BIOGRAPHY
ARTIST
BIOGRAPHY
Phyllis H. Burns, a native of Chatham County, NC, grew up on the small self-sufficient farms of her grandparents. She was exposed to nature in ways few people see today. Her love for animals and plants influenced her art and her desire to show the public the beauty of what we take for granted.
The old white farmhouse that has been in the Burns family for generations is where she and her husband raised their three children. Phyllis was educated as a veterinary technician and spent her early years as a housewife and mother. Later she worked as an apprentice at Stone Crow Pottery. Her interest in painting, always in the background, finally surfaced. She left her job as a potter; began studying on her own and taking workshops.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I have lived in Chatham County all my life and many generations of my family are deeply rooted in this county. I am a wife and mother and have worked in tobacco, as a veterinary technician, picking eggs, pottery, wild herbs and gardening.
Creativity is an activity that has dominated my life. A few years ago, I decided to claim that creativity as a means of expressing my love for nature and the unique people that we live among.
It is my hope to stir a beautiful or sweet memory that will help you remember how precious our planet is.
Phyllis H. Burns