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Nathan Vincent

New York, NY USA

"I wanted to get out there and say, 'Hey, it's okay. You can get out and do these things, and why not?"

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Nathan's work combines: Art, Design, and Being Creative

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Crochet Artist

I challenge feminine and masculine stereotypes. by using crochet as a method to make traditionally masculine objects.

My path in life has been direct

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Grew up in the Midwest, his father was a preacher; was homeschooled and was always a shy child who liked arts and crafts.
2.
Didn't have a guidance counselor when choosing an art school, so he originally chose a small Christian school in California.
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Once he figured out that he truly had a talent for the arts, he knew he had to transfer to an arts school in New York.
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His family didn't support his decision to move to New York, go to a liberal school, but he says New York City was the first place that felt like home.
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He'd been studying drawing and painting, but he never felt like he had anything to say with those mediums.
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One day, a professor saw him embroidering and they started a conversation about the overlap of crafting and gender norms.
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He felt like his upbringing had tried to get him to fit in one gendered box, so he wants his crocheting to say, "It's okay for boys to do this!"
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Says although his own familial support system fell away, that taught him how to be his own biggest supporter and fan.

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