Shortly thereafter, she began work on her first major commission, "The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Roll of Honour for the First World War."
Edward Johnston recommended Irene Sutton as an instructor to Hubert Wellington, the principal of the Edinburgh College of Art.
[2] Her marriage to Jack Sutton was annulled in September 1944, allowing her to marry Hubert Wellington a few months later.
[3] Irene Wellington then began the most significant phase of her career, undertaking major commissions and teaching for the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London from 1944 to 1959.
[4] Although she produced a large body of work for private clients and personal acquaintances during this period, she also received several significant public commissions.