THE BEAUTY OF CREATING AN INTIMATE UTOPIA WITH HER AUDIENCES IS EXACTLY WHAT PRODUCED HER SUCCESS

Fans of the creator are already familiar with Ashley’s sidesplitting yet blasé siblings, Amber and Andrew. The family-oriented creator is keen on reconnecting with her roots in the foreseeable future, and her fervor is magnetic. “I’m excited to travel a lot more as someone who didn’t grow up going to many places. I’m half Korean and I’ve never been to Asia before, so I’d love to go to Korea with my mom and see where she came from.” If you know Ur Mom Ashley, you understand that her creator pseudonym is aptly tied to the idea of family, as is much of her content. We wouldn’t be where we are today without our families, and Ashley is an avid proponent of including her family in the utopia she creates.

The content that Ashley produces is simple: it’s an authentic representation of reality. Between intimate videos with her siblings to extravagant content of her travels, Ashley finds the realness in it all. There is much to be learned from content creators like Ur Mom Ashley, because she shatters the usual expectation of what a utopia should be––she creates a realistic idea of utopia, one cluttered with fun but also with flaws, one filled with incredible opportunities but also with humanistic experiences.

Content creation isn’t about creating a cult following of viewers who flock to your content in do-or-die fashion, it’s about creating a utopia that people want to revisit over and over again, because they’re experiencing something great. Ashley is doing just that. Today, you can find her traveling the world alongside her family and friends, and loyal fans will be pleased to hear that she is soon launching her own line of matcha, a signature drink of the creator herself. Among her wildly hilarious YouTube videos, trendsetting Instagram styles, and intimate conversations with her siblings, there is no reason you should not be a part of the utopia Ur Mom Ashley is creating, because she has only just begun.

Thank you for reading along our journey in discovering what a real utopia can be alongside the burgeoning minds of young creatives. As an independent publication, this would not have been possible without all your incredible support, and the work that has been made by our team and shared by audiences has allowed us to create an editorial, our own utopia, of which we are incredibly proud.

To our staff, thank you for being the best team we could ever ask for. The past two and a half years together have been a steep learning curve filled with so much knowledge and growth we could have never achieved without you. It is with your talent that we are able to continuously share incredible publications that exhibit some of the most exceptional artistry.

Issue 07: UTOPIA celebrates the experiences that shape how we see the world. Thank you to everyone who has helped our dreams come true. It is only with our collective spirit that we can share such an unmatched sense of craftsmanship we can all be proud of.