Jim’s sculpting career began in the 1980’s while he was living north of the Arctic Circle in Alaska.

The Eskimo village had several noted ivory/whale bone carvers and carving seemed to be the perfect endeavor to fill the below zero nights.  After returning to the world, his sculpting was directed towards western art using cedar fence posts as his base material.  His work gradually became more refined and began to include the more traditional limestone, alabaster, soapstone and many varieties of wood.  Quite a few of his sculptures have been cast into bronze.

Jim’s work has been shown in many art centers, galleries and museums in Jackson Hole, Santa Fe, Scottsdale, Aspen and Telluride.  Currently, he exhibits in Minnesota and Texas.

Jim Burton has been a resident of Texas since 1994, but spends his summers at this studio in Wisconsin.