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Ria Leigh played an imperative role in the foundation of Project Girl Crush. I first saw her a few years ago around Seattle’s Capitol Hill, where she co-owned a wonderfully curated vintage shop called Kaleidoscope Vision. One specific day, clad in a
Where are you from, and how did you make your way to where you are now? I’m not really from anywhere, at least in the traditional sense. I was born in Indonesia, raised in California, spent some time in Washington and now live in Los Angeles. I’v
What inspires you to get up in the morning? My daughter Ari. She more than inspires me, she physically forces me to get up…I mean literally, she sometimes pulls me out of bed and demands her “flat eggs” & milk. But really, I’m inspired to get
What challenges have you met in chasing that inspiration? I find it a challenge to work off an inspiration or an idea and attempt to re-imagine it and make it new, make it my own. I strive for my work to be informed by my inspirations without bei
Who do you have a girl crush on (you don’t have to know her, she doesn’t even have to be alive)? Eartha Kitt! If you had the opportunity to ask her anything, what would it be? I would ask her to be my Sensei Who/what is your “spirit animal”
What’s a fantastic piece of advice you have been given in your life, and who gave it to you? The Artist Louise Bourgeois said (in a documentary I believe): “I am not what I am, I am what I do with my hands.”
Who is the person in your life that helps fuel love and creativity, and how does he or she do so? I am very grateful to have a lot of people that support me and fuel my passions. Aside from my family, the two people that fuel my creativity most a
What do you love most about being a woman? I love the dual power of strength and softness that we possess as women and I love being a mother. What challenges have you encountered in your life that are linked to your gender? I think women face
Tell me something pretty. A quote, a lyric, whatever it is that inspires you. “I promise to make you more alive than you’ve ever been.  For the first time you’ll see your pores opening  like the gills of a fish and you’ll hear  the
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