESE WOOD ROUNDS?
>> I GET MOST OF MINE ONLINE.
AND I DO GET SOME FROM AMAZON
AND AT LOCAL STORES.
THERE IS A LOCAL PERSON THAT I
GO TO AS WELL SOMETIMES.
>> SO LET'S LOOK AT SOME OF THE
THINGS THAT YOU HAVE MADE SO
THAT WE CAN SEE WHAT'S
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE. THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
WHAT IS THE TECHNIQUE?
>> I BASICALLY AM JUST TAKING
AND GIVE MYSELF SOMETHING TO
WORK WITH. I DRAW WHATEVER I
WANT TO BURN ON THE WOOD FIRST.
AND THEN AFTER THAT, I DRAW WITH
THE FIRE.
THE FIRE.
THE FIRE. THAT IS WHAT PYROGRAPH IS.
>> THEN WHAT KIND OF PAINT DO
YOU USE?
YOU USE?
YOU USE? >> WATERCOLOR PAINT AND WASH.
I HAVE NOT USED ACRYLICS YET
BUT YOU CAN DO THAT.
I'VE ONLY BEEN DOING THIS A
YEAR AND A HALF SO I HAVEN'T
GOTTEN THAT FAR.
>> WILL YOU ARE SO GOOD.
>> SO, I HAVE A PICTURE DRAWN
ONTO MY WOOD ROUND.
SO, NOW WHAT?
>> WELL, YOU JUST START
WHEREVER YOU ARE COMFORTABLE
AND YOU JUST DRAW WITH THIS PEN.
THIS PEN, IT IS SUPER EASY TO
WORK WITH.
WORK WITH. >> AM I LEAVING MARKS?
>> YOU ARE ACTUALLY BURNING THE
WOOD.
WOOD.
WOOD. >>
WOOD. >> SO THERE WILL BE AN
INDENTATION?
INDENTATION? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. AND YOU CAN SMELL THE WOOD
BURNING.
BURNING.
BURNING. SO HERE, GIVE IT A TRY.
SO DO THIS HOWEVER YOU WANT.
THERE YOU GO.
YOU JUST TOUCH LATELY.
SO TWO BIG THINGS IN PYROGRAPH .
PATIENTS AND, FORGET ABOUT
PERFECTION.
PERFECTION. BECAUSE IT IS NOT GOING TO BE
PERFECT.
PERFECT.
PERFECT. >> I LOVE THE NATURE SCENE AND
THE FACT THAT IT IS UNIQUE.
>> AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHY I DO
MOUNTAINS AND TREES.
I CAN MAKE A MISTAKE AND SAY
THAT IS JUST A WEIRD LITTLE
MOUNTAIN THERE.
MOUNTAIN THERE. OR IT'S A FUNNY SHAPED ROCK.
>> THIS ONE DOES NOT TAKE VERY
LONG.
LONG.
LONG. >>
LONG. >> OH NO.
>> OH NO.
>> OH NO. IT WILL GET HOT REALLY QUICK.
SO THIS IS BASSWOOD THAT YOU ARE
BURNING.
BURNING.
BURNING. IT IS EASY TO BURN ON.
I LOVE BURNING ON BIRCH AS WELL
BECAUSE IT HAS ALMOST NO GRAIN
IN IT.
IN IT.
IN IT. >>
IN IT. >> SO, IF YOU ARE GETTING YOUR
WOOD ROUNDS, CAN YOU JUST CUT
THEM YOURSELF?
THEM YOURSELF? OR ARE THESE TREATED IN SOME
WAY?
WAY?
WAY? >>
WAY? >> THESE ARE VERY DRY.
THAT IS ABOUT THE ONLY
DIFFERENCE.
DIFFERENCE. I CAN CUT MY OWN ONCE I HAVE
THE TOOLS.
THE TOOLS. WHICH I AM WORKING ON.
>> SO WHY DO YOU THINK THERE IS
SUCH A DEMAND FOR THIS?
WHAT YOU THINK IS SO APPEALING
ABOUT THESE?
ABOUT THESE? >> I THINK THAT LIVING HERE IN
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THAT
PEOPLE LOVE NATURE.
THEY LOVE THE MOUNTAINS AND THE
RIVERS.
RIVERS.
RIVERS. AND WHEN WE LOOK AT SOMETHING
BURNED INTO THE WOOD, THERE IS
SOMETHING REALLY EARTHY ABOUT
IT.
IT.
IT. I
IT. I FEEL LIKE MAYBE THAT IS THE
ATTRACTION.
ATTRACTION. >> AND IT CERTAINLY DOES SMELL
LIKE SOMETHING FRESH OUT IN THE
WOODS.
WOODS.
WOODS. SO
WOODS. SO YOU HAVE CLASSES AND PEOPLE
CAN LEARN HOW TO DO THIS.
HOW DO THEY SIGN-UP?
>> I HAVE ALL OF MY EVENTS ON
EVENT BRATE.
EVENT BRATE. I HAVE ONE CLASS COMING UP THIS
FRIDAY AND THEN I HAVE ONE IN
SEPTEMBER AND ONE IN OCTOBER.
>> IS THERE A MINIMUM AGE?
>> I WOULD SAY A MATURE 10-YEAR-
OLD COULD DO IT.
BUT 10-YEAR-OLD OR EVEN A 12-
YEAR-OLD WOULD BE OKAY.
BUT IF YOU HAVE A YOUNGER CHILD
THAT IS TRUSTWORTHY, YOU COULD
DO THAT.
DO THAT.
DO THAT. >> SO HOW FAR DO YOU GO?
>> WE GO THROUGH A COMPLETE
PEACE.
PEACE.
PEACE. SO
PEACE. SO WHAT I AM DOING NEXT IS THIS
PIECE RIGHT HERE.
I BASICALLY WILL GIVE YOU A
PREMADE DESIGN AND YOU TRANSFER
THAT ONTO A PIECE OF WOOD AND
THAT WE WILL COMPLETE THE
BURNING BEFORE THE NIGHT IS
OVER.
OVER.
OVER. AND
OVER. AND I LOVE TO ENCOURAGE
EVERYONE TO ADD THEIR OWN
ARTISTIC FUN THING TO IT.
>> SO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT.
DIFFERENT. I THINK I ACTUALLY MADE THE
TREE.
TREE.
TREE. >>
TREE. >> YES YOU DID.
THANK YOU, SO MUCH.
THAT WAS SUPER FUN.
>> THANK YOU, SO MUCH.
THE NEXT WOOD-BURNING CLASS LED
BY CRYSTAL BAILAR IS COMING UP
ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 15.
JUST