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6 THESUNDAYTIMES thesundaytimes.ie 02.06.13 life 02.06.13 7 thesundaytimes.ie PERSONALLIFE Drawingonthepast This is who I am MyfriendColmMcCarthyhadan exhibitionofartworkinspiredby growingupinIrelandinthe 1970s.Ilikedthisoneand boughtit.Forthosewhodon’t know,that’sMrCrow,O’Brien Aidan Gillen, actor andJudgefromthetelevision showWanderlyWagonagainsta backgroundofMonaghanafter JAMESGOULDEN the1974carbomb.Irelandwas madinthe1970s,andallthis kindofstuffissplicedtogether Starquality inthemindsofanybodywho Thisisatinfoilandcardboard grewupthen.Well,meanyway. starthathangsfrommyceiling. IlikemakingthingsandI’ve madethousandsoftheseinmy Datewithdestiny lifetime.OnceIgotinvolvedin adressing-roomChristmas Whatarethechancesofrandomlypickingacarthatturnsout decoratingcompetitionina tohaveyourdateofbirthinorderontheregistrationplate? theatreIwasworkingatin I’dsayupwardsof10milliontoone,yetithappenedtome. London.Ibecameobsessed IboughtmyMercedesfrommyfriendMaryMcCarthy,who andbuiltarealforestinmine didn’tseemtohavenoticedthedatething,despiteusbeing withrealtreesagainsta bornonlyonedayapart.Thecar’sprobablyworthabout€200 paintedbackdrop,fakesnow now,butitwouldbetemptingfatetoeverdriveanythingelse. andhundredsofthesestars hangingfromthesky.Richard Wilson,akaVictorMeldrew, judgeditand,despitetough competition,Iwon. Allstrungout I’dlovetosayI’mproficient onthisthingbutI’dbelying. ThisisaDanelectroguitarI foundonlinefor€350.Igot Wolfpack theMarshallampseparately Ihaveaplasticwolfthat onDoneDeal.Icanbashout watchesovermyplacefroma aboutsevenchordsand bookshelf.Iboughtitforabout I’lloftenhittheminvarious €3inatoyshopinCoKerry. combinations,loudly,tothe Ilikeitsyelloweyesand annoyanceoftheneighbours. ■Amegastarofthesmallscreen,AidanGillenhashadleadingrolesincultseriessuchasTheWire, strongforepaws.Mykids Igotittolearntheguitarforarolethat GameofThronesandtheRTEproductionLove/Hate,writesKateButler.GillenisbasedinDublinandhas havecubversionssomewhere. hasn’thappenedyet.Ilikethelookofit twoteenagechildren,BerryandJoe.HehoststhecurrentseriesofOtherVoicesonRTE2,featuringlive ThiswasbeforeGameof verymuch.It’smadeofplasticand performancesfrom,amongothers,MarinaandtheDiamonds,CavanbandtheStrypesandotheracts. Thrones,bytheway. JimmyPageoftenplayedonejustlikethis. DWAYNESENIOR This is what I do Izabella Doyle, pattern cutter A pattern-cutterisabit houseboatinHackney.I’m28. hadactuallyappliedforthe likeanarchitect,only Ileftschoolintransitionyear eveningcourse.Shewas weworkwithclothes andwentstraighttotheGrafton shocked.ShethoughtIhad insteadofbuildings. AcademyofDressDesigning finishedschoolbecauseIhad Weworkouttheplans inDublin,withoutdoingmy donesomuch,andaskedifI forhowagarmentwillbemade, LeavingCert. wantedtoleaveschool. howit’sputtogetherandhow Thewholethingwas Iwasreallyfocusedand thefabricwillwork. unplanned.Mymumand IknewwhatIwantedtodo. I’macreativepattern-cutter Iorganisedaninterviewatthe Mumwasanartistandafree whichmeansthatI’mmore academytodoanightcourse. thinker,soshewasn’tworried involvedinthedesignaesthetic. Iturnedupwithallmyhats aboutexams. RichardNicoll,theLondon-born andalovelyletterfrom TheGraftonisold-fashioned designerIworkwith,won’t RichardLewis,anIrishfashion andteachesyouthecorrectway necessarilycometomewitha designerwithwhomIhaddone tomakeeverything.Iremember Doylesaysthefittingofagarmentiswheremostofthecreativeprocesstakesplace specificplan.We’lltalkfora workexperience. thinking:“Thisissobackward. coupleofdaysaboutanidea, Ialsotalkedaboutamini We’renevergoingtoneedto he’lldrawacoupleofimages companyIhadstartedinschool knowhowtocutaleg-of- andwe’lldevelopthattogether. makingfleecetracksuit muttonsleeve,”but,whenIleft, Pugh,anEnglishdesigner,at creativeprocesshappens. AndI’llalwayssay:“Girlshate Ithenmapoutexactlyhowit bottoms,whichwereallthe IhadallthebasicsandIcould thesametime,andPoltock& WhenRichardgivesmea theirarms;putasleeveonit.” willbemadeonpaper,giveitto rageatthetime. figureouthowtocutanything. Walsh,ayoungdesignduo,so drawing,Iusemytechnical Helovesgirls’legs,and anothercutterwhowillcutit Attheendoftheinterview, Istartedoffworkingwith Iwasgettingarealvariety. knowledgetoworkoutthebest he’llsay:“That’sagreat outinfabricand,finally,itwill SuzanneMarr,whorunsthe PaulCostelloe,who’salovely, I’vebeenworkingwith waytomakeit,butwhenwe length.”AndI’llsay:“You gotoamachinist. academy,said:“Thisisso sweet,kindmantoworkfor. RichardNicollfor18months havethephysicalgarment, can’tsitdowninthat.”He’ll IgrewupintheCurragh,in exciting.We’dlovetohaveyou Straightaway,Iwascutting andwe’regoodfriends.Ican wearecheckingtoseewhether say:“Youcouldperch.”I’llsay: CoKildare,andI’mnowbased onthefull-timecourse.”Ihad 10or12piecesformyfirstshow. interpretwhathewants.The ornotitworks. “Youtryperching.” inLondon,whereIliveona totellherthatIwasonly16and IwasalsoworkingwithGareth fittingiswheremostofthe We’llask:“Isthisflattering?” KateButler