My name is Kevin Karstens, and I am an illustrator/animator (20 years). I have been fortunate enough to have my animation/artwork positively reviewed by people such as Steven Lisberger, Seth MacFarlane, and Doc Hammer, to name a few. I created this page to hopefully get some assistance with a concept that would generate income for charities or the designated city/town/county and the artis
tic populace within that community as well...I called it 'Mutual Attractions' because it would be an attraction (such as can be seen at a them park) that would be mutually beneficial for the city and the businesses that sponsor it. Currently I am looking to correspond with someone, or a group...artists, designers, perhaps someone working in a city department...who may be able to assist me regarding this concept I have come up with. It involves the creation of an attraction that would change every time it is presented to the public...basically, think of the interior of a 'ride', the separate 'rooms' that a track runs through, with 'carts' containing visitors that travel along on a track (though I think the 'carts/track' concept would work best, it would also be possible to have volunteers dress in outfits/costumes that fit the current theme of the attraction, and they could push carts w/ 4 wheels, seating two passengers through the set ups as well)...the rooms in the attraction would all be BLANK/EMPTY, so that NEW stories and themes/scenes could be changed out for each new attraction concept...basically, it's a 'ready made attraction'. The Mutual Attraction, after being constructed initially, would continuously be funded via support/donations/sponsorship from a variety of local businesses (which would also serve as a means of free advertising for said sponsors, creating an interest for them to jump on board). Local media/news outlets (and, likely, national news) would wish to feature stories on the event every time it was presented, as it is original, fun, and family friendly...a win/win scenario for all involved. Also, proceeds could partially be donated to local charities (food banks, homeless shelters and so on). Basically, it would be an 'attraction' (a ride, like at Disneyland, wherein people would be moved through various sequences created by local artists that tell a story...whether for Halloween, Christmas or whatever...but the attraction would CHANGE every few months to be something all NEW every time. As far as I know, this has never been done before. All proceeds could go to charity, etc...wonderful publicity for a city/merchants/artists! This concept would be a wonderful way to put a city on the map nationally as a fun destination for the whole family, while also creating financial benefits for local merchants/businesses..I just need to get in touch with people who would know how to make it happen.
