Making It Interview...
Maker interview with Eagan Tilghman
Having recognized the passion, drive, and pure enjoyment of making things that each Making It contestant illustrates, Makerviews is excited to have the chance to highlight, feature, and share insights from each contestant. This Making It series gives a deeper look into these makers lives through their answers to a few, quick questions. Learn more about this series.
Eagan Tilghman is a young maker, designer, and crafter. He enjoys creating elaborate costumes for his seven siblings and will frequently dress them up as movie characters. Eagan hopes to become a set designer for movies.
Check out this interview with Eagan Tilghman, maker from NBC’s Making It.
What inspires you to keep making things?
"Making things makes me feel alive, and I also want to be a source of inspiration for those kids like me who are basically sponges for inspiration at their age."
What one piece of advice would you give to other makers?
"Never give up. If you hate the finished result, try again. You only get better if you keep trying."
What is your biggest takeaway from Making It?
"That I’m capable of more than I knew, and the friendships of course."
"You only get better if you keep trying." — Eagan Tilghman
Follow Eagan Tilghman’s work: Eagan Tilghman website • Facebook • Twitter • Instagram profile.
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