Artist Statement¬¬_
“What begins my process of creating each hand painted gourd is as exciting as the end result.”

Born in 1944 in a small town in Indiana, Carolyn’s love for art began as a child with drawing and painting. At age eight, Carolyn and her family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Even as a young child the natural beauty of the southwest inspired her with all the warm colors so conducive to the region. Throughout her life, her enjoyments have always been centered on her creative interests and abilities while working with many different mediums. Carolyn’s success in art began as a landscape and still life painter. Her unique style and expression of painting have always been derived from images gathered over her lifetime, allowing her imagination to flow onto the object or canvas.

Today Carolyn has turned her love of art to that of designing and hand painting gourds. Every gourd is a new and unique canvas; its natural beauty is enhanced through Carolyn’s creative process. When the gourd is in its natural state it is like a tapestry inspiring Carolyn’s imagination and providing her with sources of inspiration. Carolyn uses a unique blend of oil colors to create each original design. Each gourd involves a multi-step process, beginning with washing, cleaning, cutting and sanding before the design and hand painting process may even begin.

Carolyn states, “All my life, I’ve had a special love and connection to our world’s natural beauty.”

Each of her gourds is not only an original, but an expression of her true love of art and nature. Carolyn’s self-fulfillment is gained when others enjoy her inspirations.

TO VIEW WORKS BY
CAROLYN K. BURCH 
CLICK ON THE "NEXT" BUTTON BELOW