We were lucky to catch up with Joshua Prince recently and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, Joshua thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Did you always know you wanted to pursue a creative or artistic career? When did you first know?

I have always been drawn to making and representing my ideas into materials. This began in childhood having two parents that were both active artists/teachers. The challenge in this is trying to imagine a practical future for the thing that you are passionate about. Based on my experience as the child of artists I grappled with this idea into my early adult years choosing ultimately to study for a Bachelors degree in Economics and Spanish and abandon the idea of a fine arts education. I had also been a tinkerer and designer of small mechanical things as a child so I began in Engineering but could not manage the calculus and other related course work.

Joshua, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

As a craftsperson/artist my current focus is manifesting my ideas through a practical tool of utility, the knife. More specifically the kitchen knife. This object lends so much opportunity to express an idea and use diverse materials and techniques that it satisfies my practical and creative side at once. The experimental along with the expressive in one object that everyone can relate to and many cherish and have great attachment to.

How can we best help foster a strong, supportive environment for artists and creatives?

Thinking of art, it is the only thing that lasts in any culture down through the eons. Ultimately there is only art and imagination. Even science rely on the imaginative aspect of the thinker. More value certainly can be placed on the arts and much earlier in development and education.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.

There is a certain aspect of the work that I do that requires an exhaustive physical and mental effort. The heat and hazards of working in steel with fire and machinery along with the highly unpredictable nature a d wide variability of steel itself. The work requires a certain character certainly. There are many times during the work itself where I question why am I doing this ridiculous thing? This always resolves later when I recover and contemplate the effort with renewed enthusiasm.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.princeworksforge.com
• Instagram: Princeworksforge

Image Credits
@markadamspictures on Intagram for the portrait.