Wood burning art created by East Palestine resident Phaylene Heaton is now on display at the East Palestine Memorial Public Library. Heaton is a 1990 graduate of East Palestine High School and has ...

Her medium is pyrography, or wood burning, in which a heated metallic stylus or soldering pen is used to etch designs into wood. It is one of the oldest forms of art, having been around since the ...

The practice uses high-voltage electricity to create lightning-like patterns. At least 33 people have died attempting it since 2016, according to the American Association of Woodturners.

ROZEVILLE, Wis. -- A couple in Wisconsin was killed while trying to create art using a popular TikTok method. The Marathon County Sheriff's Office said they were called to a home on April 6 in ...

TOWN OF DAY – Two people found dead after an April 6 house fire in western Marathon County were electrocuted while making art with a "highly dangerous" method called fractal wood burning ...

Sheriff's Deputy Chad Billeb said 44-year-old Tanya Rodriguez and 52-year-old James Carolfi were electrocuted while they were creating art using a dangerous method called fractal wood burning.

Since 2016, Bren Timothy has used a process that uses high-voltage electricity called Lichtenberg or fractal wood burning to create art. “I thought it was completely safe,” he said.

When Zulu Heru dreams, he dreams big. “Approximately 23 feet tall and upwards of 9,000 pounds.” Heru is describing “Farmer The Rigger,” a statue destined for Burning Man that he has been ...

MARATHON COUNTY, Wis. – Two people found dead after a house fire this month were electrocuted while making art with a "highly dangerous" method called fractal wood burning, local officials said.

File -An example of a person using a Lichtenberg machine. A Wisconsin couple was electrocuted attempting a popular, but dangerous wood-burning technique, law enforcement officials said.