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Roy G James
I began the day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, specifically December 8, 1941. My love of art and books (I am a confirmed bibliophile and a committed popular culture buff) has been a lifelong pursuit. I suspect graphic art has had a significant influence on my pursuit of visual art. I have lived my entire life thus far in the Windsor/LaSalle region, am widowed with four sons, five beautiful grandchildren and an orange tabby cat named Boots.I am a retired teacher of the visual arts, science and mathematics, having taught in elementary and secondary schools in Windsor and Sandwich West for 41 years including the private school Academie St. Cecile International School. I have mounted an exhibition of early works at the popular Windsor pub, The Phogg, in 2003: and along with the late fellow poet, Joe Patterson, exhibited in 2008 eighteen works called INSPIRATION: POETRY IN PAINT, interpreting Joe’s exquisite poetry. I have rendered several murals in schools and churches in and around Essex County. I am a published author of two books, one of poetry, ZAPPED BY DESIGN, ZITHERED BY WIT accompanied by 60 of my own illustrations; the second, an all-ages novel, THE MYSTERY OF THE CLOCK; as well as editing an anthology, JOURNEY, of fine poetry by members of The Live Poets Society of Windsor and Essex County. I am a short-story contest winner for a cross-border magazine, THE ARTISAN’S WELL, a fine art and literary publication.
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