I have made so many figures, including country maidens, crinoline ladies and historical and theatrical figures. I often work from a drawing by designers like Robin Fraser Paye, Shirley Curzon or Val Littleton, who do all the research into the costumes, which is a great help. Of course, the drawing is only a guide - turning a two-dimensional drawing into a a three-dimensional figure is not as straight forward as it seems. There are lots of technical complications to overcome when sculpting a figure which will be admired from every angle. But I try not to think too much about technical complications, because it would tighten up the fluidity of my design. So I work on the basic idea first, then I talk to the mouldmaker, who will point out any potential difficulties. But I feel that I have to put the feeling and movement into the figure first.