![]() Simultaneously, Burton began her career in children’s book writing and illustration. A cooperative of sorts, this group created elaborately intricate designs of rural scenes and other natural elements, which they would carve into linoleum and print onto fabrics. Led by Burton, the design classes made up of local artists evolved into the Folly Cove Designers. They raised two sons, gardened and kept sheep, entertained friends, and taught art and design classes. Together with her husband George Demetrios, Virginia enjoyed a full life. ![]() She was also a dancer, an illustrator for an early Boston newspaper, and a musician, designer, sculptor, and printmaker. ![]() Yet to speak only of Burton’s achievements as a picture book creator would be to paint only part of the canvas of her life. Virginia Lee Burton’s name may bring to mind a steam shovel and a man called Mike Mulligan, a charming little house, and a snowplow named Katy. ![]()
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