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Which painting would you be and why? This has to be the hardest question that you’ve asked me! I’ve thought of many different paintings, but couldn’t really decide on one. I decided to ask my family – and they all came up with the same answer – even though I asked them individually. It was ‘The Scream’ by Edward Munch. I don’t think it’s a very flattering answer and none of them were prepared to tell me why they had chosen it! Who is your favourite artist/designer/architect? I have a lot of favourite pieces by many different artists although I’m not a huge fan of traditional paintings. I tend to like work best that has been made since the invention of the camera – when artwork took on a different meaning. It moved on to make statements about life rather than being merely a way of recording what was could be seen. I love the work of Giacometti – his sketches and particularly the sculpture ‘Pointing Man’. I like art that makes you think as well as art that ‘looks nice’. One of my favourite ever pieces is a piece of installation art called ‘The Beanery’ by an American artist called Edward Keinholz. The piece is a scaled down copy of an American bar. You have to actually walk inside it all the way to the end. It’s full of ‘people’. You can’t actually get through the diner without brushing against the ‘people’ which is very disturbing. What is your favourite book/author? My all-time favourite book was one I read when I was a teenager – a long time ago! It’s called ‘My Brother Michael’ by an author called Mary Stewart. It was set in the village of Delphi –home of the ancient Oracle in Greece. Although the story was good, it was the description of the place that has made me read it again and again. It’s where I’d love to visit – perhaps one day when I’ve retired. What are your hobbies? My obvious hobby is anything to do with art and craft, and I go on a lot of different courses and workshops from printing to jewellery making to textiles. However, I also love walking and climbing. I especially love Via Ferrata which is a type of climbing where there are metal cables high up in the mountains of Italy and France. You clip into them and are then able to explore higher and higher without having to set up the ropes. Who was your favourite teacher when you were at school? This was the easiest question. She was called Mrs Sylvia Bradbury and she was my English teacher. She introduced me to King Lear and the metaphysical poets and she was a fabulous inspirational lady. We hung on her every word. As my secondary school was very rural, my sixth form group also went to see her goat kids when they were born! What was the naughtiest thing you did when you were at school? When I was in the sixth form, instead of going to French, we went to the beach for the afternoon. What is your motto for life? I’ve no idea who said this first – but it’s something my father always used to say when I was younger. Forget whatever you may have not achieved well in the past and remember – ‘Today is the first day of the rest of your life’. 46 called Mary Stewart. It was set in the village of Delphi –home of the ancient Oracle in Greece. Although the story was good, it was the description of the place that has made me read it again and again. It’s where I’d love to visit – perhaps one day when I’ve retired. What are your hobbies? My obvious hobby is anything to do with art and craft, and I go on a lot of different courses and workshops from printing to jewellery making to textiles. However, I also love walking and climbing. I especially love Via Ferrata which is a type of climbing where there are metal cables high up in the mountains of Italy and France. You clip into them and are then able to explore higher and higher without having to set up the ropes. Who was your favourite teacher when you Who was your favourite teacher when you were at school? This was the easiest question. She was called Mrs Sylvia Bradbury and she was my English teacher. She introduced me to King Lear and the metaphysical poets and she was a fabulous inspirational lady. We hung on her every word. As my secondary school was very rural, my sixth form group also went to see her goat kids when they were born! What was the naughtiest thing you did What was the naughtiest thing you did when you were at school? When I was in the sixth form, instead of going to French, we went to the beach for the afternoon. What is your motto for life? I’ve no idea who said this first – but it’s something my father always used to say when I was younger. Forget whatever you may have not achieved well in the past and remember – ‘Today is the first day of the rest of your life’.