“James Lostlen is a multidisciplinary artist who merges a background in product design and tool making with a deep connection to the desert landscape. Specializing in stone and metal, his work embraces the beauty of imperfection, inspired by the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi and the idea that nature’s anomolies are to be celebrated, not controlled. Drawing on years of restoration projects and solving design challenges, James approaches each piece he creates as a puzzle to be solved, finding creativity in constraint and joy in constant improvement. With a philosophy rooted in harmony with nature, he creates works that encourage viewers to shift their perspective, find beauty in the ubiquitous, and appreciate the richness of the world around them.”