Bob Bradshaw

Born in Preston, Lancashire, Bob was educated at Kirkham Grammar School, Manchester Regional College of Art, and Blackpool Technical College and School of Art. After National Service in Cyprus with the R.A.F., he designed Blackpool illuminations and worked as an exhibition designer in London. He then lectured in painting, ceramics, and exhibition design for 20 years at Cassio College, Watford, before moving to Seaton in 1987, where he taught art at St. Claire’s Adult Education Centre. Bob painted watercolours along the World Heritage Coast and Dartmoor, and crafted museum-quality dolls house furniture. In 1998, he became a Fellow of the International Guild of Miniature Artisans.