Terri Burris was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in sunny Hermosa Beach. She developed her interest in art at an early age, under the magical guidance of two neighbors, who became her first teachers. They spent many hours together, rooting Terri’s visions in childhood inspiration for a lifetime. As early as six or seven years of age, Terri remembers always being engrossed in an art project, usually involving tissue paper collages, painting on her father’s scrapwood, and making macrame art pieces.<p>