Interview with Simon Tegala, sculptor Age 27, comes from London

How important is what you do to you?
What are you working on at the moment?
Did you always want to be an artist?
I was actually destined to study medicine, as that's what my parents really wanted. I studied biology, chemistry, physics and art at A-level. It was an art teacher who told me I should really go to art school and even came to see my parents but they were not convinced. I pretended I was going on a school trip the day I went for my foundation course interview. They have only recently really approved of what I'm doing - a little success always helps!
But you did go to art school?
What was your degree like?
What happened then?
Were you immediately established as a sculptor?
Do you still have to do other work?
So obviously you do look forward to work every day?

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