"Do your hats do things? Mine do. Who said fine art can't be fun?"
~ Jonathan James, making fine art fun since the 90's.
Explore and order your own transforming, original and imaginative hat, by Jonathan James. Some call his handcrafted designs 'fashion.' Other's call it 'fiber art' and 'sculpture.' Custom orders cater to your color and shape whims. Let Jonathan create a work of art, just for you.
Thank you, all my models. You all have really made my adventures as an artist that much better! I have been blessed that most of my models were eager to go through the pile of hats and show them off. It makes an artist feel loved to have people volunteer for shoots! Thank you!
Below you can find a link to all the models I have shot (minus one or two with no web sites). If you are doing photography, EVERY single one of these women is a wonderful person to work with. They all look great in hats, too!
Julia Nichols
Julia is the composer, lead singer and lead guitarist of Naked. The other members of her band have revolved around her over the years. She has been writing and performing music since she was twelve.
Mz. Nichols' work is entrancing and soothed every person I have watched listen. Check into her myspace account for album / song availability.
Melissa
Painter / artist, mother and teacher.
Michael
Musician & Sound Board Dude.
Stephanie McCoy
Model from Maine. She is a fabulous model and looks great in a hat or out of one. I highly recommend her for photo shoots. Stephanie was a pro the whole way through the shoot. She actually made a couple hats look great — hats I was a touch unsure about. She also has a fun humor.
Tracy Berry
Model From Maine. You can find her modeling web site here. Tracy has wonderful humor and will make any photoshoot fun. She is also a pro at her work. Tracy really provided a sophistication to my shoots that I had been lacking before working with her. She also made me laugh the whole way through.
Sarah Brown
Model From Maine. She was a little shy at first, it seemed. Since it was our first time shooting together, I understood. By the time I had gone through one digital roll of pictures and showed her the results on my computer, she was at home in my hats. She really provided a professional look to some of my designs, for which I am grateful. Contact her if you need a beautiful blond that is professional and has a perfect smile for close ups.
Heather Perry
A manager at a ski resort in Maine, she is one of the kindest people I know and very gracious to model her custom made hat for me.