On June 18th, 2014, a 29-year-old from Michigan took a cab to an apartment at W. 98th Street and Broadway.
After years of dreaming, she finally made the move to New York City.
Meet Sabrina.
Five years after leaving this apartment, I returned with a tote bag to match- a design that was more than aesthetic... it represented a feeling.
Raw. Messy. Refined. Glamourous. A mix of contradictions, all wrapped up in one design.
As I painted during quarantine, I honed in on the feelings I wanted to hold through the years- the places I’ve been, the people I’ve met, and the lessons I’ve learned along the way. My life at 240 W. 98th Street was nothing short of exciting, chaotic, and transformative.
There was beauty in the unpredictability. In the late nights, the hard lessons, the fleeting moments that somehow shaped everything. It wasn’t always easy- but I was alive.
Sabrina represents a moment so many of us recognize- the leap. The decision to leave behind what’s familiar in exchange for something uncertain, electric, and full of possibility.
This design was created as part of the Kiko & Ollie collection, built from repurposed canvas and layered with intention. Like the materials themselves, Sabrina’s story is one of transformation- of taking what exists and reshaping it into something new.
Sabrina embodies that duality- the polished and the undone, the strength and the softness, the past and the becoming.
Sabrina isn’t just a place or a person; it’s a version of yourself you can never fully leave behind. The one who took the risk. The one who said yes before knowing how it would all turn out.
Although they say you can’t go home again, I found myself revisiting an old version of myself I left behind years ago- smiling at the person I once was, and the pieces I still carry today.
Sabrina now lives in the brushstrokes of each tote bag, coffee mug, and in the memories the holder gathers with each item.
Because some places don’t stay behind.
They evolve with you.
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