| Ardyn
lives near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire with her cat,
dog and wild garden full of chickens, peacocks and guinea
fowl.
She
had a large collection of sketchbooks from over the
years documenting memorable events and people which
are also a great source of inspiration for her work. |
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Ardyn
trained firstly at the Ruskin School, followed by the
the Froebel Institute for Education, Roehampton and finally
at Goldsmiths college in London.
After completing her teaching course at the Froebel Institute
in 1958, she got her first teaching job near Tewkesbury,
at the Wells Court, a pre prep school for boys aged 5-
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this time she also bought Conifer Cottage, which has
been pivotal to her artistic career and has now lived
there for 50 years. Coupled with her teaching, her cottage
allowed her somewhere to paint during the school holidays
and became an important inspiration for much of her
work.
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She
started the art department at the new Bredon School which
replaced the Wells Court and after a stint there, trained
at Goldsmiths College,which also enabed her to teach secondary
age children. |
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between teaching she married, had a son and continued
her artistic journey.aché
She
has exhibited at the Royal academy and at various exhibitions
in Wales, Cornwall and Gloucestershire. |
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2010 Ardyn Griffin |
