Folio containing research material compiled by James Walker:

a) Photograph of a design by James Walker. The photograph is related to a work entitled: Chevrons for a Pagan Wedding. The design consists of bright orange chevrons against a mesh background. The image has possibly been digitally manipulated. Undated.

b) Photograph of a design by James Walker. The photograph is related to a work entitled: Chevrons for a Pagan Wedding. The design consists of dull yellow chevrons against a mesh background. Undated.

c) Photograph of a design by James Walker. The photograph is related to a work entitled: Chevrons for a Pagan Wedding. The design consists of bright yellow chevrons against a mesh background. The image appears to have been digitally manipulated. Undated.

d) Photographs of a design by James Walker. The photographs are related to a work entitled: Chevrons for a Pagan Wedding. Five variations of the design are printed on an A4 sheet of photographic paper. The images appear to have been digitally manipulated. Undated.

e) Photographs of a design by James Walker. The photographs are related to a work entitled: Chevrons for a Pagan Wedding. Three copies of the design are printed on an A4 sheet of photographic paper. Undated.

f) Manila folder labelled: Slide Notes – JW works. Contains items g) – l).

g) Manuscript, James Walker Slide Notes. The notes provide a list of works created by James Walker under the headings: Architectural and Autonomous Glass Windows; Flat Glass Wall Constructions; and Cast Glass Sculptures. A title, date, location, and dimensions are given for each work. Undated (post 1997).

h) Manuscript, James Walker Slide Notes. The notes provide a list of works created by James Walker under the headings: Architectural and Autonomous Glass Windows (slides 1-12); Flat Glass Wall Constructions (slides 13-15); and Mould-Melted Glass Sculptures (slides 17-20). A title, date, location, and dimensions are given for each work. Undated (post 1997).

i) Manuscript, James Walker Designs and Creations in Glass. A list of works by James Walker, listed in chronological order from 1977-1985. Undated.

j) Manuscript, James Walker Designs and Creations in Glass. A list of works by James Walker, listed in chronological order from 1977-1985. Undated.

k) Manuscript, handwritten note starting: Red Ribbon. A wax seal is located on the right side of the page. Undated.

l) Manuscript, Slide Notes. A handwritten note in the top left hand corner indicates that the notes relate to a lecture given to the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council of New Zealand in 1982.

m) Manila folder. Unlabelled. Contains items n) – t).

n) Drawing in black ink on corrugated card. Undated.

o) Transparency labelled: James Walker.

p) Drawing in black ink on tracing paper. Undated.

q) Drawing in pencil on a sheet of lined A4 paper. Undated.

r) Drawing, shape cut out of clear plastic. Undated.

s) Drawing in pencil on paper. The drawing appears to relate to his Chevron series. Undated.

t) Drawing in pencil on tracing paper. Undated.

u) Manila folder labelled: Writings - JBW. Contains items v) – ai).

v) Manuscript, A Movement in Glass. The document lists a selection of words. Undated.

w) Manuscript, handwritten note starting: I’m a sucker for basic human emotional requirements. Undated.

x) Manuscript, typed note starting: To achieve a fruitful teacher-student relationship. Undated.

y) Fragment of a Zig-Zag Rice packet formerly containing cigarette papers. There is a handwritten note on the reverse.

z) Manuscript, handwritten notes labelled: Dreams. Undated.

aa) Manuscript, typed note starting: ‘It’s maybe warmer here than in my house’ ....like hell! The note records a series of three miscellaneous thoughts. Undated.

ab) Manuscript, typed note starting: I really do think that we virtually live on different planets. The note reflects on the art of discussion. Undated.

ac) Manuscript, typed note starting: Life goes on here. At least in a manner of speaking. Never in my life have I considered that one could possibly feel so alienated and overwhelmed by emotional hopelessness... The note reflects on his relationship with an unidentified colleague. Undated.

ad) Manuscript, typed note starting: Develop the capacity to keep your time... The note is dated Prague, 10 January 1994.

ae) Manuscript, typed note starting: Everything seems to be everywhere else. The note reflects on wisdom that he has gained with age. It is dated 10 September 1993.

af) Manuscript, typed note starting: When most people work, they receive money; when I work, I spend money. The note consists of two short statements. Undated.

ag) Manuscript, handwritten note starting: To have been always shunned... Undated.

