WHAT'S ON VIEW

Visions

July 1st - July 31st 2025

Holly Burnham

Artist Biography

I was born halfway through the 20th century, so the course of my life was filled with rapidly changing social, technical, and political landscapes, all of which helped to shape my attitudes toward helping and sharing with others. I have had no formal training in art creation. Local and online classes, as well as many focused classes at the Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC, contributed to my exploration of various media.

Artist statement

From the time I was very young, I made things with my "own two hands," usually for practical reasons, such as sewing or decorating a room or making a greeting card. I explored many media, from textiles to clay and glass, to metal, wood and paper and so many materials applied to various substrates.

I never called myself an artist. Now that I am in the last quarter of my life and have zeroed in on creating beauty with "things you hang on a wall," I have come to grips with the fact that I am a left-brained person who likes to create pretty things, usually with lots of color.

Frequently, I use inks and paints to create shapes and movement. From there, I study what's on the page and discover something that reaches out to me as a representational or abstract concept. I complete the piece with additional painting, drawing, or textiles and paper

Rachel Mills

Artist Biography

How my art becomes...
I begin with something found along the way...a stone, a leaf, a scrap of color... evoking an idea or memory, some experience conscious or unconscious.
I find a way to show it off...watercolor, collage, hanging... even a small card to reach someone.
Other elements appear at hand...they feel they want to belong... paint, fabric, twig, old metal, buttons, ribbon, broken pieces of the world's leavings...and move themselves into place.
I wait a little.
Along comes an impossibility...at first it might not seem to fit, but begs to be included.
Emotion plays its part...a shadow I'm trying to make real.
I wait a little more...a day, a week, a year.
Is there something else it's trying to say to me?
I walk around outside my workroom, outside art, even outside imagination until that integrating piece finds me.
I hear the language it speaks, and I nod yes.

Laurie Zuckerman

Artist Biography

Laurie Zuckerman is a textile artist based in Chapel Hill, NC. She works with repurposed and found materials using various techniques, including hand stitching, embroidery, collage, block printing and beading. Her practice explores a range of subjects from contemplative animals and meditating spirit creatures to mandalas bursting into bloom.

Artist Statement

Through my work, I invite viewers into a world where the boundaries of perception dissolve, and discarded materials find new purpose, beauty, and life. My process begins with a treasure hunt. Whether I’m combing through bins of fabric at the Scrap Exchange, receiving broken jewelry from a friend, or discovering a feather on a forest trail, I enjoy considering the histories of my materials and imagining their potential. I then use intentionally slow techniques such hand stitching and embroidery, a contrast with our fast-paced, mass-produced modern life. I often reflect on how our culture encourages us to seek more, buy more, and move quickly from one thing to the next—practices that often lead to disappointment and a deepening sense of loss. I hope my work invites viewers to slow down and spark conversations about what we truly value and why.