When he’s not making coffee or serving cake, Ulladulla’s Noel Butler may be founding sitting in the corner of the café burning his tables.

The Aboriginal artist burns his designs onto timber table tops and bars using a hot wire.

The technique, known as pyrography, requires a confident, stable hand and the designs are drawn free-hand onto the timber.

Mr Butler said, since opening the café and gallery in Wason Street, he has taken dozens of orders for his unique furniture.

Each piece tells a story and features Australian animals and landscapes.

He is currently working on an under sea design, featuring fish, turtles, an octopus and coral, ordered by a visitor to the region who loved his work.

The gallery features Mr Butler’s timber tables and benches, along with carvings and artwork.

Alongside his traditional works are colourful paintings by his partner Trish Roberts.

He said the blend of art in the gallery represented reconciliation, with both artists looking at the same thing from a different viewpoint.

Mr Butler said during the quieter winter months he would be doing more artwork in the shop and diners were welcome to talk to him about the art form and watch a work in progress.