| Professional Profile: Rachel Larkins, Toymaker |
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What is your name? What does it entail? Dividing my time between the workshop where I make, and college, schools and galleries How did you get into it? After leaving college where I did a foundation course in art and design and then a textile art degree, I started costume making and met a toymaker who encouraged me to continue and join the British Toymakers Guild. I then started to exhibit my work and then sell it. Did you need any qualifications? I think the qualifications helped (see above) especially for teaching. If not, how did you get into your profession? Work hard... What tips would you give to someone interested in your profession? the satisfaction of making things and meeting alsorts of people How competitive is it to get into your area of work? when I'm in the workshop and I can't get a mechanism to work how I want it to- although when it eventually does, this is also one of the most enjoyable aspects What do you enjoy the most about your profession? Years ago I spent a few weeks in a remote, run down scottish country house with about thirty opera singers and musicians from all over the world. I was the wardrobe mistress and had to make tons of togas for the singers. The singers practised underneath the room I was sleeping in from about 6.30 each morning. It was really hard work but brilliant fun and the show toured to Orkney cathedral. I got to see parts of Scotland I mightn't have otherwise and met people I'll always remember fondly.        |
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