Expressing Luv

Expressions of the Mind Art Gallery has a new location and new build. The charity Free2Luv And USC Textures are working together to house a great selection of art, to run the gallery and to promote it, and of course to spread word about the important cause.

Free2Luv is a charity working to promote kindness and end bullying. Read more about it from the official website. Leather Aeon, manager of USC Textures Tomb and sim, is an officially recognized representative of the charity in SL. See his "extraordinary peeps of the week" profile on their website. (Scroll down).

The gallery has only been up for a couple of days and the first floor has already been rented out to talented artists from around the grid. Visit the gallery soon and contact Free2Luv Resident for further details on renting your own space.

I have a spot there too and think that combining art with a good cause this way is a fabulous idea

Free2Luv plans to stamp out bullying once and for all!

Leather Aeon was kind enough to offer his time to help me make a blog post about this great cause.

"In order for anyone to be free, you first have to love yourself and love and respect others. This is what the Free2Luv movement is all about."

Free2luv.Org is a fresh, young and innovative new non profit organisation with one mission, and one mission only.

To 'stamp out bullying once and for all!'.... And boy do they have the passion and backing to do it!

Free2Luv is already supported by various celebrity icons such as Jake T. Austin (Wizards of Waverley Place), Vanessa Hudgens (High School Musical),
Gabrielle Anwar (Scent of a Woman & The Tudors) and Joel Geleynse (Musician) to name a few!

And now, after talking with it's founders in the Real World, Leather Aeon and USC Textures are supporting this AMAZING cause in SecondLife!

Having already raised around 19,000L$ (Equiv = 75USD approx) inworld, Leather and Co are proving that they are more than behind the Free2Luv movement. And so are many other residents inworld who have donated to this worthy cause and joined in with fundraising and events.

Free 2 Luv now has official Kiosks inworld to collect donations for the charity. All donations, 100% of everything put in the kiosks, goes to the official Free2Luv avatar, and then via a verifiable payment route to the real life charity. You can pick up these kiosks inworld, from the official Free2Luv office at Paradise Landing, or the texture sale display benefiting the charity 100%, provided by Leather and the guys at the USC. You can put them in your business in SL, be it a club, a mall, an office - whatever!  Giving YOUR customers the chance to join this movement with us!

Spreading the word is what it is all about, and that is whizzing around the MetaVerse like nobody's business. You can join our "Supporting Free2Luv.org in SL!" -group to keep upto date with us.

Now another step has been taken and we are working with SecondPride to bring the Free2Luv name forward! They have kindly offered us a free office on their sim, among other lbgt related causes and charities. We now have another permanent base for Leather Aeon and Co to work their magic! This allows us to reach a larger number of people. Having this amazing opportunity given to us, the possibilities are endless!

USC Art Gallery opening Event Today 5th May, 2013, at Noon SL

Expression Of The Mind - USC Art Gallery has an opening Event Today 5th May, 2013, at Noon SL time! DJ G is spinning the tunes. There is a "come as you are" contest with 5000L$ on the board, a sploder, art and other eye candy. The event benefits a lbgt anti-bullying charity called Free2Luv.

The Tiny Lucky Chair at USC Textures

The Tiny Lucky Chair at USC Textures has some interesting things on this new round. I think the Kitty Cardboard pack is adorable. It will likely make quite a few tinies happy owners of a new cardboard box house. In addition to textures, you can also win linden prizes.

Texture sale display benefiting Action Aid, at USC Textures

USC Textures has a big display full of textures that are not on sale anywhere else. They are all just 35L$/ box, and all the proceeds benefit Action Aid.

Action Aid is an international anti-poverty non-gov. organization.

These are sets made for Midnight Mania up to the end of 2010. This is part 1, leading up to boxes that start with the letter F. Part 2 will follow later, also for charity.

Today only, Sale at USC Textures

In honor of The Chinese New Year, USC Textures has a sale of 50% off their ethnic section for today only!

Timeless Textures across the same sim has their sale on until 15th of February. Click the sign for more information.

Medieval

Paradise Landing Medieval Sim Hunt coming this weekend. Wow this poster is cool btw!

Spooky!

 

We do not have Halloween in Finland, but in Second Life I have a chance of participating. Here are some of the things I found fun so far.

Outfit details:

Skin: Amacci: Liane, Goth, Silver Tattoo 2,
Shoes: Severed Garden: Halloween Gift Pumps
Hat: The Mad Hattery (new location!): Something to Crow About" Top Hat, Group Gift
Hair: Truth: Stevie, Oasis
Eyes: X-line: Dark Brown
Top: Violet Moods: Grape halter top
Undershirt: ASO!: Mariswim, gray
Pants: Sleeping Koala: Bandage Leggings, Purple Fishnet
Lashes: Howear: Demoness (outfit)

Decorations:

USC Textures: Pumpkin Print 01
Off the Wall: The Grim Reaper Tree, sale
MGS: Pumpkin sofa and ornament, Halloween Gift
Hanaya: Spooky Ghost, Group Gift, "Once rezzed, the ghost will randomly appear and disappear in the same location, emitting spooky sounds. A wearable, non-rigged mesh with a full-body alpha is also included".

Expressions of the Mind

The feather pen from my mail art exhibit has a new life in the USC Gallery. On the right art by a tiny fox Pieni.

The gallery is on the top floor at USC Texture Tomb in Paradise Landing.

Aeon Art by Leather Aeon

Phoenix Unbound, by Kyler Collas

Temba's Gallery

The voting for official gallery logo is on the floor below the gallery.

Expressions of the Mind, USC Gallery, is a new free space for SL artists to showcase their work. Curated by Kyler Collas, the gallery features many different types of art. The only requirement is that sculptures are not too scripted or primmy. This is a great opportunity to share your vision at a popular location open for everyone. The artists can sell their art if they wish. There are still spaces available, make sure to take a look and contact Kyler Collas inworld for further information.

For artists and audiences alike, the gallery is free, but donations are welcomed to benefit the Make a Wish Foundation. For this purpose, there are going to be several donation kiosks around the space. By voting for your favorite logo you will be able to donate 1-4 lindens to the charity as well. Voting will be open for a couple more days. All donations go straight to the charity.