Dinosaurs are always fun to work with!
I believe this is my third fossil staff, but it has a slightly different style than the first two as I’m working with a new pyrography machine. On the previous iterations the fossils came out solid black rather than outlines and although I like the way it came out, I’ll probably try some of the other tips on the new machine to replicate the previous style.
This is another piece made of sumac wood which is great to work with: it grows fast, has an almost ivory like color and texture, is surprisingly sturdy, but soft which makes lets the wood burner cut through like butter. The height comes to just under 52″ and it depicts the fossilized skeletons of three dinosaurs: Tyrannosaurus rex, Edmontosaurus, and Stegosaurus from top to bottom. The staff itself is sanded smooth – made easier by the type of wood- and varnished with boiled linseed oil for a deeper sheen and protection from the elements.
Astrolabe Arts 