Van James

Van James is an international advocate for the arts and a guest tutor at numerous teacher training colleges and Steiner-Waldorf schools. He is a council member of the Visual Art Section of North America, land representative for the Anthroposophical Society in Hawai’i, mentor for the Academy of Himalayan Arts and Child Development, and a former long-time teaching artist at the Honolulu Waldorf School. He is editor of Pacifica Journal, as well as an active artist, graphic designer, and author of numerous books on culture and the arts, including:

Spirit and Art: Pictures of the Transformation of Consciousness
The Secret Language of Form: Visual Meaning in Art and Nature
Drawing with Hand, Head and Heart: A Natural Approach to Learning the Art of Drawing
Painting with Hand, Head and Heart: A Natural Approach to Learning the Art of Painting