12 | March• 2019LauraDunbarwas
bornandbredin
Glasgow but moved
across the world
from Scotland to New
Zealand 30 years ago.
She lives in Napier,
enjoys making her own
bread, writing and
sampling the various
vintages on offer in
sunny Hawkes Bay.BY LAURA DUNBARThe Muse
On the lookout for a part-time job, a young woman
gives being a ‘life model’ a spin with amusing resultsTHEYEARWAS1983andIwas20yearsold.I’dleft
Scotland two years previously to move to a small
town in Devon, England. This seaside resort was the
kind of place where everybody knows everybody
else,whichwasabitofacultureshockforacitygirl
like me. I had a full-time job but was always on the
lookoutforextrapart-timework.Oneday,Iwas
reading the adverts in the local job centre and a
card asking for a model caught my eye. Mostly out
of curiosity, I asked the job centre manager, who
happened to be a friend, what was involved.
“The art tutor for one of the night school classesMY STORY
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