In 1890, with Chicago's World Fair (Columbian Exposition ) still three years off, and popular interest in art largely limited to pyrography, china painting and the confection of .
Fairview-Riverside State Park presents 'Pyrography, Then and Now' The Victorian craft of pyrography will be explored March 28 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Fairview-Riverside State Park. Pyrography, writing with fire, is an ancient craft that was revived during the Victorian Era to decorate boxes and many useful...
March 18, 2014 - New Orleans Times-Picayune