Persephone’s Broom Closet
Last year I was asked to start working on a special fundraising project: a zine about bats to help raise awareness about the plight of bats worldwide.
My latest zine project is officially ready! “Persephone’s Broom Closet: Magical Tips to Clear + Renew Your Space” is available through Oracle Natural Science.
Writer, Laura Pensar (left) and illustrator, Melissa Chepren (right) holding the first copies of Persephone’s Broom Closet in Oracle Natural Science, KC.
The Story: At Oracle Natural Science, one of the most common questions we get is, “What can I do to cleanse my room/home/apartment/office?” So we decided to put together a zine with some simple ideas for ways to refresh and set your space with intention.
The Zine: Spring Cleaning is such a universal term for major cleaning and clearing endeavors that tying in the Greek Goddess of Spring and renewal seemed like a natural fit. So “Persephone’s Broom Closet” was my working title from the beginning… but it wasn’t until we brought illustrator, Melissa Chepren onto the team that the format for the zine really took shape.
Melissa sketched out some quick character ideas for Persephone (which we nicknamed Per-Swiffer-nee) and we all fell in love! From that point on the zine took on an advice-column style with various figures from Greek mythology writing in to ask Persephone for tips and suggestions.
The zine is a 36-page booklet filled with ideas to Spring Clean for any season! Persephone offers cheerful and helpful tips for setting your space with intention.
What, When, Where: “Persephone’s Broom Closet” is the latest publication in Oracle’s line of zines. You can find it (as well as Oracle’s other publications) at oraclekc.com - Special thanks to Alessandra Dzuba for being a fantastic team leader and the owner of Oracle Natural Science.
