Monica Jones
From Fish Guts to Castles
By Lynda Cookson
Fish guts on the kitchen sink were Monica Jones’ unusual, and rather smelly, route to getting her degree in art. Her father was employed in the dockyard in Cobh, and the family were heavily involved in leisure fishing. This meant a rather abundant amount of fish being gutted in the Jones household, almost daily. In the company of a few jars of formaldehyde preserving her subject, Monica would trot off to classes each day, spill her guts, and paint. She got her degree.
