Greetings and welcome to my website
My name is James and I'm a ceramic and wire artist, as well as a tutor. I make animal sculptures and teach others how to do it too. It's what I do and I can't imagine doing anything else.
As well as being an artist I also run The Phoenix Studio in Towersey, near Thame - there's always something inspiring going on here, and it's a wonderful place to create.
I hope you enjoy my art and that my words inspire you to get creative too - there really is nothing like it!
My latest blog posts
New techniques, new sculptures
As some of you may have heard I’m taking a step back from clay this year to focus on other materials – namely wire and metal. I still love ceramics […]
The Drawing Circus in Towersey
Phew – where do I start?! The Drawing Circus 2018 was a massive success and we loved every minute. Some memories of the weekend: the quiet sounds of pencils scratching, […]
The life drawing event of the summer… are you coming?
This summer we’re teaming up with the finest troupe of performers, models and musicians Brighton has to offer and putting on a fantastic weekend of life drawing at the studio. […]
Lights, Camera, art in Action!
In my previous blog post I talked about the journey to Art in Action (AiA) – the hurdles I overcame with the help of loved ones and how the stage […]
The long, windy and (til now undocumented) road to Waterperry!
Whilst the last few months before AiA didn’t play out quite like Gaby Turner’s wonderful poem predicted, in many ways it was not too far off the mark. Procrastination, late […]