Foundry Artists

Watercolor and pencil artworks representing interior landscape
of our heart, mind, and spirit.

Illustrator and painter interested in commission work, children’s books, etc..

I am a collage artist as well as created with pastels, pencils, and words.

I use a variety of wood to create wall hangings, signs, etc. I have used scrap repurposed wood of various types, various shapes of basswood bought at a craft store, pine wood purchased from Lowes, and pine plaques that I found in my Aunt’s shed when I was cleaning it out to be sold. I prefer working with basswood, but I can’t turn down a free wood framed bed left over from a yard sale.

I started with a beginner burning pen before I really knew others existed. I now use a pen that has 5 interchangeable tips. Each tip serves a different purpose and can be used to create a variety of textures.

The important thing to remember is pyrography is not etching. Etching is done by a computer and can make multiple copies of each design. Pyrography is done with a very hot pen that burns the design into the wood. Each design is never done the same way more than once.

I specialize in creative non-fiction as well as serious historical publishing.

Cool Spring Solutions is owned and operated by Paul and Katherine Schoonover. We started this business to bring our talents to the public around us. We create wood, yarn and stained glass pieces to sell. We can create anything that your mind can come up with and we welcome creating commissioned pieces.