As the cool and muted light of a wintery Brooklyn morning spills onto shelves upon shelves of ceramics serried like ranks of soldiers, Re Jin Lee, the artistic spirit and founder of Bailey Doesn't Bark, tends to the day's order of operations. Since 2008, the Brooklyn based design studio has offered functional ceramics made by hand. Wearing a smock streaked with iridescent glazes reflective of her sprightly disposition, Re was gracious enough to inspire us with her creative process, delving into a multifaceted background of fashion design, artistry, and motherhood to help us fully understand the complex highways of her journey.

"I generally feel comfortable with the term “artist”, but I in all honestly I actually see myself as being more of a materials investigator and preservationist."