But drawing or painting the design would mean the board couldn't be washed."I originally used a laser printer at the school to just trial the design, and it was really not that satisfying," says Hastie."For me as an artist I was like, 'I can do better'."So she visited a hardware store, bought a $30 soldering kit, and gave it a shot."It was like I got the soldering iron and this whole world emerged," she says.Now, Hastie is an established pyrography artist who co-founded her own art studio That inspires me."Perhaps oddly for an art form that involves a red-hot nib that irreversibly blackens the material it's applied to, both Hastie and Sax-Williams say pyrography calms them."I think I'm quite a perfectionist," says Hastie, "and even though I like painting, I love pyrography because I have to commit and be at peace with what I've done."And when you're creating intricate portraits with fire, focus is key."Every medium has its own gift