experience something new together to create unique bonds, connections and memories.
effective team building means more engaged employees, which is good for company culture and boosting employee performance!
I have joined the Wood Burn Corner team and am proud to help bring unique virtual experiences to teams in their own home or office! Our classes are equal parts learning a new craft, relaxing mindful practice, fun, and team building.
Wood burning is a versatile and relaxing art form, and the way we teach, attendees only need the ability to trace a line to be successful. We have a passion for this art form, and love bringing it to more people to experience.
We start the online class with an introduction to pyrography (wood burning) and the versatility of it. Think: canvas, leather, cutting boards, earrings, wooden spoons, wall art, and more. Then we dive into the tools of the trade, safety, and then get started creating our own wood burned art pieces. I walk attendees through the step-by-step process answering questions along the way.
These 1-1.5 hr online classes are a great option to bring your group together for a fun team building event.
There are two options when it comes to supplies. We can provide the kits with everything needed for the class and will ship them to all attendees or we can provide a list of supplies if you would like to gather your own.
THE KITS COME WITH:
Wood burning tool
5 different varieties of wood (from coaster sized to wall art sized - Basswood, Birch, Sourwood, Aspen and Ambrosia Maple)
Sand paper
Sand eraser
Graphite paper
Embossing tool
Tape
Brass Brush
Printed designs - These can be customized for your group.
You will be walked through the whole process on the largest size wood slice in the kit, the Ambrosia Maple, using one of the designs included in the kit. People can also choose to draw their own designs or use their children’s art to transfer onto the wood. Those always turn out great.
By the end of the class, attendees will have a handmade, hand wood burned piece of art that they can be proud of and the knowledge and tools to make more in the future. We also like to send a follow-up email after the event with resources for continued education, wood suppliers, and any other relevant information to round it out.
SOME OF THE COMPANIES WE’VE WORKED WITH
Contact us to learn more about booking a unique team building experience.
once you have completed the class, you can easily keep using this new skill to get a deeper connection with each of your coworkers!
three collaboration ideas I participated in:
1. monster mash challenge
we had no idea what the other person was going to do, and that was the whole point. we taped off the other persons section and created an agreed upon theme (a monster). Once you were done your section, you were to cover up your part and send it off to the next person until it was finished.
The piece of wood was shipped to three artists: I did the body, the feet were done by @laberge_creations and the skull head was done by @holtnercreative.
It was so much fun and the excitement of seeing the finished piece was even more fun!
2. a keepsake for the office:
Take a wood frame and choose a theme. This could be simply everyones name, a symbol representing each person, each persons favorite food - whatever! This could easily be a “going away gift” for a coworker with all their favorite things!!
if you are stuck on a theme, just go wild and let each person burn whatever they want.
include a photo of the team for the office and hang it up for all to see!
3. an office wide challenge:
Have a team mascot or logo or symbol?? This is a little challenge we did in the Burn Club Retreat back in 2019. Everyone who was at the retreat was given an image of a quail and we each had to burn it. What made this super fun is seeing all our quails in all our own unique styles!
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