About

My name is Ruby, I am 19 years old.

I first became interested in design when I was introduced to the Design Technology workshop at school. The possibility of being able to create what ever you desire and bring something that only exists in the imagination into the real world is surely enough to get anyone excited about design.

To gain experience in design I contacted Fiona Cazaly in order to try and gain work experience on the TV show Yonderland. I was successful in my inquiry and was able to work in the puppet department for several days and then spent a day with the set department.

From there I became interested in the art of Cosplay, meaning Costume Play. This is something that is rapidly gaining in popularity and features at many events, particularly Comic Con. Thousands of people gather together to show off costumes they have spent months working on in order to look like their favourite character from a show, movie or comic. Having made several costumes, and loving every minute, I was looking for a way to carry this on into a career. That’s when I found the Theatre Design Course at Nottingham Trent University.

I am particularly interested in Props. My favourite prop that I have made was for my Jack Frost costume, this took a lot of time and dedication but ended up turning out really well