Valerie Burke

Val Burke is an artist, Clinical EFT practitioner and author living in Olympia, Washington. Having grown up an only child, she learned to enjoy solitude, spending her time drawing, painting, reading, writing, and pondering the nature of the universe.

Her mind was always brimming with questions for which no one seemed to have answers, which is probably why she turned out to be rather a science geek. She found relief from all of the “mind chatter” in art, and to this day if she’s not creating something, she feels restless and unsettled—as if she’s misplaced an important part of herself.

Val’s educational background is in the sciences. Her first Bachelor’s was in Geology (1985), second in Nursing Science (1989), and then in 1996 she completed her Master’s in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing from the University of Alaska, Anchorage. Since 2008 she’s worked as a freelance health writer. She published her first book in 2013, Is the Paleo Diet Right for You? Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Science.

Val’s life path has been directed by her passion for healing, which is reflected in her art. After practicing as an advanced practice nurse in many different capacities, she moved into more holistic mind-body approaches like energy medicine. She is a Reiki Master, Kundalini yoga student and certified practitioner of clinical EFT (tapping).

Val has also been a student of A Course in Miracles for more than a decade—which was the birthplace of “Tiny Mad Idea.”

Val currently enjoys working with natural stones, crystals, and metals. She loves the idea of transforming Earth’s amazing geological formations into art by mimicking its geological processes—pressure and heat—so she utilizes quite a bit of hand forging and torching. Applying fire to raw copper brings out a myriad of amazing colors! She also believes in the power of words and uses them in her work... words can serve as gentle reminders to keep our thoughts aligned with spirit.