pyrography
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- noun
- /ˌpaɪrəˈɡræfi/
- Specialized
- Her mastery of pyrography has evolved significantly since that first heartfelt project, but her inspiration remains the same.
Examples
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"Zoe was my best friend and my soul mate, and she gave me so many good years—she is very much an integral part of my art, and her gift (of discovering a talent for pyrography) just keeps on giving," says Bender.
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In his poem "Pyrography," he wrote, "This is America calling," but in most of his later work, the calling is not notably American, or anyway not the American of everyday flip talk.
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"I have a long way to go to discover all I want about pyrography, but this is a great leg up in getting there."
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Blazing trails in the medium of pyrography is not limited to increasing awareness of the medium with the art community, however.
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Pyrography is the use of a heated tip or wire to burn or scorch designs onto natural surfaces such as wood and leather.
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Bender discovered her talent for pyrography while developing a likeness of her late pet, Zoe, on an urn.
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Sderberg remarks that there is a close link between musical instruments and art, including painting, sculpture, and pyrography (Sderberg 1956:221).
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One of the unique artists returning to this year's Waterfowl Festival is Julie Bender, whose pyrography style makes her a popular stop among art enthusiasts headed to the Art at the Armory exhibit.
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She created a stunning piece of pyrography by burning intricate patterns into the wooden surface.
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The artist demonstrated pyrography by using a heated tool to etch beautiful designs onto leather.
Surface Forms
Morphology
pyrography = pyro + graphy
Although the word is built from classical combining forms meaning 'fire' and 'writing/representation', those elements are not normally transparent to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Pyrography comes from the parts pyro- meaning 'fire' and -graphy meaning 'writing' or 'drawing', just like in pyrotechnics for fireworks and autograph for a written name. So pyrography is literally 'writing with fire', which explains why it means making designs by burning wood or leather.