ah) Manuscript, handwritten note starting: I spend so much time working on dreams rather than realities. Undated.

ai) Manuscript, typed note starting: You know, ever since our discussion last year. The note regards a financial loan and is dated 1993.

aj) Manila folder labelled: Drawings. Contains items ak) – bj).

ak) Drawing in yellow paint and chalk on black paper. The drawing consists of three separate sheets of A4 black paper each printed with a pair of footprints. The pages are numbered 1-3 on the reverse. The third drawing is signed by James Walker and dated 1995.

al) Printed A4 page showing the intended layout of the drawings described in part ak).

am) Photocopy, possibly a precedent image. The image shows a face and two hands. Undated.

an) Drawing, pencil sketches on a sheet of A4 paper. Undated.

ao) Drawing, pencil sketches on a sheet of A4 paper. Undated.

ap) Drawing in pencil of a man’s face. The image is likely a self portrait of James Walker. Undated.

aq) Copy of ap)

ar) Drawing in ink on a sheet of A4 paper. It appears to be a sketch of the Delicate Arch in Arches National Park, Utah, United States of America. Undated.

as) Drawing, pencil sketches on a sheet of A4 paper. The sketches are possibly related to a sculptural work. Undated.

at) Drawing, pencil sketches on a sheet of A4 paper. The sketches are possibly related to a sculptural work. Undated.

au) Drawing, pencil sketches on a sheet of A4 paper. The sketches are possibly related to a sculptural work. Undated.

av) Drawing in pencil on a sheet of lined paper. The sketches appear to show caricatures of the artist. Undated.

aw) Drawing, pencil sketches on a sheet of A4 paper. The sketches are possibly related to a sculptural work. Undated.

ax) Drawing, pencil sketches on a sheet of A4 paper. The drawing appears to relate to his Chevron series. Undated.

ay) Drawings in pencil on a small piece of paper. The drawing is annotated: A nice girl. Undated.

az) Drawing in pencil on a small piece of paper. Undated.

ba) Drawing, pencil sketches on a sheet of lined yellow paper. Undated.

bb) Drawing of two faces in pen and pencil on coloured paper. Both appear to be self portraits of James Walker. Undated.

bc) Drawing, pair of pencil sketches on a sheet of A4 paper. The sketches are possibly related to a sculptural work titled Little Buddha. Undated.

bd) Drawing in pencil on a sheet of paper. Undated.

be) Drawing, group of sketches in ink and pencil on coloured paper. Some of the sketches appear to relate to his Chevron series. Undated.

bf) Drawing in crayon on paper. It is dated 30 August 1996 on the reverse.

bg) Drawing of a stylised figure in pencil on paper. Undated.

bh) Drawing of a stylised figure in pencil on paper. Undated.

bi) Collage, abstract design. Undated.

bj) Drawing, pencil sketches on a sheet of A4 paper. The sketches are possibly related to a sculptural work. Undated.

bk) Sketchpad containing several drawing by James Walker. Includes designs for stained glass windows. Undated.

bl) Business cards. Two sheets of paper printed with copies of James Walker’s business card and one individual business card. Undated.

bm) Photocopy of a page out of a book or magazine with a quote by James Walker. The page also features a picture of the work A Movement in Glass. It is possibly taken from the catalogue for the Kanazawa 1990 International Glass Exhibition.

bn) Digital print of a drawing by James Walker. The work is possibly titled Big Z Square. Undated.

bo) Photograph of a stained glass window designed by James Walker. The untitled work, an Auditorium window, is located in First Church of Christ Scientist, Wellington. Undated.

bp) Photograph of a stained glass curtain wall designed by James Walker for the Hutt Valley Energy Board building, Lower Hutt, in 1987. The work is titled: Hutt 2/3/4. The photograph has been taken from the top of a flight of stairs looking towards the exterior of the curtain wall.

bq) Photographs of a design by James Walker. Two photographs have been printed on a single sheet of A4 paper. The photographs are related to a work titled Chevrons for a Pagan Wedding. The design consists of bright orange chevrons against a mesh background. Undated.

br) Photograph of a stained glass window designed by James Walker. The work is titled: Speedball Special. A note on the back of the photograph states that it is a miniature reproduction of a window made for Auckland University Commerce School, New Zealand. Undated.

bs) Newsletter, titled: Glass News. Published by the New Zealand Society of Artists in Glass, Winter/Spring, September 2005.

