to start, a water bearer is one who holds a vessel or container that holds something that is given to others,
a sharing of what one has to give.
guiding principals of the water bearer press
innovation
publishing as a ceremony, visioning our future through the art of blackness
liberation
freeing the art we carry, through our language, our liberatory tool
truth
establishing our centre, through art truth telling + transparency
voice + tone
how we sound
like a roar in the night, a call to action, an exhale into space, your inner thoughts, like water pouring over you, like peace, like a downpour covered in sun, like love
about the founder, creative director
behbeit
i am a multi-hyphenate from Toronto, whose work is built on 25+ years of experience in creative and technical disciplines, which include any combination of, but are not limited to: fashion/textiles design, digital media, photography, midwifery, plant medicine, creative writing and space curation.
This project deepens my own personal ethos as an artist, which is rooted in the centering of self, inspired by writers Octavia Butler, Audre Lorde, Toni Morrison and more. Centering my art as a critical reminder of having existed. Much like yours, my existence is not only essential but pertinent to the existence of humanity. The space I hold will take on a whole new shape that must remember what it held.
The art I create is that reminder.
The goal of The Water Bearer Press, is to be a container for remembering