My full name is…
Ilana Kozlov.
But my friends call me…
Ilana.
I grew up...
In Los Angeles.
Three words that describe me are…
Expressive, deep, playful.
Right now, I feel most inspired by…
Children, artists, people fighting for their rights.
A process that starts with effort and ends with surrende, you raise the brush, but the painting tells you what it wants to be, you make love, but the child sees the world through its own eyes.
I express myself through…
Words, clothes, images, movement.
A moment in my life that shaped me was…
Writing a short story in my 3rd grade class, I had just immigrated to the US and didn’t speak any English. I have a vivid memory of what I imagined a girl walking along a moonlit path, I got a low grade, because I couldn’t spell, it made me so mad.
A philosophy I live by is…
Don’t force answers, sometimes the question is the answer, sometimes there is no answer.
Something people might not know about me is…
I speak Russian.
I feel most confident when…
I’m wearing a hot outfit and spending time with people I love.
My perfect Sunday looks like…
Going to yoga and flirting with farmers at the market, I get a lot of good food and flowers, I make bouquets, I tidy up the house and feed someone I love.
A song I could listen to on repeat is…
Omg lately it’s been: All Good Things(Come To An End) - Nelly Furtado.
Soul-Net - DIIV.
Rosemary - Deftones.
A place that always inspires me is…
Winding, brick pathways that lead in and out of main streets, especially if there are big trees around, especially if there are old, pretty lamp posts and it’s night.
A city or place that feels like home is…
London and New York.
My favourite meal…
A bright, summery chicken soup with lots of dill and Meyer lemon, Japanese sweet potatoes with romesco and tahini, a gorgeous piece of white fish and a yogurt gelato with jam and nuts for desert.
My favourite colour…
Green makes me calm.
Something I’ve recently discovered, and love is…
Skin concealer stick by Bobbi Brown and the importance of having cash on hand at all times.
A dream I hope to achieve in the future is…
Writing movies.
I am hopeful for...
Joy, every day I hope for joy, spontaneous joy, and that all beings may find their moments of it.
I am looking forward to...
Surprises.
