I'm not a professional artist; I like painting pictures and making pots and have done so for the best part of sixty years now. I did do a foundation course in Art and Design, and then went to teacher training college where I did a Junior school course with art as a speciality. I hated teaching, both in school and at the evening classes I was bullied into tutoring at, so I gave it up for a bit and did an eclectic collection of jobs including running a pub, being a lifeguard and working in a bonded warehouse. Eventually I joined a bus company as a driver and ended up there for 25 years. Finally, a few years in a huge independent bookstore led up to my retirement. Hooray. Now I do as I please when I please.
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