Designer/artist/inspiration Jeff Hamada’s Boooooom! has been a go to sight for me for a while. Today he gave us a shout out. Go check out his site and work for a little retina pick-me-up.

Friend of Plazm (and issue #14 cover designer) Rick Valicenti has created a new body of nearly 600 works using only sumi ink, a syringe, foam brush and paper. You can view lots of these on his web site and for a limited time, purchase them here.

Josh is giving a talk, free and open to the public.

Can be found here. Not shocking, but still disappointing. The Rock Camp is still so needed. They are looking for volunteers for their upcoming summer sessions. Check it out. They take male volunteers too: you get to answer the phones.

Check it out.

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

Thursday, March 19th, 7:00PM

WORKSOUND GALLERY
820 SE Alder St. Portland, OR
Cost: $5 suggested donation

THE UNWIN-DUNRAVEN LITERARY ECCLESIA presents…
RAUAN KLASSNIK
&
ARIANA REINES
with music provided by Eric Adrian Lee

About the readers:
RAUAN KLASSNIK was born in Johannesburg, South Africa (the deep South) and now spends most of his time in Mexico. His first book, Holy Land, was released April 2008 from Black Ocean. His Chapbook, Ringing, came out March 2009 from Kitchen Press. Another chapbook, Dreaming, is due out this summer from Scantily Clad Press. Rauan is a shy, quiet soul. Rauan likes the afternoons.

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ARIANA REINES is the author of The Cow (Alberta Prize, Fencebooks: 2006) and Coeur de Lion (mal-o-mar: 2007). Two translations will appear in 2009: My Heart Laid Bare by Charles Baudelaire (mal-o-mar) and Little Black Book: Days and Nights of a Revolutionary Whore by Grisélidis Réal (semiotext(e)). ‘TELEPHONE’, her first play, just ended a sold-out run at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York.

While you are there, check out the solid show still up, “White Noise”, Curated by Jhordan Dalh. Pictured below, a piece by Corey Smith.

New show of work by LA’s most well-mannered evildoers, Eyeone & Patrick Martinez.

(Shot of new zine of old stuff above.)

Saturday, March 21, 2009 : 7-10 PM

Tradition / 2895 Agoura Road / Westlake Village, CA 91361

(805) 497-4717 / shoptradition.com

Show runs through April 19, 2009

eyelost.com / patrickmartinez.com

Plazm friend/worker/all around talent Jason Kinney has just made some AMAZING hand-screened/dyed scarves/works of art and is putting them up for sale here. Check them out, and buy one for someone you love.(like me!)