Visible Storage Zine
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Visible Storage Zines are “archival and ephemeral” zines and graphic literature, springing from old textbooks, thrift store finds, letters, diaries, photographs…anything made/collected and left behind. These items might not be “important” enough to be in an official archive, but we here at VQC think they are worth preserving and recontextualizing.
Wondering why our print line is called Visible Storage? I’m so glad you asked! Find out here!
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Inventory: Pt. 1
An exercise and illustrated inventory made with these (self-imposed) directives:
Draw what I own, grouped into categories
Every day
Using materials I already have.
Don’t think too much about it/make it perfect.
Come to grips with all that I own
Hold items close before releasing them, in preparation for leaving this place for good.
Each copy will come with a Blind Bag, containing an item depicted in the issue. Button? Deck of cards? Eraser? Notebook? Who knows!
Also Coming Soon…
Tulip Fire
A graphic meditation on existential, environmental, and personal grief and loss - and a devastating fungi.
Each copy will come with a handmade quilted tulip brooch.
Things We Took From the Car:
An Illustrated Compendium after a Rockslide with Bonus Civics Content
VQC006
Driving back from a work conference, a friend and I were hit by a rockslide. We survived but the car was totaled. We had a few minutes to take everything we wanted from the car before it was towed away by the State Patrol, never to be seen again. What did we take from the car?
12 pages - Color
Saddle-stitched
5.5" x 8.5"
VQC006
Twice the Pressure, Half the Speed:
Every Pencil I Own as of August 26, 2024
VQC005
A graphic inventory and archive of every pencil I owned on said date. Each logo is hand-drawn by the pencil itself, and all are reviewed for their worthiness.
Categories include: Learning Writers, Toolbox, Souvenir and Novelty, Bottom of the Pencil Cup, Top Three Pencils, and Pop of Color.
Bonus! Free Mystery Pencil with every purchase!
12 pages B&W and Color
Saddle-stitched
5.5" x 8.5"
VQC005
The End, Martin Ritt:
Watching, ranking and discussing every single one of Martin Ritt's movies
VQC004
Project: Watch every single one of Martin Ritt's 25 movies, write about them, and rank them. Who the heck is Martin Ritt? Exactly! You need to know! Jumpsuit wearer, McCarthy blacklisted, brusque Brooklynite, friend of Paul Newman, an actor’s director, made Oscar-winning films but never won one himself…take a random cinematic deep-dive with me!
[ Maybe 1 out of 10 of them are available to stream, so thank you Movie Madness for keeping movies and physical media alive so I could see them all!]
54 pages (incl. bibliography) B&W
Clase-bound
5.5" x 8.5"
VQC004
Growing Up Stinks:
Totally True Diary of a Girl 1978-80
VQC003
This is the absolutely true, 100% as-written (except the names) diary of a teenage girl from 1978-1980. Every word is hilarious and heartbreaking, a perfect time capsule of 1978-80 - but also a timeless experience of growing up, crushes, lip gloss, school, friends, rollerskating, and feeling on Cloud 9 for life
34 pages
Saddle-stitched
5.5" x 8.5"
VQC003
200 Place Names of Alberta:
A Very Quiet Custard Condensed Book
VQC001
This chapbook takes the 1972 reference book Over 2000 Place Names of Alberta (Expanded Third Edition) and winnows/ collages/ recategorizes/ reimagines the entries into one slim volume, arranged thematically. Sections include:
That's Fairly Interesting, - Strictly Business, Death - WYSIWYG - and many more!
You don't have to live in or near Alberta to enjoy this book.! Over 200 Place Names of Alberta is fun for anyone, no matter your geographical location! Includes map of Alberta.
20 pages
Saddle-stitched
5.5" x 8.5"
VQC001
Behind Brick Walls:
Five Pictures Found at a Thrift Store
VQC002
Is there anything more melancholy than finding a stack of someone's old photos in a thrift store? How about making art out of them?! Black and white, a brick bungalow, women, men, parties, threats of violence, and vellum overlays with strategic cut-outs.
Four different door covers, who knows which one you will get?
10 pages (including vellum)
Saddle-stitched
5.5" x 8.5"
VQC002
