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James G. Jeffs

James G. Jeffs

Tim Jeffs was a highly talented artist and craftsman. He had a natural gift as a teacher, both in the classroom and as a founding tutor of the Kirkcudbright Art and Craft Summer School. A strong personality, he featured regularly on Scottish radio in his latter career. Born in Dumfries, Tim was apprenticed as a motor engineer, and eventually worked as a test driver for Dumfries-based Arrol-Johnston motor car manufacturer. The 1930s recession led to the closure of the works, Jeffs became a self-employed studio craftsman, tackling a variety of jobs from poster design to furniture making.

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