I’ve had an obsession with magazines for quite some time now (honestly, just ask my husband!) When i moved from my tiny one bedroom apartment in Toronto to Los Angeles i had no choice but to rid myself of countless prized magazines. I recruited my talented Artist friend Britt Randle to come by and take whatever magazines couldn’t make the move with me. (Britt used recycled mags in his art at the time, so was a perfect candidate). Britt and his boyfriend Thomas arrived in their pick-up truck and were slightly stunned when, by the end of the move, the cab of their truck was completely filled to the brim with used mags! (I wasn’t a hoarder by any means, just masterful at stacking them in my petite apartment…at least that’s what I kept telling myself).
Lo and behold, it really doesn’t take long to amass yet another collection…although it’s sadly become harder and harder for the truly great magazine stands and shops to stay in business. (Our favorite local one closed several months back and we still miss perusing the shelves for hours at a time. We’d never leave empty handed, although we can’t say the same for our wallets).
An interesting thing i’ve found about my own magazine collections is how the subject matters have shifted along with my stages in life. It started early with me, first with teen magazines and then to the likes of: Purple, i-D, Flaunt, Paper, Vogue Italia, and even Nylon. When we bought our house the focus was: Dwell, Sunset, Domino, and House Beautiful. Before the birth of our daughter it was stacks of: Cookie, Parents, Fit Pregnancy (a bit of a joke as i was relegated to mandatory bed rest for a good portion of my pregnancy!) Now it’s a shift again, toward the beautifully constructed, book-like quarterlies: Anthology, Gather, Monster Children, Bullett, Kin Folk, just to name a few. There is an artful depth to the writing, photography and design of these publications that leave you wanting more! As these rapidly fill my house, they’ll serve as wonderful inspiration for this very online-‘zine, which in many ways, is a personal, loving tribute to this life long obsession.
