For purchase inquiries please email Erin margaretjamesdesign@gmail.com

Prices for original, framed works range from $600-$1500.

Encouraged by her artist Grandmother Erin began painting watercolor florals at the age of 5. Throughout her career Erin has worked with a variety of mediums, including paint and fabric, to create her exquisitely crafted pieces. The events of the past few years have brought Erin’s creative practice full circle to her first love of watercolor botanicals. Her botanical paintings are memoirs of a sort, inspired by genealogical research, daily illustrations documenting the life cycle of plants and flowers - exploring connection, possibility, and a sense of place.

Known as a leader in the field of textile design, Erin’s work has been published in Vogue Living AU, she has been a guest lecturer at the Textile Study Group of New York in Manhattan, and she was featured on the television program “State of the Arts” broadcast by NJTV.

As a third generation graduate of Moore College of Art + Design in Philadelphia and the great granddaughter of a seamstress for the Mummers, Erin’s discerning eye for detail and love of color and pattern is equal parts heredity, education, and experience. Her extensive travels through Great Britain and Ireland - including a weaving apprenticeship in Scotland - bring a unique perspective to Erin’s creative aesthetic.

What’s in the name “Margaret James”? When deciding on a name for my new Fine Art & Design business I knew I wanted it to be bigger than me - an “umbrella” of sorts that would leave me room to grow into something creatively bigger than just a place to showcase my artwork. (a collection of fabric & wallpaper is in the works)

The name “Margaret James” is a nod to two of my biggest inspirations, my talented and creative grandmother and my talented and determined son.