Don't Ask Me to Crew — Lazarette Piece (UNYC Member Portrait)

Unnamed Yacht Club

The Unnamed Yacht Club is a collection of 12 member portraits made from memories, mementos, and imagery. Photography, graphic design, fiber arts, and woodwork come together to introduce you to people you already know.

The vibe is relaxed. The finish has patina. The members are unapologetically themselves — most certainly flawed, and always patting the seat next to them for you to join in.

Meet This Member: Don't Ask Me to Crew

Her membership is on file. Club number 2684. Mooring: Her Parents. Guests: solo. Server: Declan.

knows how to sail, chooses the cabana
protects her peace a little too much? maybe
espresso martinis — obviously
(Declan thinks she's cute)

Good Standing.

The Lazarette Piece

The lazarette is the locker that runs across the transom — the stern of the boat. It’s where the cushions live between sails. These pieces come home from the water.

Each UNYC portrait begins with photography. Ashley Lippincott deconstructs the image and rebuilds it through graphic design, creating the coastal pop art composition you see here. That design is then digitized and embroidered directly onto Sunbrella — the marine canvas of choice, sourced through the Newport, RI marine canvas tradition Ashley’s husband works in.

The piece is then sewn exactly as a boat cushion would be: with a contrasting welt cord, boxing, and foam — and upholstered to a wood panel for hanging. The result is a portrait that belongs on a wall but remembers the water.

This portrait features her iconic red-striped swimsuit embroidered in white on red Sunbrella with a white welt cord, signed with the DA monogram in the corner.

18 × 24 inches. Signed and dated on verso by Ashley Lippincott, 2026.

The Bag Is Also Art

This piece arrives in its own custom coastal pop art tote — white canvas with a red base, canvas straps with tan leather tabs, and a Lippincott’s leather patch. The front carries an ornate DA monogram embroidered in red, The Original 1, and Good Standing. The back features the member’s iconic striped swimsuit embroidered in blue — a wink at the piece inside.

The bag is not packaging. It is part of the work.

• Collection: Unnamed Yacht Club — Members in Good Standing
• Process: Photography → graphic design → digitized → embroidered on Sunbrella marine canvas → sewn with welt cord, boxing & foam → upholstered to wood panel
• Size: 18 × 24 inches
• Edition: 1/1 — original, no prints or editions of this piece
• Signed and dated on verso by Ashley Lippincott, 2026
• Guest check hangs from a hand-tied monkey’s fist knot in the member’s colorway
• Includes custom coastal pop art tote bag, marked “The Original 1”