James Culleton: Dear Margery September 24 – November 27, 2016 Open House and Concert at McCanna House Artist-in-Residence Saturday, September 24, 3 – 5 pm McCanna, North Dakota followed by James Culleton: Dear Margery opening at the North Dakota Museum … Continue reading Upcoming Art Exhibit: Dear Margery
Recent drawings I did at the 2016 Winnipeg Folk Festival. Couer de Pirate, Dan & Laurel, Ryan Adams, the Crooked Brothers, and the Wainwright Sisters Continue reading Drawings from the 2016 Winnipeg Folk Festival
Here’s a collection of drawings, mostly from the book Lyrical Lines. Drawings from the Winnipeg Folk Festival, the Times Change(d), the Park Theatre, the West End Cultural Centre…. Watercolors Continue reading Drawings and Watercolors
We have a broad selection of paintings available for your home or office. Take a look and email us if there’s anything you like. info@jamesculleton.com Continue reading New Paintings Summer 2016
We have a wide selection of steel sculptures for indoor and outdoor use. Message us for details. Interested in any of the sculptures above? Send us a message at info@jamesculleton.com Continue reading Steel Sculptures
In 2010 James Culleton was awarded the commission to recreate the facade of the West End Cultural Centre, one of Winnipeg’s greatest musical venues. For a year Culleton drew imagery from the WECC’s history and came up with a design that recreated … Continue reading The West End Cultural Centre
We had the chance to work with a couple great artists/designers at the Forks here in Winnipeg and installed two wonderful art installations. The first one, designed by Takashi Iwasaki, was a 700′ long piece of street art. We created … Continue reading Installations at the Forks
Chris Pancoe and I recently teamed up and were short listed for a public art project in Grand Beach, Manitoba. The call was for a piece of public art to mark the trail heads that meet at the beach boardwalk, … Continue reading Ring of Feathers
This water-jet cut pin is made of solid brass. The pin is based on a drawing I did of a Fender Telecaster owned by Winnipeg Guitarist Jason Nowicki. It measures 2″ and has a brass bar pin fastened to it … Continue reading Brass Fender Telecaster
The fifth and final video release for my album Vanished Days is for my song Dear Margery. I wrote and arranged the song based on letters I found from the 40’s that were written between Margery and Charles McCanna. The … Continue reading Dear Margery Music Video
The forth video release for my album Vanished Days is for my song I’ve Been Searching. I wrote and arranged the song based on a poem written by Montreal poet Phillip Tétrault. The video itself was filmed and edited by … Continue reading I’ve Been Searching Music Video
The third video I’m releasing for my latest album is the title track called Vanished Days which describes the glory days of wheat farming in the 1890’s. I wrote and arranged this song based on an old poem I found … Continue reading Vanished Days Music Video
The second video release for my album Vanished Days is for my song Captains of the Sky. I wrote and arranged the song based on a poem written by Montreal poet Phillip Tétrault. The video itself, filmed and edited by … Continue reading Captains of the Sky music video
Click here to download the new album Continue reading Download my new album Vanished Days
A video for my song ‘Home Seeker’s March’ from my newest album called Vanished Days. Filmed and edited by Leif Norman. A special thank you to the Larimore Museum and the Museum of Art of North Dakota for helping make … Continue reading Home Seeker’s March video
James Culleton Releases New Album Vanished Days Vanished Days sees James Culleton’s songwriting take a slightly nostalgic turn in that the album is a series of songs focusing on family and farming in North Dakota. Vanished Days … Continue reading James Culleton Releases New Album Vanished Days
Stop by my Etsy shop, it’s a quick and easy way to shop some of my work. Click on the icon to visit me on Etsy. Continue reading Etsy
January was an exciting time full of fun projects and inspirational travels. Here’s a quick recap…. The Paris flea markets proved to be full of goodies. Many designers today find ideas here and reinterpret them for today’s market. One such … Continue reading January Trip : Paris, Cologne and Las Vegas
Chris Pancoe and I installed our series of Art Deco inspired ‘snowfas’ at the Forks again this year. The Great West Life Snow Lounge is looking good despite some strange weather patterns. When we installed them it was -30 and … Continue reading Snow Sculptures
It’s time to get down…down filled that is. Here’s an array of my pillow pattern designs….. some of these are at my studio, some of them are available on Etsy, and others are on my page at Society6. Pillow fight! Continue reading Pillow Talk
Here are a few new sculptures that I’ve added to the collection….perfect for holiday gift giving. The small 2″ brass ones are $25 Cdn each. The Cello is 48″ tall in steel for $900 Cdn. Continue reading Brass Christmas Ornaments and a new cello design
I love painting landscapes. I can sit in front of a canvas and meditate on a favorite place and the brush takes me there. Not that I get to sit in front of them for very long, people are snapping … Continue reading Landscape Painting
St. Boniface-based designer drawing on his passions, The Lance, November 2015. Drawing a decade’s worth of performers, Sou’Wester, November 2015. Continue reading Articles
The dog pattern project all started as an answer to a cat pattern I created last year around this time, and this year it seemed only natural to celebrate our canine friends. I asked people to send pictures of their … Continue reading The Dog Pattern Project
“Drawings from the Park Theatre: Celebrating 10 Years” is an exhibition of drawings from the Park Theatre’s amazing 10 year history by artist James Culleton. Free admission, live music. The exhibit features drawings of Scott Nolan, Luke Doucet, Hayes Carll, … Continue reading Drawings from the Park Theatre: Celebrating 10 Years
The winner of the Pinnacle Award for Motion Upholstery was the M1 series, designed by James Culleton for Palliser Furniture. The American Society of Furniture Designers handed out its prestigious Pinnacle Awards to sixteen furniture designers on Monday, October 19th. … Continue reading James Culleton Wins Pinnacle Award for Motion Upholstery!
