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“[It’s a] multidisciplinary approach to the understanding of form,” she says about her artistic technique.
Her journey began in her home state of California where she acquired a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley followed by a Master of Arts from Stanford. After immigrating to Canada in 1967 she discovered her gift of creating when taking a clay course at McMaster University in Hamilton in 1968.
“I was doing work for the psychiatry department in research at McMaster [University] and took a clay course and that was the end of my life in academia because I discovered I had a gift.”
Texas master James C. Watkins lustrous ceramic vessels featured in solo exhibition
Studio portrait of James C. Watkins. Photo by Bonni Oakes.
HOUSTON, TX
.-Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is presenting a solo exhibition by outstanding Lubbock ceramicist and educator, James C. Watkins, who was recently named a Texas Master by HCCC. Watkins joins an impressive roster of other Texas Master awardeesincluding curator Clint Willour (Houston) and artists Harlan Butt (Denton), Cindy Hickok (Houston), Rachelle Thiewes (El Paso), Piero Fenci (Nacogdoches), and Sandie Zilker (Houston)recognized for their roles as career artists, professionals, or educators who have made a significant impact on the field of craft in Texas.