The practice uses high-voltage electricity to create lightning-like patterns. At least 33 people have died attempting it since 2016, according to the American Association of Woodturners.

"The fractal burning process typically uses a high-voltage transformer, often repurposed from a microwave oven, to flow current across wood items that have been soaked with a chemical solution ...

MARATHON COUNTY, Wis. – Two people found dead after a house fire this month were electrocuted while making art with a "highly dangerous" method called fractal wood burning, local officials said.

Since 2016, Bren Timothy has used a process that uses high-voltage electricity called Lichtenberg or fractal wood burning to create art. “I thought it was completely safe,” he said.

TOWN OF DAY – Two people found dead after an April 6 house fire in western Marathon County were electrocuted while making art with a "highly dangerous" method called fractal wood burning ...

Pyrography is an inexpensive and fun art that can really spice up your DIY projects. You just need a pyrography pen, clean piece of wood, and your imagination, to create one-of-a-kind items.

Wood burning art created by East Palestine resident Phaylene Heaton is now on display at the East Palestine Memorial Public Library. Heaton is a 1990 graduate of East Palestine High School and has ...

A Wisconsin couple was electrocuted attempting a popular, but dangerous wood-burning technique, law enforcement officials said. The “fractal burning” technique creates lightning-like etchings ...

File -An example of a person using a Lichtenberg machine. A Wisconsin couple was electrocuted attempting a popular, but dangerous wood-burning technique, law enforcement officials said.