James MacKenzie Summers is a freelance artist from Peterhead who specialises in authentic Celtic, and Celtic influenced, Illumination, Calligraphy and Design.
His artwork, based on twelve years of intensive study of Celtic Illumination, has been successfully exhibited both nationally and internationally, at galleries in Stirling, Edinburgh and London and at three Japanese exhibitions, in 1998 he became the 26th recipient of the Annual Award of the Association at the International Calligraphers Association's Exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Following on from his Celtic Illumination seminars during the Japanese tour the artist has been invited to convene the Celtic Illumination seminar and workshop at the Drachenwald Scriptorium, a symposium on 6^th – 16^th century Illumination techniques for advanced European Illuminators and Calligraphers.
The artist currently sells original work and limited edition prints and is available for private, corporate and clan related commissions. A varied selection of the artist’s work can be viewed on his award winning accessible from the homepage.