Chair lovers! here are some original drawings with watercolor of some of my favorite chairs. $100 each, frame included. These are part of a larger collection I did for a show at La Maison des Artistes in Winnipeg. If there’s … Continue reading Chair watercolors
Looking to tie one on? Haha, I partnered up with Martin Bowties and Lili Lavack to create some pretty wonderful bowties using some of my fabric designs. Here are a couple….. $60 each, pre-tied or the old school tie them … Continue reading Bowties
I have some beautiful watercolors in my collection that make great gifts for that special someone. School of fish, 13″x17″ with frame, $150 Marshmallow sofa, 5″x5″, $75(unframed) or $100 with frame Eames chair, 5″x5″ $75 unframed($100 with frame) Continue reading Watercolours
I recently returned from an art residency at the McCanna House in North Dakota. Margery McCanna donated the house to the Museum of Art of North Dakota, who turned the acreage into a retreat for artists. It’s a hundred year … Continue reading McCanna Residency
Article from Ayoko Magazine on my latest projects and Jonathan James Design Co. Continue reading Ayoko Magazine Article
I don’t mean to blow my own horn but I just got these really cool brass trumpets Available in 24″ and 2 1/2″ sizes. If banjos are more your thang, here’s something you can twang. Another sculpture, this … Continue reading Some New Sculptures Have Arrived
I’ve been loving these mugs from Society6. Great quality, easy for artists to upload and order, fair prices. Here’s a handful of my favorites from my shop. Have you ordered yours yet? Cat Mug Fish Mug Scott Nolan Mug D-Rangers … Continue reading Mugs
All sorts of things brewing in the studio these days. Fabrics, beds, vinyl records, sofas, bowties, layouts, shower curtains, curating, musical artifacts, sculptures, light displays, labyrinths, pillows, new windows, new opportunities, new friends, graphic design, overtures, puppets, sweet light, autumn, … Continue reading Let’s Collaborate
Fabric pattern inspiration comes in many forms for me, but probably the most important is through my art. I remember the first time I showed Mike Farrell my portfolio of work he immediately started pointing at sections of these paintings … Continue reading Fabric Design Inspirations
Leif Norman and I did this video for our friends at Art Upholstery…it was super fun. If you’re ever looking to get something custom made or recovered, these are the guys who can do it. Feb 6 2015 AU from … Continue reading Art Upholstery Video
Exciting things have been happening with my latest musical explorations. I’m working on my 5th album, which will be a Spring/Summer 2016 release of the McCanna Sessions, all music which I wrote whilst in McCanna, ND at a residency at … Continue reading Listen to my music
I recently teamed up with two mega-talented designers and a forward thinking Chinese mill to create a collection of fabrics being launched in Shanghai in less than a week! What an experience! Mike Farrell and Aaron Sizemore showed me a … Continue reading Fabric Designs
The American Society of Furniture Designers has nominated two of my furniture designs for their Pinnacle Awards. The awards dinner and announcements will happen in High Point, North Carolina in October 2015 Continue reading The Pinnacle Awards
Here’s a painting of a crow I did, this one is 48″x 48″. Can you imagine it over your sofa? $2500 and it’s yours! I also did a painting of the Red River(pictured here in orange) for $2500, about 4′ … Continue reading Art for the Home
I’ve been having a lot of fun with lit balloons lately. I’ve done installations at Memorial Park, La Maison des Artistes, and the Forks. I’ll be doing one at the forks again this year for Nuit Blanche on September 26th, … Continue reading Lights
I have copies of my two books available. Lyrical Lines (2011),230 pages, color. $30 In Lyrical Lines, I use blind contour to deliver a who’s who of Canada’s roots music scene in some of Winnipeg’s most venerable music venues. Contouring … Continue reading Books
Have you seen my work on the Society6 site? Order shower curtains, coffee mugs, t-shirts and more with my images, click here Continue reading Society6
I have a giant library of drawings….places I like to eat, my favorite chair designs, portraits of musicians and artists, a huge list really. Some of them are framed and ready to go if you need a quick gift or … Continue reading Drawings
I’ve been making labyrinths at the Winnipeg Folk Festival for over a decade now. Kids love these things! And for several years I was even able to fly over them in an ultralight to take pictures. So much fun! Continue reading Labyrinths
Now in its second round, EQ3 has developed a limited edition product line in support of the Michaëlle Jean Foundation, Generation Art, featuring winning artwork submitted by seven emerging Canadian artists of all ages. The winning pieces were selected from … Continue reading Generation Art Winner
One of the longest running designs I’ve ever created, the James rocker is an EQ3 chair that actually started out as a footstool design! Want to order one? go see the selection at EQ3 Continue reading The James Rocker
Chris Pancoe and I collaborated on a collection of snow furniture for the Forks, this was the second year we did it….and so the “snowfa” was born. Continue reading Snowfa