bt) Photograph of a group of people in a garden. A note on the back of the photograph reads: Mark Eckstrand Workshop, Sunbeam Glassworks, January 1990. James Walker stands in the back row on the far right.

bu) Report by Rob Hooper, dated 26 March 1991. The heading reads: Carrington Polytechnic Design School. The report outlines the activities of the glass department at Carrington. An advertisement for a lecture by James Walker on the work of Stanislav Libenský and Jaroslava Brychtova appears on the back of the report. The lecture was held at Elam School of Fine Arts, 17 April 1991.

bv) Report by Peter Raos, dated January 1990. The heading reads: NZSAG [New Zealand Society of Artists in Glass] Fusing Workshop. The report provides details regarding a workshop led by Mark Eckstrand at Sunbeam Glassworks in January 1990. There is a note on the back concerning the Kanazawa 1990 International Glass Exhibition, where A Movement in Glass by James Walker was exhibited.

bw) Letter to Peter Quin, Executive Director, Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council of New Zealand, from the New Zealand Society of Artists in Glass, dated 1 February 1990. The letter expresses discontent on behalf of the society’s members regarding a visit by Canadian stained glass artist Stephen Taylor.

bx) Report, undated. The report provides details about the New Zealand Society of Scientific Glassblowers Biennial Conference. The report was possibly written by Peter Viesnick of Hot Glass Company. An advertisement for the Annual General Meeting of the New Zealand Society of Artists in Glass is printed on the back of the report.

by) Letter to James Walker from Jim Duerden, Secretary of the New Zealand Society of Artists in Glass, dated 14 July 1986. The letter thanks James Walker for his contribution to the 1986 New Zealand Society of Artists in Glass Conference.

bz) Registration Application for the 1st New Zealand Glassworkers Symposium, Hawke’s Bay, 17-22 August 1980.

ca) Manuscript, Constitution of New Zealand Society of Artists in Glass Incorporated. Undated.

cb) Letter to the Selection Committee from James Walker, dated 28 April 2005. The letter regards his application for the role of Lecturer Fine Arts Whanganui. Letters of recommendation from Stanislav Libenský, Ludwig Schaffrath, Johannes Schreiter, and W Derix are attached.

cc) Letter of recommendation concerning James Walker written by Stanislav Libenský, dated 20 July 1999. The letter is accompanied by a duplicate copy.

cd) Letter of recommendation concerning James Walker written by Ludwig Schaffrath, dated 10 September 2000. The letter is accompanied by a duplicate copy.

ce) Letter of recommendation concerning James Walker written by Johannes Schreiter, dated 22 April 1989. The letter is accompanied by a duplicate copy.

cf) Letter of recommendation concerning James Walker written by W Derix, undated. The letter is accompanied by a duplicate copy.

cg) Letter of recommendation concerning James Walker written by M Simpson, dated 11 March 1989.

ch) Manuscript, titled: The Most Important Elements to Teach Glass Casting. Possibly records a lecture by James Walker. Undated.

ci) Drawing, design for a stained glass window by James Walker. The top of the window is in the shape of a gothic arch. Undated.

cj) Drawing, copy of design drawings by James Walker. The drawings are for a set of stained glass windows. The set consists of one large pane in the shape of a gothic arch and two rectangular panes. Undated.

ck) Photograph of a stained glass window designed by James Walker. The top of the window is in the shape of a gothic arch. The photograph relates to the drawings described in parts cj) and ck). Undated.

cl) Photograph of a stained glass window. The photograph is thought to show an untitled glass work by Holly Sandford dated 1984. The work is located in the Arts and Commerce Building, University of Auckland. The photograph has been presented on a sheet of black card. Undated, possibly 1984.

cm) Drawing, design for a stained glass window by James Walker. The work is titled: Links 2/3/4. The drawing is signed and dated, James Walker, 1986. The drawing has been mounted on card.

cn) Drawing, design for a stained glass window by James Walker. The work is titled: Links 2/3/4. The drawing is signed and dated, James Walker, 1986. The drawing has been mounted on card.

co) Photograph of a stained glass window designed by James Walker. The work is titled: A Movement in Glass. Undated, possibly 1990.

cp) Photograph of a design for a stained glass window by James Walker. The work is thought to be titled: Big Z Square. Undated.

cq) Manuscript, Curriculum Vitae of James Walker. Undated (post 1988).