James Barker is a sculptor living on the island of Maui. In an earlier life, he was an art teacher at the secondary level in California, Minnesota and Mexico. Following academia, Jim owned and operated a successful gallery and production pottery studio in the state of Washington.

During this past decade, James has been developing what he terms Special Containers -- Sculptural Vessels. Concentrating exclusively now on bronze as his chosen medium, the sculptor's unique creations are gaining worldwide attention for their power, grace and elegance. With an extraordinary eye for detail and clearly a deep knowledge and reverence for nature, the artist is creating an astoundingly modern vision of our natural world. Collectors eagerly await James Barker's new works which include a series of figurative sculptures.