LitWood Creations opens: LitWood Creations and Artists and Friends in the second floor of a stretch of renovated buildings on Gregory Street across from JKQ Barbecue will have its Grand Opening on July 1, 2023. Owner Jason Flesher with Michelle Garcia have a wide range of gifts and goods and feature Jason’s wood burned art. PHOTO BY JOHN SCARFFE[/caption]
LitWood Creations and Artisan Friends on the second floor of a stretch of renovated buildings on Gregory Street across from JKQ Barbecue will have its Grand Opening on July 1, 2023. Owner Jason Flesher along with Michelle Garcia have a wide range of gifts and goods and feature Flesher’s wood burned art.
The store includes soaps, mugs, stained glass, crochet items, chain mail, seeds, plants, flannel shirts, purses, Evergreen dresses in five sizes by Marnie Ryan, oil paintings, candles, wax melt, jewelry, an antique washboard and a space for workshops. Flesher said pottery and tapestry will be coming soon.
Up a few stairs is his workshop with his burned wood artistry ranging from cutting boards to barstools and desks. According to the website, Flesher started fractal burning about five years ago after seeing a demonstration from someone else.
“I became determined to do it, did the research on how it works, how to make the machine and how to remain as safe as possible while building my machine and burning.
“As we all know, wood is not conductive. To begin the process, I add a solution to my project in order to make it conduct electricity. I then use the machine I made to apply 2,200 volts to the wood.
“When I do so, electricity travels from one of my leads to the other, trying to complete the circuit. I do have a bit of manipulation using my solution in specific ways and moving my leads where I want them to be. This is a deadly process and should not be performed by anyone.
“Once the burn is complete, I am left with a burnt up, charred mess. I take a wire brush and scrub out all of the char, leaving various fractal ruts and rivers throughout the wood. I then sand it to a fine grain and add a few coats of polyurethane or sparurethane depending on the project. If doing cutting boards, I use a food safe cutting board wax on the functional side!”
Business hours will be 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day except Tuesday, when the shop will be closed.
LitWood is located on the second floor, 221 Gregory Street, Black Hawk. The website is https://www.litwoodcreations.com, email is litwoodcreations@gmail.com, and the phone is 720-756-0465.
