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Drawings of me 1976 Drawings of me 1976

Just some of the clients I worked with in St Neots.

  • Fisons
  • Pye of Cambridge
  • The Victaulic Company
  • Rotaire Driers Limited
  • Pains Brewery
  • Borg Warner
  • Millerental
  • Renbro Ltd

 
 
More drawings of me 1976 More drawings of me 1976
 
 

After two years I had to make way for an "All Rounder" from London, so I was made redundant!

Tin police car + cowboys and a Maltese bus Tin police car + cowboys and a Maltese bus
 
 
Advert for Rotaire Driers Limited Advert for Rotaire Driers Limited

I didn't mind as I had learnt a great deal about advertising, illustration, design, print, artwork, photography etc, and had travelled a bit, around England, with our Photographer.

 

Graphic Art Limited - Cambridge

 

I immediately found a job in Cambridge at a printers called Graphic Art Limited!

Drawings of Karen Miller 1975 Drawings of Karen Miller 1975
 
 
Portrait of my mother from 1975 Portrait of my mother from 1975

Back to the drawing board literally as I had to work in a caravan with 3 other art workers.

 
 

Again there were things to learn, serious paste - up, and working on a light box desk, so we could splice and paint out negs and clear film.

Inside the Graphic Arts caravan Inside the Graphic Arts caravan
 
 
Me working in Graphic Arts Cambridge 1975 Me working in Graphic Arts Cambridge 1975

 
 

Polaroid photo for my business card Polaroid photo for my business card
 
 
Portraits of me, 1975-76 Portraits of me, 1975-76
 
 
Gordon Hurden 1976 Gordon Hurden 1976

 
 

The company was a silk screen printers and a litho printers, and I first visited them to print my personal business cards!

My business card 1974 My business card 1974
 
 
Sally Crowther & drawing of me 1976 Sally Crowther & drawing of me 1976
 
 
Drawing of Mary 1976 Drawing of Mary 1976

 
 

We all had to clock in! yes really! as it was a printers and we were there as part of a team.

One of the rare chances we had to draw, I designed a poster for a Desmond Dekker concert One of the rare chances we had to draw, I designed a poster for a Desmond Dekker concert
 
 
Various portraits of my good friend Martin Salisbury Various portraits of my good friend Martin Salisbury
 
 
Me & my mother, Stella, London 1976 Me & my mother, Stella, London 1976

There was lots to do and learn and it was located near the famous Jesus Green Lido, so we were able to go swimming for 30 mins, during lunch break.

 
 

I would go home for lunch as I lived in Carlisle Road nearby.

Drawings of Elizabeth Campbell Drawings of Elizabeth Campbell
 
 
Portraits of me from 1975-76 Portraits of me from 1975-76
 
 
More drawings of Elizabeth Campbell More drawings of Elizabeth Campbell

We had a great deal of design talent in the caravan studio! Gordon Hurden and myself, had both attended the illustration course at Cambridge Art School.

 
 

The clients at Graphic Arts offered the occasional bit of illustration for us, usually the Cambridge City Council and the Arts Theatre posters, and when these came in we would vie with each other to get the chance to draw.

I worked for 2 months at Unitam, London 1977 I worked for 2 months at Unitam, London 1977