The kanji:
積
Comes from 積んでおく(tsundéoku), meaning “to let something pile up”.
読
Comes from 読書 (dokusho), meaning “reading”.
The above artwork was a commission for a book-lover 📚
積読 (tsun-doku) “The habit of acquiring books but letting them pile up unread” 📚
Calligraphy by Vicky 