A MAZE OF CHAMBERS

“A WOMAN MUST HAVE MONEY AND A ROOM OF HER OWN IF SHE IS TO WRITE FICTION.” — VIRGINIA WOOLF

VIRGINIA WOOLF WAS A WRITER. I AM AN ARTIST. I WRITE TOO, BUT FOR MYSELF, NOT FOR GENERAL CONSUMPTION. LATELY I HAVE BEEN ENJOYING COMPOSING POEMS WITH BLACKOUT POETRY, BUT I DIGRESS….

UNTIL FEBRUARY 7, 2026 I WAS A WOMAN ARTIST AND SOMETIME WRITER WITHOUT A ROOM I DIDN’T HAVE TO SHARE. WITHOUT A ROOM THAT WAS ONLY MINE. DON’T GET ME WRONG. I’VE HAD ALL KINDS OF ROOMS IN MANY DIFFERENT HOUSES, IN MANY DIFFERENT STATES (OF REPAIR, AS WELL AS OF THE UNION), BUT NONE OF THEM WERE EVER SIMPLY “MY OWN.”

BUT NOW, WITH THE CONVERSION OF OUR GARAGE INTO MY BEAUTIFUL STUDIO, THAT HAS BEEN CHANGED FOR GOOD. MY LIFE FEELS SO MUCH BIGGER, AND SIMPLER. LESS CLUTTERED. LESS JUDGED. IT’S AS IF HAVING A REAL DEDICATED SPACE, A STUDIO OF MY OWN, IN WHICH TO CREATE HAS SOMEHOW MADE ME BELIEVABLE.

VIRGINIA WOOLF WAS A WRITER OF FICTION, BUT VIRGINIA THE WOMAN WRITER WITH A ROOM OF HER OWN WAS NO FICTION. SHE WAS REAL. AND SO AM I, SASI CHAMBERS — ARTIST AND SOMETIME WRITER. DON’T BELIEVE ME? JUST TAKE A LOOK…!