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Your Online Life, In-Person
How much of your day do you spend on the internet–looking at comics, watching videos, reading blogs, connecting with friends, tweeting, or just surfing?
At Intervention you can meet, talk with, learn from, and party with the people you see online everyday.
One Part New Media
One Part Gaming
One Part Nerd Party
Intervention (a combination of the words “Internet” and “Convention”) is a creator-focused Internet Culture Convention started in 2010.
On Today’s show I spend an hour talking to Webcomic Diva Onezumi Hartstein and her husband/producer James Harknell. We talk about highlights from Intervention 2010 and what’s in store for 2011. Enjoy the podcast!
The goal of Intervention is to bring together different independent creators and fans to party, educate, and appreciate the opportunities the Internet gives to all of us. It is similar to the Sci-Fi/Anime/Other fandom cons, but here the emphasis is on people who use the internet as the primary way to distribute their work and communicate with their friends.
Art by Onezumi
Fans Welcome!
Do you read webcomics? Do you write fanfic? Are you a gamer? Do you put things on YouTube or hang out in an online secret club for Furry Pirates? Do you think that Tom Baker was the best Doctor? This is the place for you.
Creators Welcome!
Do you draw a webcomic, keep a blog, make a podcast, design websites, or market your stuff via social media? Are you an independent performer or do you make some great art or crafts that you sell online? This is the place for you.
Intervention will have both fun programming for fans and educational programming for creators.
There will be dance parties, art jams, and other special events in addition to a massive 75 table Artist’s Alley/Vendor Room.
If you are a part of the scene and you use the internet to do something really cool, this is the place for you. Intervention cares about what you have to say, and they want to hear from you so that they can make this con the best convention on the planet.
LINKS!
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Ladies’ Night
A Solo Art Exhibition
Featuring the Fine Artworks of Artist, Animator, Writer, and Director
Raul Aguirre Jr.
Art by Raul Aguirre Jr.
Here are the pieces I exhibited in the show.
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Artist Commentary
This is a video slideshow of the art exhibition with my commentary. The audio is from the last segment of today’s podcast.
The Lovely and Vivacious Hortencia and The Man vs. Art.
This was my first Solo Art Exhibit. To me this meant a lot. It was quite an experience! I loved every moment of it and had a total blast! The show went great! The party was awesome!
But before I go any further, I want to thank those people responsible for giving me one of the most memorable nights of life.
Yolanda Garcia
Thanks to Casita Del Pueblo gallery owner Yolanda Garcia for giving an old cartoonist the chance to display his fine art creations.
Raul Aguirre Jr. and Yolanda Garcia.
Anna Alvarado
Thanks to Yolanda’s assistant Anna Alvarado for running the business side of the show so well! Did I mention Anna is a very talented painter? Check her out on FB.
Anna Alvarado
art by Anna Alvarado
Grasiela Rodriguez
Thank you Grasiela Rodriguez the Art Mermaid! She did a kick ass pro job with the installation of my art pieces! I am fortunate to have such a great friend like Grasiela.
Precision is the key to a good art installation!
The Lovely and Vivacious Hortencia
I love this woman!
Ladies’ Night would have never happened without the help of my wife, the Lovely and Vivacious Hortencia. She stepped up and knocked it out of the park!
She is my Swiss Army Wife!
Leading up to the show Hortencia handled everything between the gallery and me. That really freed me up to concentrate on the art!
Hortencia helped me select which works to include in the show and not only that she framed and matted every piece!
But it doesn’t stop there! She helped Grasiela with the installation. Then she took care of putting together the prints and cards for the show! Did I mention matted and packaged all the prints too?
If that wasn’t enough, Hortencia also created the menu, prepared the spread, and coordinated the presentation of it! The food was awesome! Chicken Skewers with satay sauce, cream cheese bacon and jalapeno rolls! Also she set out veggie, fruit, and cheese platters as well as a delicious spinach dip! All made from scratch! She topped it off with a two foot tall strawberry tree! Now you guys know why I’m so fat.
Art, Artist, and Collector.
The show got off to a fantastic start let me tell you. An hour before the show even opened, a regular client of the gallery came in and get this! He bought one of my pieces! I don’t know who’s chonies were gushier, me for selling the piece or the gentleman who bought it. Either way it’s win win! The buyer asked to remain anonymous because he is “involved in sensitive government work.” So I figure he’s either an undercover cop or fed. Or he’s in the witness protection program. Either way how awesome is that?!!
Good Times!
To all my family, friends, minions, and guests…….Thank you very much for joining the celebration!
The Art of Photobombing.
If you look closely at the last two collages above you will see evidence of yours truly corrupting the mind of an impressionable child. I threw a photobomb at the last second when the picture was taken in a silly attempt at showing the world how “METAL!” I am.
Apparently my nephew Aiden saw his Uncle Raul acting like a jack wagon and decided it was so cool he had to do the same thing himself not even 3 minutes later.
BEHOLD!
Maybe next time I'll teach him how to smoke.
Whew! I hope you check out the podcast that accompanies this blog post for the in depth scoop on what transpired at Ladies’ Night!
My goal going into this show was to share my art, party with my friends and family, meet new people, and just get out there. I didn’t worry about making sales and all that jazz. I figured if I don’t sell anything that’s cool. Any money I do make is just gravy.
HERE’S TO GRAVY!
If you are interested in purchasing an original framed piece or a print please drop me an email.
Ciao!
R.
Sunday August 28th!
Celebrate Jack Kirby’s Birthday Cartoonista Style!
Illustration by Cartoonista and Minion Neil Segura.
