Denis James

Many of my ceramic works are figurave / narrave / architectural terracoa, paper clay, wall bas-reliefs. I also generate a range of 'useful' vessels and vessel-related sculptural forms.

I am curious about by themes of connecon; psychic compression; social isolaon; travel; and my own personal history.
I wonder about how the human is posioned in, and

influenced by, architectural space. Of parcular interest are windows, openings, balconies, steps, and the aging of materials and surfaces over me.
Ancient clay objects, ruins, temples, walls, are a major source of inspiraon.
In my studio I ulize a variety of techniques and materials: drawing, stamping, texture making, painng with coloured engobes, glazes; integrang ceramic stains, metal powders, industrial porcelain circuitry substrates, refractory elements, and ceramic decals; and finally all these elements are combined and transformed through several firings; compleng the synthesis of intenon, form and surface.

DENYS JAMES (b. 1943, Victoria); B.Ed U.B.C.,1968; Diploma, Ceramics, Banff School of Fine Arts, 1978.
He has taught ceramics, drawing, 3D design at Okanagan College; Victoria College of Art; Alberta College of Art; and conducted over 50 ceramic art workshops and seminars.

His exhibions include: Fine Arts Gallery, U.B.C., Vancouver; Canadian Clay and Glass, Waterloo; East-West, London, England; Walter Phillips, Banff; Bau-Xi, Vancouver; Kesif- Sanat Galerisi, Turkey; Dunlop, Regina; Jonathon Bancro-Snell, London, Ontario; Hall Barne, New Orleans.

Denys's work appears in several publicaons, and in public and private collecons including the Museum of Civilizaon; Brish Petroleum; Haceepe University, inTurkey.
He conducts art travel learning experiences through his company Discovery Art Travel,