James R. Eads
James R. Eads was born in 1989 in Los Angeles, CA. He spent his childhood making art and eventually attended a liberal arts school in New York, focusing on printmaking, painting, and graphic design. After college, James returned to Los Angeles and began designing gig posters for bands like Phish, Dave Matthews, The Foo Fighters, and Jerry Garcia, as well as events like Bonaroo, Outside Lands, and Form Arcosanti.In 2013, James created his first tarot deck, which catapulted him into the world of divination. A year later, he founded his business, Prisma Visions, and in the following years, he created nearly a dozen divination tools.In 2016, James was a pioneer in painting in virtual reality using Tilt Brush, a tool developed by Google. James created immersive worlds that could be explored with a headset and worked directly with Google, SoulPancake, and VR Scout.In 2021, James founded Eads Bros. with his brother Sean. Their first project together was Pocket Visions, a tarot reading app for mobile devices. They are currently working on their first video game for public release.Throughout these various mediums, James has maintained a post-impressionistic dream-like quality in his work. His pieces are like maps to new worlds, illustrating the intricacies of human connection to nature and ourselves. James harnesses this sense of discovery and weaves it through his work, offering a glimpse of the underlying magic in everything.James currently runs an art studio in downtown Los Angeles with his team. The studio is a hub for various creatives and the flagship location of Prisma Visions.Learn more about James at his website.
