Show r I TEACHER FEATURE 1 1 t C 1 J 1 4 Joseph Lema Jr He is a Commercial Art teacher by day and a professional professional professional musician by night This diverse description belongs to Joseph Lema J Jr r. r Joe Lema grew up in Newport Newport Newport New New- port Rhode Island His father taught him the guitar at age ten he proceeded to play by ear It was and continues to be a common occurrence for his family to all get together and sing Three years ago he lie decided to try playing and singing pro pro- I He lie Ie said I decided decided decided de de- to see sec what I could do and go for it Some of the places he lie has worked include Room at the Top The Homestead Homestead Home Home- stead Da Vinci's and Trolley Gardens Joe wen went t to college at Long Beach State Afterwards he lie was an instructor at the Layton school of Art in Wis Wis- He then worked as an anArt Art Designer Artist for Frank Mayer and Associates also in Wisconsin It was fortunate for that the weather in Wisconsin was so cold He liked the mild climate when he lie was stationed here in the theAir theAir theAir Air Force He Ie has been a Commercial Art teacher at for nine years He is involved in all phases of Commercial Art He Heis Heis Heis is toying with the idea of expanding expanding expanding ex ex- courses to include animation and TV graphics Joe Lema is also a freelance freelance freelance free free- lance artist lIe He is now working working working work work- ing on an ad for Bennetts Bennett's Paint which will go into the yellow pages Most People have a difficult difficult difficult cult time working at one profession profession profession pro pro- but Joe Lema is quite successful at three teaching singing and free |