The Carver neighborhood sits tucked between the highway and the downtown sprawl, close enough to reach everything and overlooked long enough to feel like its own island. So when CONEX appeared there a few weeks ago, rising out of a sunken concrete pit built from cargo...
Good afternoon, RVA comic fans! Welcome to this afternoon’s issue of RVA Comics X-Change, where we take a look at what is going on in our beloved land of comics, and the surrounding pop culture. This week we have a more pocket-sized edition for you of comic recommendations, but that is only because we are busy gearing up for the final countdown...
Shana Blakley hasn’t considered herself an artist -- until now. Despite years of practice with a variety of different mediums, Blakley didn’t fully commit herself to the title before the creation of her business, Figure Form. About a year and a half ago, she and her husband underwent deep devastation that resulted in the line of art that exists...
Brickworkz founder Brian Korte has made building art from LEGO bricks his life's work. Now he brings his unique creations to The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen. LEGO, those classic building-block toys that you'll really regret stepping on, have become quite the topic in the past few years, especially when it was recently revealed that LEGO...
Happiest of Tuesdays, my fellow River City comic fans! Welcome back to installment number fifteen of RVA Magazine’s biweekly go-to for everything comics and nerdy, RVA Mag’s Comics X-Change! This week’s issue is particularly meaty, as I sat down to talk to Tommy Donovan of Richmond Comix on Midlothian Turnpike. Donovan was oh-so-kind enough to...
Offering everything from jewelry to sailboats, Hand-Made In RVA's pop-up markets give Richmond's POC and LGBTQ creators a chance to find their audience. From a young age Andrea Daughtry had an entrepreneurial spirit with a quirky, artsy style. Now as a maker and vintage collector, Daughtry has made a space for other people of color in Richmond to...
Fallout's semi-regular event, Bibliophilia, seeks the humor in sex scenes from pulp romance novels and legendarily bad fanfic My Immortal. It's not too hard to find. Most comedy acts don’t include the phrases, “feeling his desire harden,” or, “spinning out the golden threads of their passion,” but Bibliophilia isn’t most comedy acts. Benjamin...
With their recent art exhibition, The Best Opposition is a Good Composition, Sure Hand Signs brought a powerful collection of protest-inspired artwork to Scott's Addition. The artwork was designed by sign painters, whose goal was to examine the intersection between artistic creativity and impassioned activism. The exhibition was held at Studio...
For Maven Made's Bethany Frazier, getting out from under the control of men and empowering herself to create her own small business was the crucial ingredient for success. Bethany Frazier not only makes all-natural beauty and wellness products, but creates intentional conversations through her brand, Maven Made. After battling cystic acne during...
Happy Tuesday, comic fans! Welcome back to Comics X-Change, RVA Magazine’s go-to for comic news in a sparkly biweekly bow! We have a jam-packed special edition double issue for you today. This week we took a pit stop to hang out with our friends Alpha Comics and Games over in Willow Lawn -- not just to get caught up on the new releases we need to...
