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Do you pay particular attention to
your health – mental and
physical?
When I started, my boss told me my life
expectancy would be shorter than other
people's, mainly because I’d be sat on a
chair all day. But nowadays everyone's
more aware of their health. People take
more care of themselves. I know from
past experience that I'm susceptible to
burn-out. I go through those stages and
it’ll get to a point where I need a week
out from it. I never really go on holiday
as such; I'll go to visit friends and
family... but still manage to get a guest
spot in. I just can’t say no!
It sounds as though you have a
good work-life balance.
I’m very lucky that my husband does a
lot of the childcare; he can be flexible
because of his job. But when he goes on
tour, that’s when things get interesting.
Then again, because I’m my own boss I
can manage my hours around childcare.
I’m very lucky with my son, too. He’s
four and he’s very sweet and good – he
knows when Mummy’s had a hard day! I
guess between me and my husband,
we’re quite cool parents. But kids have to
rebel against their parents don’t they? So
he’ll probably end up as a policeman, or
completely without tattoos!
You’ve achieved so much in your
life...
If you’d asked me five years ago if I
planned to have a baby and a husband
and be living in France and working in
my own studio, I would have been like,
'No chance!' I mean, at that time I was
quite content with travelling; I never
wanted to be tied to one studio. But after
getting married and having a baby, it
was the right time and it was a great
opportunity. I was ready to create my
own studio by then.