Tina Bradden was born in 1945 and grew up in a block of flats in Manchester. She was the youngest of a large family of seven and her family was quite poor. Her father worked in a local factory and her mother worked as a cleaner. Neither of them made much money so sometimes it was difficult to feed their large family. 1. She left it at 15 and went to work in the factory her father worked in. It made plates. 2. They commemorated special events like the Queen's birthday. At first, Tina hated the factory. 3. Every day was the same. However, as time went by, she began to enjoy it. This happened when she was allowed to work on the special plates. She found she liked working with colours. Initially, she had to follow instructions and use the colours she was told to use. 4. As a result, she was given more freedom to choose the colours she liked. The factory owners were very pleased because she helped to make their plates well-known. To reward her for this Tina was made artistic designer. She continued working in the factory until the mid-90s when it closed down.
With no job, Tina decided to continue painting and has been painting ever since. 5. Shortly afterwards, Tina Bradden won the famous Art prize. She says she was so happy to receive it and will continue to paint as long as she can.