MARGARET BURNS
MULTIMEDIA ARTIST
I WAS BORN IN 1930 IN BLACKPOOL, ENGLAND. IN 1958 I IMMIGRATED TO CANADA WHERE I MET MY HUSBAND WE WERE MARRIED IN 1960.
MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH LOST OUR JOBS AT THE SAME TIME AND RAISING OUR KIDS BECAME OUR #1 PRIORTY.
WE HAD TO FIND A WAY TO KEEP A ROOF OVER OUR HEADS AND SO THIS IS WHERE THE CRAFT FIELD CAME TO ENCOMPASS OUR LIVES WE STARTED WITH SAND-CAST CANDLES AND FROM THERE IT WAS PRINT BLOCKING.
MY LOVE OF THE ARTS FIELD DID NOT COME TO ME UNTIL I WAS 48 YEARS OLD,WHEN I TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT I WANTED TO LEARN WATERCOLOR PAINTING SO HE DECIDED TO HELP ME WITH MY ENDEAVOR, HE WENT OUT AND PURCHASED BRUSHES AND PAINTS
AND MY SELF TEACHING BEGAN.
I STARTED BY PAINTING BIRDS AND AFTER JUST TWO WEEKS OF PAINTING MY HUSBAND ENTERED ME IN A JURIED SHOW IN FLORIDA
AND I WON SECOND PRIZE, I WAS SO EXCITED.
IN THE TRAVELLING WE HAD DONE ALL OVER NORTH AMERICA AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS WE HAD TAKEN I DECIDED TO FOCUS MY PAINTING OF MOTHER NATURE FROM BIRDS, FLOWERS,SEASCAPES AND LANDSCAPES.
AFTER LIVING IN FLORIDA FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, MY HUSBAND AND I DECIDED TO COME BACK TO CANADA WHERE MY HUSBAND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND WHEN HE PASSED AWAY, I MOVED TO VANCOUVER ISLAND IN 1996 WHERE THE NEXT STEP TO MY ADVENTURE TAKES PLACE.
AT THE AGE OF 75 I DECIDED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL, I ENROLLED IN THE NORTH ISLAND COLLEGE'S FINE ARTS PROGRAM WHERE I HAVE DISCOVERED THE FIELDS OF SILKSCREEN, ETCHING, WOOD BLOCK, COLLAGRAPH AND DEEP ETCH VISCOSITY.
MY NEW DISCOVERY IS WITH ALCOHOL INKS IT IS REALLY A FASINATING PROCESS.
MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH LOST OUR JOBS AT THE SAME TIME AND RAISING OUR KIDS BECAME OUR #1 PRIORTY.
WE HAD TO FIND A WAY TO KEEP A ROOF OVER OUR HEADS AND SO THIS IS WHERE THE CRAFT FIELD CAME TO ENCOMPASS OUR LIVES WE STARTED WITH SAND-CAST CANDLES AND FROM THERE IT WAS PRINT BLOCKING.
MY LOVE OF THE ARTS FIELD DID NOT COME TO ME UNTIL I WAS 48 YEARS OLD,WHEN I TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT I WANTED TO LEARN WATERCOLOR PAINTING SO HE DECIDED TO HELP ME WITH MY ENDEAVOR, HE WENT OUT AND PURCHASED BRUSHES AND PAINTS
AND MY SELF TEACHING BEGAN.
I STARTED BY PAINTING BIRDS AND AFTER JUST TWO WEEKS OF PAINTING MY HUSBAND ENTERED ME IN A JURIED SHOW IN FLORIDA
AND I WON SECOND PRIZE, I WAS SO EXCITED.
IN THE TRAVELLING WE HAD DONE ALL OVER NORTH AMERICA AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS WE HAD TAKEN I DECIDED TO FOCUS MY PAINTING OF MOTHER NATURE FROM BIRDS, FLOWERS,SEASCAPES AND LANDSCAPES.
AFTER LIVING IN FLORIDA FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, MY HUSBAND AND I DECIDED TO COME BACK TO CANADA WHERE MY HUSBAND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND WHEN HE PASSED AWAY, I MOVED TO VANCOUVER ISLAND IN 1996 WHERE THE NEXT STEP TO MY ADVENTURE TAKES PLACE.
AT THE AGE OF 75 I DECIDED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL, I ENROLLED IN THE NORTH ISLAND COLLEGE'S FINE ARTS PROGRAM WHERE I HAVE DISCOVERED THE FIELDS OF SILKSCREEN, ETCHING, WOOD BLOCK, COLLAGRAPH AND DEEP ETCH VISCOSITY.
MY NEW DISCOVERY IS WITH ALCOHOL INKS IT IS REALLY A FASINATING PROCESS.