Tracy C. Burns

Artist Statement

Proverbs 31:13 She seeks wool, and flax, and works willingly with her hands (NKJ)

I use Linen and 100% wool fabric to create my work.  I cut the fabric into 18” length strips that range from 3/32” to 1” wide.  By using a crochet style hook with a handle, I pull the fabric through the pattern drawn onto the linen.  85% of my work is made from recycled wool garments. I have created still lives as well as realistic animals, but there is just something about Geometrical and Minimalist Abstracts- It is about the shapes, but at times, a pattern feels too stiff, so I start looking at the textures and colors of the wool and they guide me. When I hook an area, I will sometimes stray from the actual pattern I have drawn and the piece starts to develop its own personality.  This results into some of my best work. 

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Artist Bio

 Indiana Artisan Tracy Burns is a Fiber Artist based in East Central Indiana.  She works with linen and wool fabric.  A visit to the 1999 Indiana State Fair, introduced Tracy to Traditional Rug Hooking.  She has been teaching beginner and intermediate classes since 2001.  Her commitment to sharing her knowledge with others comes form years of study with teachers, craftsman and artists of many disciplines from across the country. With a trained understanding of styles, methods and advanced techniques, she has taught classes at her home in Wayne County Indiana, area churches, Homemakers Retreat, Art Centers, Public Libraries, Fiber Festivals and AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI.  Tracy has won many awards for her work in the past 21 years as well as her work appearing in the International ATHA (Association of Traditional Hooking Artists) Magazine/Newsletter, and Ten Thousand Loops by; Judy Taylor 2020. Her work has been on display at The Henry County Arts Center, the Whitewater Valley Arts Association, Randolph County Arts Depot, RAM/Richmond Art Museum, Indiana State House, Haan Museum of Indiana Art and many Arts and Crafts groups in the Midwest. Her work has also been apart of the Fayette and Wayne County Fairs, Mooreland Free Fair, Indiana State Fair, Sauder Village International Rug Show, ATHA Biennial International Rug Show and The Hoosier Women’s Artists Competition. Tracy was apart of a 3 women’s Artist Show at The Art Depot in Randolph County October 2018, Off the Hook-One Woman Show at the Blackford County Arts Center 2019.  Tracy's love of sharing the Art of Rug Hooking has taken her to demonstrations and Presentations at many organizations in numerous counties across Indiana and Ohio. For Tracy, Rug Hooking is a creative, meditative and communal endeavor that can be shared with everyone