Frequently Asked Questions:

I Get a lot of questions through DMS, So I Wanted to address the most frequent ones in one space

How long have you been woodburning?

On and off for 9 years. I used to wood burn for like a week or two, then drift off to do other things for 4-6 months. I also used to burn animal bones and hides to make runes and other more specialized spiritual and ceremonial accessories.

Jan 2024 was my first chicken burning. And currently I have been burning since late March 2025 after a yearish break.

What is your pyrography machine?

I use:

- a generic versatool for geometric pieces

-Walnut Hollow Creative Woodburner Wire tool

- my main machine is a WEP 939D-II

Open commissions?

Not currently. I am a gallery artist, not a commission artist.

They may be accepted on a case by case basis. But, I have limited time as it is, and it absolutely breaks my heart to have to turn down commissions of a beloved pet or loved one. The password to the commission page is my personal phone number, so I know anyone requesting commissions via the website, and they already have an idea of my schedule and costs

Did you always want to be an artist?

Yes, since kindergarten

Do you have a TikTok?

yes, I am @the.common.touch

I do have an app timer on it and get overwhelmed by it super easily, but I am there and try to upload daily

Will you be a part of my group or duo show? Or do a Solo?

Sure? I do live in northeast Ohio and have a neurological condition that makes plane travel absolutely awful, so I may not show up to the opening, but my art will.

How do you choose your warmups?

If the algorithm shows me something I enjoy, I'll maybe try to burn it.

Where can I buy your work?

at one brick and mortar location in Houston, shows, if you randomly text me a photo of a painting and you say you wanna buy it. I'm not picky.

Do you have Synesthesia?

I get asked this a lot. I'm not sure. I think I just watched the visualizer for Windows media player too often as a child because that's what I see in my head when I hear certain songs.

Do you have any formal art training?

No. I actually failed all of my art classes from high school on. I am probably the one person to get an F in photography. I majored in psychology with a minor in sociology in college, and dropped out after 4 years for several reasons. This is hilarious because I got my first gallery show several months after failing my college drawing 101 course. I gave my art professor prints of my first gallery work. He returned them graded. We have fun.

I like the piece you made, where can I get it framed?

One of the portions on my website will be prefered framers by region. Currently my framer recommendations only include three states. So I may contact you a few weeks after you recieve the piece and ask about who you went with/their website so I can link them.

Personally, I have found that taking a backing out of a picture frame and replacing it with the piece works great.

Can you come out and draw my animals directly?

No Geese. When I was a freshman in college I went on a date with a lovely gentleman and he decided to hiss back at a wild goose. It promptly told all its geese friends and from then on, we have had conflict. Fourteen years later I feel like geese still have an active BOLO for me.

Other than that, yeah I mean I can travel to your place and take photos of your animals. Fair warning though, the water in rural Kansas ruined my giblets so thoroughly that I can only eat like six things safely and over two years out I still puke an inordinate amount, but I mean... if you're cool with occasional random gagging, and someone that appears "too sweaty" at any given moment, sure.