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Sitting Bull by Dominic Angarano, 2003 Pyroengraving on gourd Image courtesy of the artist

Sitting Bull by Dominic Angarano, 2003 Pyrography and carving on a 6-inch banana gourd tied with rawhide and adorned with colored thread, a turned wooden bead, and a feather The inside of the gourd is lined with beeswax Image courtesy of the artist

Scrimshaw Sailing Ship by Dominic Angarano, 2003 Scrimshaw pyrography on hippo tooth carved to the size and shape of a whale's tooth and mounted on a driftwood base finished to look like shiny rock Image courtesy of the artist

Killer Whale Knife and Beaded Sheath by Dominic Angarano, 2003 Pyroengraving of killer whale on knife handle carved from oosik (the penile bone of an Alaskan walrus) and stitched leather knife sheath adorned with bead work Image courtesy of the artist

White Belly, Great Sioux Warrior by Dominic Angarano, 2003 Pyroengraving on gourd Image courtesy of the artist

American artist Dominic Angarano from Wood River, Illinois has been experimenting in art since he was a child. Since discovering pyroengraving on gourds in late 1997, he has enthusiastically taken up the study of Native American cultures to portray, and also used pyrography on other materials in varied themes, constantly experimenting with each new project he undertakes.

Dominic Angarano's story and more examples of his art work are featured in Pyrograffiti 26 in the November–December 2003 issue of WOM.

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