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P&L Smithed
Edition Five Feature
Words by Luke and Priscilla Smith
Location: Long Island, New York, USA
Photo Credit: ©Eric Smalkin @esmalkin
We are Luke and Priscilla Smith: a husband-and-wife duo who run a creative business from central Long Island, New York, USA. We make a variety of work, primarily out of wood and metal, while also working full-time day jobs. Priscilla works as an art teacher and fine artist, known best for her figurative oil paintings. Meanwhile, I work as a traffic engineer while mastering my craft as a blacksmith. Our main goal is to be able to pursue our dream of running our own business full-time.
Both born and raised in Syracuse, New York, we met in 2007 in a high school art class. Priscilla earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Art Education and a Master’s in Linguistics at Syracuse University, while I earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering at Hofstra University. Upon graduating, I was offered a position as a civil engineer for a company on Long Island. It was perfect timing for the two of us to have a fresh start to the next chapter of our life together.