Product Description

The past is reinvented with Nicholas Young’s collection of clay crafts, Rainforest pottery. The artist uses contemporary versions of Amerindian motifs as decorative elements and develops his own clay bodies from Guyanese kaolin and natural red clay. The result is art that is deeply rooted in Guyanese nature and culture and tells stories not only of its rich past but enduring present. With a rich history and tradition of craftsmanship behind him, through his works, he preserves the legacy of ancient civilizations.

Nicholas Young was born in Georgetown, Guyana. Already at a young age he discovered his creative talent including sculpturing and leather craft and in his early twenties Young was encouraged by a group of potters called “LAMA CRAFT” to join them. This was the most significant part of discovering his artistic enthusiasm, because it was with this group, he developed his pottery skills. The artist’s focus is pushing local craft, and he is always thinking of new ways to promote it, for two years he served as the president of the Guyana Arts & Craft Producers Association. Young, who won a number of awards, has exhibited with groups and solo throughout the Caribbean, in the U.S.A., Canada, England and other parts of Europe.