Perfect for our chill Saturday, long time Poketo collaborator and dear friend Nathalie Roland sent over a copy of her latest zine, “Pretty Zombie”. The zine is full of Nathalie’s illustrations and a tale that reveals that even the dead have feelings of love, loss, and hope.

The very back of the zine has rad screenprinted fabrics…. hmmm, I’ll be part of the zombie tribe and use mine as a jacket patch.

Nathalie had a zombie party for the launch of the zine. Let me just say, Nathalie has the warmest, sweetest flat in San Francisco… this was a zombie love party, not a ghoulish, cold one. Friends came over, formed an impromptu band called, Dead Love, and rocked out and had a frightening good time. Pun intended. Check out musicians Goh Nakamura, Scrabbel, and my little brother, Troy, jam! If you click on Troy’s blog, you can get a free music mix download he does via singsweetsound.

pretty zombie zine party from Myleen Hollero on Vimeo.

You can buy a copy of your zombie zine here!

Raghava KK, a world renown cartoonist/ contemporary artist, gave a talk at the recent TED Conference in February. Most known for this larger than life paintings that were done by his hands and his feet, Raghava gives an intimate glimpse into his 5 poignant and substantial marks in his artistic career that went hand-in-hand with his life’s experiences.

Death of Strangers

Flame (Painted with hands and feet!)

Yen

If You…

It’s an endearing talk, different from other TED speakers, because of his nervous giggles and boyish charm. He conquered so much by the age of 18, and continued that momentum well into adulthood and his artwork is representative of that.

If you are in the mood to listen to a great story and possibly be inspired, this is a video you definitely need to watch.

All photos via Raghava KK

For all you museum-going New Yorkers, the always glorious Metropolitan Museum of Art has an exhibit called “Playing with Pictures: the Art of Victorian Photocollage.” Previously, the invention of collage had vaguely been attributed to the likes of Braque and Picasso, but this exhibit suggests that collage had been practiced some 60 years earlier, in large part by aristocratic Victorian women.

These aren’t just the works of casual hobbyists, however. These women artists have cut, gouached, watercolored, and glued some seriously compelling works of art.

These photocollages appear to be a precursor to some of the pop surrealist trends seen in contemporary illustration today.

The NY Times has posted a review of the show, where non-New-Yorkers can view a slideshow of the exhibit.

PowerShovel, Ltd. and the super cool, New Museum in New York will be teaming up NEXT FRIDAY for an exhibition dedicated to the Digital Harinezumi camera! The name of the exhibition, “Imperfect As They Are” is far from the impressive pedigree of video artists they have lined up to showcase their unique take on their Harinezumi world. Unfortunately, this event is invite only, and for one night, but we are sure some these artists will be posting their videos online after the event, and maybe inspire a new generation of video artists around the world!

Some of the artists being exhibited at this event include:

Agnes B, So Yong Kim, Bruce La Bruce, Harmony Korine, Isabel Coixet, Patrice Leconte, Claire Denis, Albert Maysles, Christopher Doyle, Jonas Mekas, Mount Eerie, Erroll Morris, Charlotte Gainsbourg (!!), Chan-Wook Park (!!), Kim Gordon, Kelly Reichardt, Miranda July (!!) and more…

Here are some of the ethereal videos Vimeo users have captured with their Harinezumi’s:

Play all three at the same time and you have an instant video art installation!

We have only a few more in stock at Poketo.com, so get ‘em while they’re still hot!
Digital Harinezumi

Well…two things made our day. Since our recent feature in the Business section of the Los Angeles Times, we’ve received an overwhelming outpour of support and love from family, old friends, and new ones alike! We can’t thank you enough for all of your loyal support and your contribution in helping make what Poketo is today. We’ve read every single email, tweet, and Facebook comment since then and were touched by each one.

We receive a lot of emails from artists around the world–which have exponentially increased in number since the article’s release. Most of them range from recent art school grads to young up and coming artists, but there was one email we received yesterday from a Poketo fan who wrote to us about her 75 year-old father. A retired physician, he is a renowned wood-carving artist who’s exhibited internationally and in the States. Recently, he bought a computer, started a blog, AND has taken up Photoshop classes! Alongside his really beautiful woodcarvings, he also has some really rad Photoshop pieces (i.e. like the one dedicated to his grandchildren), and our favorite, the ‘Tiger and Rainbow’ graphic:

Swarm

Morality

Tiger

What an inspirational man. At 75 years old, we could only have half the creative fervor he does and still die happy.

Cheers to you!

You can visit his site here:
http://blog.daum.net/woodcarving

The Underfull Tablecloth is a prototype from Norwegian designer Kristine Bjaadal, who has crafted a way to turn hapless accidents into beautiful patterns.

Below, subtle butterflies emerge in vibrant color under spilled wine. A stain is no longer a blemish, but a blessing.

(via) Mocoloco conducts an interview with Kristine, in which she discusses her process, more ingenious pieces, and future plans for the “Under” line.

SUPERbrand Surf

SUPERbrand Apparel

Our good friends at SUPERbrand are doing amazing and completely new things for surf culture. Founded in 2008, SUPERbrand stands out from the rest in their unique vision of merging skateboard culture and aesthetic to surfing. Come to think of it, there’s definitely a natural cohesion between the two. We’re so happy to be collaborating with Creative Director and friend, Tony Larson, who was in charge of designing SUPERbrand’s newest and freshest apparel line that is currently previewed on their website.

Pretty rad, right?

Also be on the lookout for future collaborations with Tony Larson and Poketo. We’ll keep this a secret for now, but, it’s part of a bigger project that will be huuuuuge!!

Is there any character more sensual than the ampersand?

A recent commercial from T-Mobile shows briefly an NYC food truck called Schnitzel & Things. Incidentally, the text on the side of the truck was more compelling than T-Mobile’s promises of unlimited texting. Identifont revealed that the ampersand in question belonged to Fette Fraktur.

Tasty.

For lovers of type, there are a handful of devoted ampersand enthusiasts on the web who devote entire blogs to the luscious ligature. Via The Ministry of Type, a couple of them are 300&65 Ampersands, for a daily dose; and The Ampersand, for found ampersands.