Make it at Market

Make it at Market was a once in a lifetime opportunity which not only led me to building a business, I am incredibly proud of but also gave me new lifelong friends! Get a bunch of people together in a room, with similar interests and the unknown of what filming was going to be like and that was enough to make instant connections. It was nerve wracking turning up the night before filming but the production team were kind and helpful and it wasn’t long before things felt quite normal. Waterperry gardens in Oxford had amazing grounds for filming in, with lots of beautiful settings for our individual stations.

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I was on a station with Charlotte Saville, a fantastic stained-glass artist with years of experience and an established business. This was very intimidating but that was my problem! It is funny looking back about how I felt at the time because I really had no need to feel as inferior as I did.

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Derek Hunt, our mentor was super helpful and has continued to be a part of our lives since filming. I feel very fortunate to have got on so well with him and it was lovely to know that despite teaching myself to do stained glass, I wasn’t too terrible!