When Laura Alejo first moved to Greenpoint, over a decade ago, she thought she had landed at the end of the world. “It seemed so far from everything!,” the Barcelona native explains.
It’s funny how things change. After purchasing a motorcycle to get around, Alejo settled into her new neighborhood. Now, she not only lives in the area, but works here too, from a studio in the Pencil Factory.
Alejo came to Brooklyn from…
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