Editing Pyrography (section)

== History == 
[[File:The Tawny Eagle.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Tawny Eagle. Davide Della Noce pyrography.]]
Pyrographer Robert Boyer hypothesizes that the art form dates back to prehistory when early humans created designs using the charred remains of their fires.<ref>Boyer, R; ''The Amazing Art of Pyrography'', Evanston 1993, {{ISBN|978-1-879260-12-2}}</ref> It was known in China from the time of the [[Han dynasty]], where it was known as "Fire Needle Embroidery".<ref>[http://traditions.cultural-china.com/en/16Traditions1930.html China Culture - pyrography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906032848/http://traditions.cultural-china.com/en/16Traditions1930.html |date=6 September 2011 }}</ref> During the [[Victorian era]], the invention of pyrography machines sparked a widespread interest in the craft, and it was at this time that the term "pyrography" was coined (previously the name "pokerwork" had been most widely used)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.walkaboutcrafts.com/crafttopics/crafts/pyrography.htm |title=Walkabout Crafts - pyrography |access-date=15 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213852/http://www.walkaboutcrafts.com/crafttopics/crafts/pyrography.htm |archive-date=4 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the late 19th century, a [[Melbourne]] [[architect]] by the name of [[Alfred Smart]] discovered that water-based [[paint]] could be applied hot to wood by pumping [[benzoline]] fumes through a heated hollow [[platinum]] [[pencil]].<ref>Carter, Julie; ''With Mellow Shades and Character Made: The Richness of Australian Pokerwork'' in ''Carter's Antiques and Collectables Magazine'', Sept 2000</ref> This improved the pokerwork process by allowing the addition of tinting and [[shading]] that were previously impossible. In the early 20th century, the development of the electric pyrographic hot wire wood etching machine further automated the pokerwork process, and [[Art Nouveau]] pyrographic gloveboxes and other works were popular in that era. Pyrography is a traditional folk art in many parts of Europe, including [[Romania]], [[Poland]], [[Hungary]], and [[Flanders]], as well as [[Argentina]] and other areas in [[South America]].
[[File:Pyrographic Leopard .jpg|thumb|Pyrographic Leopard]]
[[File:Herbarium (pirografia) 12.jpg|thumb|''Herbarium'', pyrographic artwork by Zuzanna Dolega]]