Many of us recall receiving a woodburning kit in our younger years and finding countless hours of pleasure burning the prefab patterns supplied within. At the time this was considered to be a child’s toy...a hobby for the young. But now, years later, the art of woodburning is becoming an ever increasing artform for craftsperson, carver & artisan alike. Persons worldwide have taken pen to hand to explore the possibilities of this intriguing artistic expression. And yet, in spite of this, there seems to be very little project material in the marketplace for the aspiring burner...until now.

    With the highly acclaimed success of the Pyrography Workbook, coupled with the high profile of my name in pyrography, the demand for my services has become increasingly sought after with requests from all corners of the world for me to conduct seminars and teach classes. Being unable to fulfill the high number of requests to instruct, it is my hope that these kits will enable burners to learn my techniques and secrets at a fraction of the cost of personal lessons. (Over $90 for a one day class....you can buy all 4 kits for less than that!)

     With these affordable all-in-one kits, I will introduce the burner to subjects that will specifically concentrate on areas and elements that are sought after and on techniques difficult for burners to master. The woodburner's arsenal will be expanded with any individual kit as each one is designed to teach entirely new elements and techniques within that project.

    After completion, no matter what your favourite subject or level, you will be left with skills that can readily be applied to your future burning projects. Also, the originally designed pattern and instructions are yours to keep, allowing you to complete the project as many times as you like; for fun, gift making or profit!

When I was asked to write a book of wildlife patterns I initially intended them to be only applicable to the craft of pyrography, after all, that's what I know best. But as I was producing the designs it occurred to me that each pattern could be as equally useful to many other crafts, multiplying the usefulness of the book many times over. I then set out to not only produce 30 dynamic wildlife designs, (and 10 border designs) but to also show the reader how to adapt and manipulate the designs for use in other creative mediums.

The 30 full page wildlife designs are rendered in both line and tone patterns. The book explains how each pattern type is best used and the crafts they can be applied to. It goes on to further explain how these patterns can be further adapted for use in specialty crafts, such as chip carving, relief carving quilting, stained glass etc. I also included a chapter on using the home computer to modify and manipulate designs in order to create many new patterns and increase their versatility. Of course, all of this information is not just applicable to the patterns in this book, it can be used in years to come whenever you are using patterns or making your own.

Finally, to prove the theory, myself and some friends selected one design and applied it to several crafts. The gallery in the book shows the results and gives a summary of how the pattern was used in each case.

My ultimate objective was similar to what I had hoped to achieve with the Pyrography Workbook: to jam the book full of solid, easy to understand information; to stimulate ideas; to provide quality material and to give the reader more than they could have expected. I hope I've succeeded:)

Each design is applicable to a vast range of arts and crafts, including: