A two part article.
Part 1 covers Leila's daily studio routine and creative process: how she divides her studio space, does client work before personal art, and uses tricks (like leaving half-finished pieces as "breadcrumbs") to get into a playful, improvisational headspace. It traces her process back to a 100-day shape-and-color project, and explores how structure and constraint actually free her up creatively rather than limiting her. Read the full article here.
Part 2 continues the conversation into more personal territory — the music she works to, a meaningful ritual she's built around a personal loss, and a broader "showing up is the success" philosophy she applies to both her art practice and daily life. It also covers her move from digital/iPad work back into analog materials, and the moment her patterns turned into physical products (fabric, wallpaper, quilts) that people could actually bring into their homes. Read the full article here.
