Welcome to the fourth installment of our How To Make It series, in which we talk to Bushwick residents about their field of work and discuss how they’ve become successful.

Nicole Brunner did it; she’s 31 and her own boss. She successfully turned a side gig selling ceramics and other art pieces into a full-time career. Working out of a studio she set up in her basement apartment in Bushwick, Nicole spends her days creating pieces, teaching workshops, and fully managing all aspects of her business, MostRecklessly.