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