| Description | Small, orange toy suitcase with the label 'My Journey' attached to it. The suitcase contains various items relating to Gail's life, from her birth in 1950 to finishing her Foundation Course in 2009. Items include family and friends photographs, some with captions written by Gail; school reports; drawings and sketches at different points during her Foundation Course, including a set of drawings titled 'Fast Forward 40 Years', with scenes of a domestic nature, such as a basket full of clothes with the caption 'more washing'; outlines of jobs she has undertaken over the years; various statements about her studies, including a rolled up, double-sided statement with illustrations, entitled 'THE WATERCOLOUR YEARS', about Gail's experience applying for and undertaking art classes; and, letters and cards to Jackie J, her former art teacher at Brighton University, about Gail's family life and artistic progression.
[One letter from Gail to Jackie J is closed under the Data Protection Act 1998] |