Hello, my name is Francesca Burras and I've been creating things for as long as I can remember.
I think I first really got the art bug when my reception-class painting of a mermaid sunning herself on a rock in the ocean got put up in the school corridor for all to see. I was five and that was it for me!
I am pretty much completely self-taught. Nine less than useful months at art school as a teenager ensured I quit drawing and painting for the next thirty years and only took it up again quite recently. In the interim I became a potter, jewellery designer and maker, dressmaker and quilter. Just couldn't stop fiddling with things!
I have always been fascinated with the process of taking overlooked and discarded materials and transforming them into something else. Inspiration for a piece of work can come from anywhere, often from the smallest thing – a scrap of torn fabric, a piece of river polished wood, a few random words in an old novel. Recently I have also rediscovered the joys of drawing and painting and I'm currently obsessed with watercolours!
The main thing for me though is that I finally feel that I'm doing work I want to do and sharing it with others. That's where the dancing girl comes in. I found an old photograph of me dancing in my mum's high heels, and the carefree delight of that picture is how I feel every time I create something new.
My art can be found in private collections all over the world. I prefer to sell in a variety of venues so if you'd like to see what else I have available please check out the Links on
my blog
ACA 2006
'The Artists' Choice Awards honours and acknowledges exceptional artists on eBay, while highlighting the vastly unique and extraordinary art of the entire eBay artist community.'
Favourite Overall: Assemblage/Found Objects: Joint 2nd Place
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