“I am just an amateur copying other peoples stories, editing old photos. It has been a labour of love, putting all these bits & pieces together like a giant jigsaw puzzle, also providing me with an interesting hobby in my retirement years. When volume (1) was completed, I had 10 copies printed, thinking that would enough, however, these old stories proved to be ‘beyond family interest’. I kept getting orders for more to be printed, which all takes time. That’s ok in the winter months when days are short & nights are cold, however, springtime is for gardening, summer time is for camper van, exploring the beauty Tasmania always has on offer.”
Jenni Hutchison
Jenni Hutchison, born in 1953, daughter of Diana (Pike) Hutchison & Murray (Twoey) Hutchison. Jenni is now a proud ‘great’ grandmother.
Academic Degree (BAVE) Bachelor of Adult & Vocational Education, Uni of Tas.
Art School: Diploma in Fine Art. Work background Commercial Art, Fine Art, Fishing Industry, working with wood in workshops, currently living in St.Helens.
Jenni has 3 grown up sons, Adam, Josef & Samuel, who all reside in Tasmania.
Her father, ‘Twoey’, storyteller, was born in Longford in 1914, his family stories go back to before the early arrivals to Van Diemen’s Land, settling in St.Helens in 1945 to begin Professional Crayfishing with her mother’s brothers. Her mother, Diana, watercolour artist, was born in Orange, NSW, to a family of Island hoppers; they grew up on Flinders Is, Partridge Is, settling in St.Helens, where she lived her married life with their 2 children, David & Jenny. Her brother David has his story in The BAYSIDERS’ (BC) volume 1, along with their Uncles stories, building boats and ‘How it was in the crayfishing industry back then’.
( This first BAYSIDER’S volume (1) is the most popular, people love their stories )
The BAYSIDERS ‘BC’ (before computers) Volumes 1 & 2, covered Family History with their stories, written and printed in 2020 & 21. Volume 3 covered the author’s own story of ‘How it was back then, growing up in small seaside village’. which continues ‘After High School’ with some illustrations & artwork done along the way;- ‘My Life in a Sketch Book’. Here in Volume 4, ‘Baysider Returns’, with pages filled with colourful surprise ! Volumes 5,6 ++ showcase Tasmanian places.
Contact Jenni
jenni.hutch1@gmail.com