The year ahead is a gift that has been given to you. What might you do with it?
After the noise and brightness of December, January brings a little more room to breathe. This is a season for creativity in its gentler forms: daydreaming, note-making, and reading.
With that in mind, our Book of the Month for January is How to Live an Artful Life by Katy Hessel — an inspiring read for anyone interested in paying closer attention to how creativity shows up in everyday life.
Purchase a copy in store and enjoy a free drink in either of our coffee shops: a comforting coffee, a pot of loose-leaf tea, a seasonal winter warmer, or any of our chilled drinks — perfect for settling in with the book. Available in both Shropshire and Oxford Street.
You can also buy a copy online from us here.
Dive into the year with the wisdom of artists. Gathered from interviews, personal conversations, books and talks, How to Live an Artful Life moves through the months of the year offering you thoughts, reflections and encouragements from artists such as Marina Abramovic, Nan Goldin, Lubaina Himid, Louise Bourgeois and many more. With a thought for every day of the year, whether looking for beginnings in January, freedom in summer, or transformation as the nights draw in, this is a book of words to cherish. The year is full of the promise of work that has yet to be written, paintings that are yet to be painted, people who have yet to meet, talk, or fall in love. With this book in hand, pay attention, and see the world anew. Go out and find it, taste it, seize it, and live it – artfully.
Winter Closing - Bishop's Castle