NYC Themed Handcrafted Chess Set

Having been born and raised in NYC, I find myself in a unique position to observe and mimic the surroundings of my everyday, past and present. My inspiration varies from childhood visits to the Met, getting bodega hot chocolate after school, and onto the more recent experience of my life, such as getting a degree in Art History from NYU, where I studied the works of modern abstract artists such as Marcel Duchamp and Andy Warhol. I loved Duchamp’s readymade collection–the idea that anything can be art. I think that anything can be art, but anything can be ceramic too. Ceramic seemed the clear medium of choice for me. I started making pottery in middle school, but unfortunately never saw it through because of all the challenges it presents; access to materials, kilns, etc. Then, while studying at NYU and interning at an architecture firm, I gained exposure to more art and pottery. I managed to squeeze handbuilding lessons into my schedule, and from that first class I was hooked. Between graduating NYU and getting hired as a designer at said architecture firm, I continued going to the studio after work and on the weekends, eventually leading up to building a collection for my first show at the All Streets gallery located in the East Village