Artist | Coach | Author
I build things that help people come alive, through wood, words, and wild ideas. If you’re here, you’re probably looking for one of two things: art that feels alive or creative direction that actually gets you moving.
Smoky Wood Studios, where I burn meaning into wood.
Wild-Hearted Creative, where I help creatives turn ideas into action.
Books & Journals — stories, tools, and reflections for the creative journey.
About Me
I’ve been burning wood for over 25 years, and burning excuses even longer.
From foster care to fire art, I learned early that no one hands you permission to create a life that fits. You make it. You carve it. You burn it into existence.
Whether I’m guiding a creative through their next brave move or sketching lines on cedar, it’s all the same practice: patience, courage, and showing up anyway.
Smoky Wood Studios
Nature, story, and flame meet here. I create pyrography pieces, patterns, and collections inspired by the woods, art meant to be touched, held, and felt.
It’s not just decoration. It’s connection. Each piece carries a story, sometimes whispered through smoke, sometimes carved from memory.
Wild-Hearted Creative
This is where art meets strategy.
I coach creatives, makers, and multi-passionate rebels who are done waiting for clarity. Together we map the messy middle between ideas and action, and make something that lasts.
You don’t need another vision board. You need traction. That’s what I help you build.
Between Fire and Forest
When I’m not burning wood or untangling creative chaos, you’ll find me hiking Virginia trails with my dogs, clearing my head, collecting ideas, and reminding myself that growth takes time.
This space is the in-between, the thread that ties it all together.
Art. Creativity. Nature. Truth.
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© Petra Monaco — Built with grit, coffee, and a touch of wildfire.