after my first few months of living in the bookshop last year, i’m excited to return this upcoming january as the wigtown artist in residence.
i’m looking for book lovers of all ages and backgrounds throughout scotland for a portrait series. if you or anyone you know has a cozy home library (could be a full room or just a tiny shelf!), a favorite reading spot, or just love books, please get in touch! i’d love to include you in my project <3
here is persephone books which, although adorable, is a white feminist bookshop. upon asking if they carried WOC writers, they said, “no, not really. we’ve tried but there just aren’t really that many so everyone else always snatches them up.”
i feel like i’m leaving when i could be the most use, the most good, the most anything staying home and fighting. i’m saying goodbye to america at one of her most challenging times, but am remembering what carrie said, too, and turning the ache into art.
the next time you hear from me, i’ll be saying hello from the bookshop. see you on the other side <3