Trickster’s Paradox confronts the chaos that emerges when perception fractures and truth becomes unstable. The imagery depicts a distorted figure clutching its own face, eyes multiplying and warping as if reality itself is folding inward. It captures the moment where identity collapses under contradiction — laughter and terror existing in the same breath.
This artwork is created entirely by hand from start to finish. The artist redraws the composition freehand for every burn — never traced, never mechanically transferred, never copied. Even when revisiting the same concept, each execution develops its own variations in line work, depth, and texture, ensuring every finished piece is a singular physical work.
Burned into solid basswood using a handheld wood-burning tool, this piece required over 25 hours of focused, uninterrupted labor. The natural grain of the wood actively influences the final result, interacting with each burn line in ways that cannot be controlled or repeated. This is not a print or reproduction — it is an original wood-burned artwork permanently etched into the surface.
Offered in a 12” × 18” format and available with White, Black, or Brown framing, Trickster’s Paradox commands attention in any space. It is not meant to comfort — it is meant to challenge perception, provoke unease, and hold the viewer in confrontation.
No machines.
No shortcuts.
No replicas.
Only deliberate work burned into wood.
Title: Trickster’s Paradox
Size: 12” × 18”
Wood Type: Basswood
Creation Time: 25+ hours
Process: 100% hand-drawn and hand-burned
Framing Options: White, Black, or Brown
This piece was hand-burned by Mohawk Wyatt using traditional wood burning and pyrography techniques.
Learn more about the artist or inquire about custom commissions.
Trickster’s Paradox confronts the chaos that emerges when perception fractures and truth becomes unstable. The imagery depicts a distorted figure clutching its own face, eyes multiplying and warping as if reality itself is folding inward. It captures the moment where identity collapses under contradiction — laughter and terror existing in the same breath.
This artwork is created entirely by hand from start to finish. The artist redraws the composition freehand for every burn — never traced, never mechanically transferred, never copied. Even when revisiting the same concept, each execution develops its own variations in line work, depth, and texture, ensuring every finished piece is a singular physical work.
Burned into solid basswood using a handheld wood-burning tool, this piece required over 25 hours of focused, uninterrupted labor. The natural grain of the wood actively influences the final result, interacting with each burn line in ways that cannot be controlled or repeated. This is not a print or reproduction — it is an original wood-burned artwork permanently etched into the surface.
Offered in a 12” × 18” format and available with White, Black, or Brown framing, Trickster’s Paradox commands attention in any space. It is not meant to comfort — it is meant to challenge perception, provoke unease, and hold the viewer in confrontation.
No machines.
No shortcuts.
No replicas.
Only deliberate work burned into wood.
Title: Trickster’s Paradox
Size: 12” × 18”
Wood Type: Basswood
Creation Time: 25+ hours
Process: 100% hand-drawn and hand-burned
Framing Options: White, Black, or Brown
This piece was hand-burned by Mohawk Wyatt using traditional wood burning and pyrography techniques.
Learn more about the artist or inquire about custom commissions.
