Paula Nicewanger’s Story Archive

My Jobs: Working at Hook’s Advertising Department

December 1, 2022 | by Paula Nicewanger

After losing my job at Ayres, I knew it wasn’t going to be easy finding a new job in graphic design, because everyone was starting to use computers and in 1992, I had no computer skills. A couple of us artists from Ayres found a computer teacher and took a … Read More

My Jobs: Working at L.S. Ayres

November 23, 2022 | by Paula Nicewanger

These first appeared in March of 2012 and I’ve added a few memories to them . . . After losing my job at Lee Wards in 1983 and staying home with my son for two years, I decided I needed to get back to work if not just for financial … Read More

My Jobs: Freelancer and Calligraphy Teacher

October 20, 2022 | by Paula Nicewanger

This particular article was never written before as a part of My Jobs in 2012 but one I thought I should include . . . After losing my job at Lee Wards in 1983 and staying home with my son for two years, I did freelance art jobs which overlapped … Read More

My Jobs – Working at Lee Wards

October 13, 2022 | by Paula Nicewanger

These first appeared in March of 2012 and I’ve added a few memories to them . . . I ended the last article with retiring from teaching at the ripe old age of 24. I actually went back to my old job at Service Engraving during the months I was … Read More

My Jobs . . . Part 3

September 15, 2022 | by Paula Nicewanger

These first appeared in March of 2012 and I’ve added a few memories to them . . . My Second Teaching Job I ended last week’s article with the headaches I had from teaching grade-school art to over 1,000 students a week. I decided to try teaching high-schoolers and got … Read More