Melanie Griffith and Stella Banderas on Wild Creativity and Their Mother-Daughter Bond
Save this story for later. “Fearless, fierce, and radiant,” says Stella Banderas of her mother, actress Melanie Griffith. The young perfumer lapses into metaphor and the language of her day job to describe her mother’s indomitable spirit, referring to Griffith’s warmth as being reminiscent of spiced vanilla. Banderas’s poetic assessment is a natural byproduct of her broad, mixed media approach to creativity, a mindset that she attributes to her mother’s reinforcement. “She’s taught me the importance of creating a safe space for myself in order to find balance and feel grounded...