My first year in NYC I was living off Park Avenue right on Gramercy Park and next door to the National Arts Club. Now before you get all excited and start to envision a fabulous space I should disclose that it was a dorm. I was 18, in art school, living off of my parents money, and thought that wallpapering the entire apartment with contact paper was a brilliant idea.
Once I saw designer Ellen O'Neills studio apartment in House Beautiful I knew I had to use it for my 'Knock Knock' series. It faces Gramercy Park (which you can only access with a key that are given out to residents surrounding the park, and yes, I had one). It is just amazing, I can only wonder what I would have created during that year if I was living in this marvelous space.
I hope you have enjoyed this tour, just writing a short bit about Gramercy has brought back amazing memories of my time on the park. Mel :)
