Conversations with Le’Asia Dark

Today we’d like to introduce you to Le’Asia Dark.

Hi Le’Asia, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
It began with me purchasing flowers for myself to add a spark of love & life to my home or work space. I realized having fresh flowers just makes me feel good & grounded! Initially, I would purchase pre-made bouquets from my local store or farmers market, pop them in a vase & that was that! Until one day, there was a gorgeous fall bouquet I bought that inspired me to do a little more. I don’t know I just felt inspired & before I knew it, I looked up a maybe an hour had passed by. I realized in that hour, I had managed to make quite a mess & had literally became entranced in the cutting, trimming, & perfecting of the flowers into a beautiful masterpiece for the small island in my apartment kitchen. In that moment, I recognized that it was very therapeutic for me (& I’ll admit I was kind of impressed with what I had created) but at the time I just took a few pictures & enjoyed my little floral arrangement. Until I found myself in this same trance a week later at work, I had bought a few roses, sunflowers, eucalyptus & a few other flowers I didn’t know at the time & planned to make a small bouquet to lighten the mood of our dull, corporate office. As I was talking to my coworker, I realized she had been observing me, smiling at me with enthusiasm the whole time. In that moment she jokingly made me aware that I had in fact been creating that bouquet for almost an hour & that I was going to get fired if I didn’t finish soon lol! She told me that the bouquet was gorgeous & that I looked peaceful & happy to be doing it, so I should continue. That really resonated with me so sometime later that week, I decided to share those 2 bouquets I had curated on my Instagram account, truly just because I liked them & wanted to share. The next day I woke up to a DM from the guy who became my first customer, he had asked me was I available to create a bouquet as a birthday gift. I was a bit surprised yet so honored at the same time, that I had not even shown much work or expertise but he would want to gift something I created. I followed my heart & he was that final key and I opened that door to turning my creativity into a gift (& yes I did quit that job 2 months later to pursue my passions) and the rest is history!

I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
It is certainly not a smooth road & I must admit that I still struggle with moments of not being where I feel like I want to be as an entrepreneur. Personally, I feel I struggled due to not fully examining myself & my desires before attempting to jump into being an entrepreneur. That may sound interesting but let me explain, when I began in the Spring of 2023, I was eager to create, that’s all I wanted to do was create beautiful arrangements for all types of people & all types of moments throughout Georgia & by the end of that year I found myself caught up in the burnout & discouraging cycles of what I see as production. This is where I feel I began to struggle, trying to navigate the balance of creation vs production, when you De trying to create & make a sustainable living- it can be easy to get caught up in producing & making sales, marketing, etc. These things are necessary but the creativity is crucial. With that being said, I realized that some of my struggles associated with navigating entrepreneurship is also deeply connected & influenced by your spiritual routines, habits, & behaviors. When I say spiritual, I am not talking about religion or a specific type of practice, I am speaking about the energy that is within each of us, which is the beginning of each of our creations. As business grows, clients build, profit & demand goes up & down, new tasks come about & so much more, I failed to realize the impact on & influence of how all of this was indeed shifting me too, as a person. So when I say examine yourself & your spirit, I mean asking yourself “how far do I really want to go with this, what will that possibly require, am I the person that can obtain these things or at least willing to become that person?” In this journey, the biggest lesson I have learned is that entrepreneurship is deeper than creating, connecting, & profiting. To me, it’s apart of your own hero’s journey, your first business is YOU- then the rest follows after. Whether you consider yourself an entrepreneur, creative, trendsetter, independent artist, etc.; choosing to create is a great task in itself, which requires devotion, willpower, temperance, & love.

Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
In addition to being a floral artist, I am also known as Lee, the High Vibes Priestess by my loved ones & clients. This name, & reality is rooted in my deep reverence & practice of spirituality & spiritual coaching. Although I exist in a totally different lane with this passion to heal, this business has been created & growing in communion with Perfect’Le Petaled & I feel this is what really sets me apart. As a self-taught florist, most of my work is free hand & free lanced. I spent my first year plus researching, studying, & learning online & at some seminars, wanting to perfect my craft. Until I realized that my bouquets were missing something they would never get from studying someone else’s work and that is my own ashe: my own Life force energy. This is when I feel my work began to shift & challenge me as a creative to decide what type of arrangements & products I would like to provide to my community. It may all sound like magic & mystics but the truth is I’ve learned to hone the magic of Life itself being held in a moment- & that’s exactly how I would describe my arrangements, a moment in time. Whether it’s for a bride’s special day, a milestone celebration, or the home-going service of a loved one, I create an intimate connection to the flowers & entire curation. I don’t just think about the outcome of the arrangement but what the presence of these flowers are being asked to withhold & what they are being created for, What makes me proud is when my customers are happy & impressed, to some people it’s just flowers, to me it’s a gift of Life. I am excited for this year, as I plan to curate some signature pieces such as healing bundles, subscriptions, & more!

What matters most to you?
Growing as a person & connecting deeper to others is what matters to me most. Of course I love having new & returning customers, making money & getting to create things I love when I want- but being able to forge new ideas, relationships, & endeavors in my life based on my own creativity & willpower has been one of my most rewarding experiences! So I try my best to remain devoted to the bigger picture. Devotion is a gift, not a restriction- so it matters to me to remain devoted to my craft, the satisfaction of my clients, & the overall impact that my business has in my community!

Contact Info:

• Instagram: perfectlepetaled_
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1CSg1hc1PH/?mibextid=wwXIfr
• Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@perfectlepetaled_?_r=1&_t=ZP-93GNwYKpApq