draft horse #1 of series

you have such a gift talent. You put your heart in all your work,and it shows in all the work I have seen of yours. Your are one of a kind. Thank you for such Beautiful art work. An Admirier of ypour work James L. Earl

-- Jim Earl http://www.myspace.com/earle5

Hi Pat!
What a wonderful piece. I think you have found your niche in doing horses. You are a natural!! Hugs…Dannie

-- Dangee's Pyrography by Artist Danette Smith - http://www.dangeespyrography.com

Thanks Pat, beautiful work I just love draft horses. This is one of the best representations I’ve ever seen. You are the master. mike

-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -

gosh folks. you really know how to make a person feel good.
soon my hat will not fit anymore.
serious. thanks a lot for the very nice comments on my horses. i love horses and up till my hubby had his stroke 7 yrs ago. i had horses all my life.

thanks agin.

-- pat,ohio...http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y198/patshwigar/

Pat: wow!
keep burning the wood jocksister.

-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com

thanks Mark. the nice comments from you and the other woodworkers really makes my day.
and did i tell you all that i just love the stuff you all make. makes me drool. :)

-- pat,ohio...http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y198/patshwigar/

I keep coming back and looking at this one Pat. For me it stands out from the rest of your work. It is almost like an illistration for a story…so now I want to hear the story.

hi dennis, thanks for the nice comment. as far as a story on my horses not really sure it is a story.
i grew up around horses, my grandfather farmed with themand so did my father. my uncle never had a tractor on his land up to the day he died. i have ridden and shown and been around horses all my life. and the draft horses have always been among my favorites. they are so big and so strong and most of them are also gentle giants.
the woodburnings are my way of showing my love of the horses. even tho i no longer own one, the love is still there. and i am glad it shows thu in my work.
thank you very much.

-- pat,ohio...http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y198/patshwigar/

Very nice I never saw woodburning that was than painting later, it really looks great together. You did a beautiful job.

thanks diane. but the draft horse is not painted. i use colored pencils,chalk and water based oil pastels in my work. the way i do it makes it look painted but lets teh grain of the wood and the burning show thu. thanks so much for looking.

-- pat,ohio...http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y198/patshwigar/

that is just brilliant. How do you finish and protect that? what kind of product do you use?

-- The CNC machine can either produce the work of art you imagined, or very decorative firewood.

i finish my woodburnings with several coats of clear paint.
spray paint.

thanks for looking

-- pat,ohio...http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y198/patshwigar/

Wonderful job again, your work is so impressive. I can tell you that automotive clear urethane will protect your pieces very well. It is catalyzed and must be sprayed on with a spraygun. Let me know if you have any questions.

-- Dan Wiggins

super work well done

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/