JEssica Tong and G rice Army

Jessica Tong Started G rice army and has sponsored our Birthday bash with G rice army jewelry. Cross your fingers that you get one in your gift bag on Monday! Check out Grice army at www.gricearmy.com all photos are by Travis Joseph and Avon B.

name, age, location, marital status, please?
Jessica Tong, 23, New York City, my marital status is not relevant that's too personal

Where are you originally from?
San Francisco

When did you start G rice army and how did you come up with the
name?
We started the winter of 2002 in Brooklyn, NY, and the name, well i can't give up all of our secrets...

how did you decide on the wicked little machine gun motif necklaces
you do (they will be in our gift bags!)?
It started with a school project that was to use articles in the mass media to inspire a design object as an excercise in illustrating the life of a product and lifestyle determination of the market. My article was on gun control, so it was a play on the militant state of the nation post 9-11. The m16 is an American Rifle used widely during the Korean and Vietnam Wars up to today and of my personal American favorites for accuracy and reliability.

Do you make all the jewelry yourself?
The paint is not acrylic. And yes all the jewelry is hand made, hand painted and hand drawn by me. Each unique to the lot of which it was produced and color alloted to the particular generation. All G. Rice Army Collection is one of a kind many are not for sale.

How did you get into blogging?
It was an easy way for my girlfriends and i, while away at school to keep in touch as well as share party photos from our reunions. As we grow up, tea party sundays turn into after school jobs that later become full time jobs and the most you get is an email or a text message here and there. Sisterhood never dies and the G. Rice Blog contributes to our staying connected.

Do you collect sneakers?
No, i like to wear them.

what are your favorite pair?
hmmm...black low chucks, black vans authentics and black and white vans checkered slip on's

Anything you want us all to know about you and G rice army?
Not really. If i know you, then you know.
The first rule of G. Rice is you don't talk about G. Rice.
The second rule of G. Rice is to not talk about the first rule.

Any shout outs?
The Queens of the G. Rice Army of Course. Brass Knuckles Ladies. Timeless.
Buddah, Mom and Dad and my brother Dolewhip the DoughBoy, Ice Cream Sandwiches, The Cure, C.O.D., Carbon Filters, O.J. Simpson, Bloom Fertilizer, The Ronettes, Sweety at West Side Ink, Sodium Lights, R.I.P. Chocolate, El Chino Diablo, The Staff of Yolato, Noee at Addiction Tattoo, the B-team, Fuck This Life, Avon B., Travis Joseph, Red Rooster Hot Sauce, Pabst Blue Ribbon, ZigZags, It's it, Hustler Strip Clubs, K.Y., Matt, The Young Bosses, JuJu, Tour, The Champ, TWON, Swisher Sweets, Peanut Butter Crunch, Diet Coke, Mamoun's Falafel, the 5th amendment.
Friends and Fam, I can't live with out you. Thanks.