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Sophie Glover, 21 YO U N G T HIN G S Illustrator St James Senior Girls’ School, Up-and-coming stars from the independent school sector, by Ebba Jacobsson Sophie is an artist in her final year at University College of Falmouth, and has already established herself as a fine artist drawer. Sophie primarily focuses on drawing, leading to her work being Jamie Sparks, 22 commissioned as illustrations. In 2012, Sophie illustrated The Queen’s Beasts, a Atlantic Rower children’s book written by Sophie Harrow school, Middlesex Bristow. She has also made illustrations Jamie Sparks and rowing partner, Luke for many companies including Berry Birch, rowed for 54 days, five hours and Bros. & Rudd, Caroline Gardner, The 56 minutes and over 3,000 nautical miles Ben Hanlin, 28 Berkeley Hotel and Claridge’s Hotel. across the Atlantic in 2013 for the Talisker Sophie maintains that the encouraging Whisky Atlantic Challenge. They came Magician atmosphere and the individualistic fifth overall, second in the pairs’ race and Warwick School, warwickshire teaching of art at school set her in set a new world record as the youngest Ben is the star of ITV2’s Tricked, a six-part series that aired in incredibly good stead. pair to row the Atlantic. They battled 30 autumn 2013. Ben hosts the show, tricking unsuspecting knot winds, had only 80 minutes sleep at members of the public and shocking celebrities with his own any one time, lost over 12kg each – special brand of hidden camera magic! In the summer of 2012 despite eating over 6,000 calories every Ben started presenting alongside Hacker, Dodge and the gang day – and have raised over £310,000 for on CBBC, where he displayed his magic skills. Over the last 10 Breast Cancer Care, the greatest amount Davina Combre, 27 years he has been performing hand magic and stage magic at from a single challenge in its history. Jewellery Designer events all over the UK for audiences from two to 2,000. tudor hall, Oxfordshire What started as a hobby for Davina soon developed into a small jewellery business. After graduating, she worked Morven Stewart , 23 with a number of renowned designers before setting up Davina Combe Artist Jewellery. She creates elegant, Kilgraston, Perthshire contemporary jewellery using gold Morven runs an Open Studio in vermeil, silver and semi-precious stones Jonathan Bailey, 25 Perthshire and is a self-employed and her pendant earrings were recently artist. “The help I received from Aileen adopted by Pippa Middleton, sending Actor Neilson at school was invaluable, she her straight to fame. In March 2013, Magdalen College School, allowed me to work in my own style Davina teamed up with Ovarian Cancer Jonathan is best known for the ITV drama and gave me own studio space,” says Action and created a limited edition , the comedy Campus and Morven. “Much to my housemistress’ pair of earrings with 15% of the sale of the BBC’s Leonardo, but is also renowned for his horror, my kilt and shirt were always each pair being donated to the charity. work in theatre, most notably for his part of Cassio in covered in paint!” She then studied at the National Theatre’s . Jonathan first knew Gray’s School of Art and Bridge House he wanted to become an actor after he saw Oliver! Art, Ullapool and had a solo exhibition on stage aged five. He’s just finished filming an For more information visit... www.independentschoolparent.com

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