I am a Creatives Rebuild New York 2022-2024 Fellow and am a contemporary visual artist who holds the ancient Eastern philosophy of ‘Chi’, also called Energy, Spirit, and Soul, deep in my heart. ‘Chi’ is the backbone of my work.
Circles are the totems of my recent work because they represent positive energies. All the circles in various phrases and expressions in my work show the intimate echoes of my autobiographical reflections of personal sentiment. To me, the Circle conveys the energy of peace and harmony; by incorporating them with my artistic practice, my goal is to pursue the positive dialogues between my artistic creation and my life.
I have been working with various media such as oil, water base media, and mixed media in two and three dimensions. Oil has been my primary medium, with which I enjoy building textures with two important elements: color and layer effect. I have shown my work in New York City, New York State and abroad.
Virginia Burnett is an Adornment Artist with deep ties to the North Country. Her interest in textile Arts began in childhood and she has several decades of experience in beadwork, basic wirework, sewing, embroidery, weaving, crochet, dyeing and mending.
Virginia was the winner of the BeadArts 2023 Bead Embroidery category for her collar "Garden Companion.'
You can find her work at Creative Spirit Arts Center gift shop, on her website, at TAUNY and at several North Country Art shows throughout the year. She offers custom dyeing and mending services and is available for special commission work in jewelry and apparel.