Jim Ford(V)

Jim Ford is a writer actor and director. Graduate of The Camberwell School of Art with a background that includes The Fire Service He Grew up the only son of a Telephonist from Shepherds Bush and a Bookmaker from Holborn. His Fathers family were Old Covent Garden people Theatrical scene shifters at Drury lane and Flower sellers for over a hundred years. Hi Father died when he was 2. So he settled into life as a child with his mothers mother in South London, Jim says; "my mum worked every hour god sent, so I had plenty of time as a child to exercise my imagination. I was reading the newspapers by age 5, I thank my mum and her brutal enforcement of The Janet and John Books for that. If you cant read you'll never learn anything she used to say." He grew up south of the river and went to Tulse Hill school for boy's. Camberwell Art School came next, Followed by a varied career that included Hairdressing Retail and The Fire Service. That and Punk and the 70's spent on the Kings Road in Chelsea and Skateboarding on the south bank shaped and nurtured a love for the extreme. In The 80's Jim spent time as a Scooter Boy, being a member of the notorious A23 Crusaders Scooter Club. Jim. has run clubs and been responsible for some culturally significant Artwork back in 88 which helped bring the underground Acid house club The Shoom to the attention of the masses. Jim is a 55 years young Ex London Fireman. Retiring early after taking a very high fall. Jim states: "This caused me to re-evaluate my life. I traveled extensively thereafter, living in an Ashram in India and trekking the Himalayas before finally settling for some years in SE Asia, Thailand, where I learned about the for-ex won and lost. Worked briefly for the Bangkok Post and raced Mountain Bikes. A passion which still endures" Jim met his partner there and returned home after the birth of their first son. Now another son and two daughters later, they spend two months minimum there each year renewing old friendships. Jim has lived and worked in the US, Driven Coast to Coast and worked as a waiter in a very well connected Italian Seafood restaurant. Jim reminisces "I even once served coffee to John Gotti and his associates. These days its my mission to join together with others and create significant works for the consumption of the digital generation. Jim lives at the coast in Worthing West Sussex.