“Jessy.” That’s what the sylued call it in The Elect Stories. We might refer to it as a calling or a purpose; something that we are drawn to, and maybe a little obsessed with, that allows us an outlet. Maybe it’s creative. Maybe it’s technical. Maybe it’s a little of both. Craft. Art. The thing that we can’t help but do. The thing that we take great pride in not only making, but also in finding within others; that we feel inspired to share. The thing that, in the doing, reveals the world to us, and us to ourselves.

Creating “The Elect Stories” is our “jessy.” It is the journey we are taking via our art. Nothing is more satisfying than being joined on that journey. We’re asking you readers to join us, but we’re also asking other creators to join us, too. Keep an eye out, as we continue expanding this site, for photos and videos and interviews and maybe a thing or two that you might take home with you, from the partners we’ve sought out. The illustrators and book binders and glass blowers and website builders and editors and perfumers and… well, the list goes on.

It’s a notion that is integral to The Elect Stories, but also to our everyday lives.