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Aurelia | Sculptures by James Aarons. Item made of ceramic
Aurelia | Sculptures by James Aarons. Item made of ceramic
Aurelia | Sculptures by James Aarons. Item made of ceramic
Aurelia | Sculptures by James Aarons. Item made of ceramic

Created and Sold by James Aarons

James Aarons

Aurelia - Sculptures

Featured In Dana Point, CA

Starts at $4,500

Creation: 8-20 weeks

Aurelia is a sight specific composition traversing the reception rotunda and grand corridor at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Dana Point, CA. Each of the more than 300 swallows is hand sculpted and glazed, some with gold foil and suspended on steel filament from the ceiling. Because of the linear structure of the long corridor, the client requested an orderly composition rather than choreograph the birds to fly freely in swirls and swoops. Aurelia was commissioned through the art consulting firm Faulkner + Locke for this project.

Item Aurelia
Created by James Aarons
As seen in Dana Point, Dana Point, CA
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James Aarons
Meet the Creator

James Aarons

Mokelumne Hill, CA

Wescover creator since 2020
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James Aarons owns a one-person studio specializing in hand-made ceramic art pieces for hospitality, health care, corporate and residential spaces. Most work is created for site specific placement by art consultants, designers and architects. Repertory includes custom designed Dot Compositions in a broad range of colors, textures and styles; ceramic paintings, prints and drawings; and one-of-a-kind objects produced in collaboration with designers and art consultants.


“I am a reformed modern dancer and self-taught ceramic artist who moonlights as a yoga teacher. Dance, clay and yoga share the necessity of exploring space in combination with earthy materials. Plus heat. As if by a gentle stroke of magic, each discipline transforms the ordinary (space, clay and body) into the extraordinary.

My most current ceramic work is a collection of imaginary landscapes drawing upon the physical properties of geomorphic processes. Tectonic shifts, glacial moraines and the erosive forces of rain and wind upon sediment are the incremental movements I look to for inspiration. Additionally, I produce site specific dot compositions; crisp geometric choreographies for vertical surfaces that employ a range of shapes, textures and colors.”