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Claire Strickland

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I love making hats for theatre, film, opera and TV. It is a dream job, and I’ve worked really hard to get here. It all started when I made a mask for a masquerade party back in 2001. I was a first-year student on a web design degree at the time, and I completely lost myself making something 3D and using my hands. That led to me doing a one-year evening class in ceramics, and by the end of the year, I knew for sure that I wanted a job where I made things with my hands.

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I love making hats for theatre, film, opera and TV. It is a dream job, and I’ve worked really hard to get here. It all started when I made a mask for a masquerade party back in 2001. I was a first-year student on a web design degree at the time, and I completely lost myself making something 3D and using my hands. That led to me doing a one-year evening class in ceramics, and by the end of the year, I knew for sure that I wanted a job where I made things with my hands.

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