Michael tickner biography

Celebration of life to be held July 6 at Village Hall

For decades Alice and Michael Tickner were fixtures at every Lions Bay event, from bonfires to Santa visits to Art in the Garden.

Michael tickner biography

Michael died in April, following his beloved Alice who died last summer. Michael and Alice's son Richard will be holding a celebration of his parents' lives at the Village Hall on July 6, and is offering an open invitation to share your memories that day.

Michael Lee Tickner was born in London, England on January 14, 1947.

"When my father was 17 years old, he heard about open submissions to the London School of Art, where potential students were invited to submit a portfolio of work they had done over the past year.

After completing a year's worth of work in two days, he entered his portfolio as a submission. The school interviewed him and loved his work, but as he was slightly too young at the time, he was told to