The Daughter of Gears, The Rabbicorn, Standby

Have you seen This Trilogy of Poetic Narratives, the beautiful Machinima by Bryn Oh? Beginning with The Daughter of Gears, followed by The Rabbicorn and ending in Standby, the Trilogy is a breathtaking feat of imagination, narrative storytelling and artistic vision. Produced with the help of a grant from Ontario Arts Council and hosted by IBM, this project shows, what amazing things one can do with and in virtual environments. The story is also available as a book.

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

And the sun poured in like butterscotch

Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning, and the first thing that I knew
There was milk and toast and honey and a bowl of oranges, too
And the sun poured in like butterscotch and stuck to all my senses
Oh, won't you stay
We'll put on the day
And we'll talk in present tenses.

(Joni Mitchell: "Chelsea morning")

Outfit details:

Eyes: Al Vulo: Goldbunny marron glace eyes
Skin: Mynerva: Bonus Preview of Milena, Group Gift
Hairbase: Tukinowaguma: Bertina, Ebony
Hair: LoQ: BerryJuice, LeftSided, FatPack, promo on Marketplace
Shoes: Miel: Espadrilles, Solid, Bright, Fifty Linden Friday this weekend
Cardigan: So Many Styles: Simple Cardigan, Mint Leo, TDRF
Bag: Grasp: Patch Leather bag
Pants: Mon Tissu: Bloomsbury Trousers, Honey (on Marketplace)
Top: Zoie Life: Beach Bum, Khaki
Shape: Custom by Jarvis R. Not for sale.

 Poses: MGS: Girl stand F-03

Location: Sky Sculptures Gallery: Ub Yifu Tour Gallery

Black and White and Colorful, too

Dress: American Bazaar: Frivole, Black, mesh
Skin: YS & YS: Megan, Morning,  TDR
Hair: LoQ: Sherry, Red Pack
Earrings: Snatch: Daphne, Silver, Swag Bagm freebie
Shoes: Baby Monkey: Ultimate Sadie, thanks Pixie!

Pose: MGS: Girl stand F-01

Location: Suntory Time
"Home of LND Creative Collective's Gallery, Suntory Time  & Suntory Saturday Nights!
Art Now! Cosmic Nuggets, Matt Lyon, Alvaro Tapia Hidalgo, Paulina Mitek, M4SK,  Ph7Labs + More! music, art, indie, alt, experimental, live, relax, enjoy woot!"

SL10B Second Life Community Celebration Photo Contest

(c)SL10B

Thought my readers might be interested in this contest. Here is what the description says on the SL10B website:

SL10B Second Life Community Celebration Photo Contest

Photographs submitted by the Second Life community should illustrate SL10B Community Celebration theme “Looking Forward, Looking Back” – Second Life over the past 10 years.

Deadline for the contest is June 6th 2013.

RULES:
- Submit a maximum of two photographs per avatar name
- Photos must NOT show the SL10B Community Celebration regions (we hope to have a later contest for photos of those!)
- Explore the virtual world of second life community for the perfect picture that represents the theme.
- Pictures must be posted in the flickr group “SL10B Celebration Photo Contest”: http://www.flickr.com/groups/2188135@N20/- Competitors must indicate whether the photograph is Category A (using only the tools available within the browser) or Category B (using tools outside the viewer, such as photo editing software).
- SL10B Celebration Team reserve the rights to use photograph submissions for event advertisement.
- Photos must be PG, make it family friendly keep it clean and FUN or risk disqualification.
- Descriptive text may accompany the photograph
- Deadline of submission of picture is June 6th, 2013, midnight SLT

HAVE FUN !!!

Of all my demon spirits I need you the most

 Outfit details:

Skirt: Grasp: Leather Frill Skirt, Black
Top: Indyra Originals RTW, Joya Tank, Noir
Shoes: Indyra Originals: Coquette Noir, Olivia Noir
Hair: Alli&Ali: Olga, Black Flame
Skin&makeup&eyes: Plastik:, Pink May, Astrali, FLF

Pose: MGS: Girl Stand E-05

Location: Tales from The Ghost Forest LEA14, by Uan Ceriaptrix

Turning me to rust

I wish that you were here
Down amongst the dust
I need someone to help me
You need someone to trust
There's something with these tears
Turning me to rust
I need someone to help me
Yeah I need someone to touch

(Echo & The Bunnymen: Rust)

Outfit details:

Hair: Tameless: Muriel
Dress: Zaara: Chaya, Peacock
Skin&eyes: YS & YS: Megan, Morning, TDR Fusion
Shoes: N-core: Diva, Burgundy, Mesh
Butterflies: Static: Butterflutter, Gift
Parasol: Tokushi: Killer, Gift

Location: Rust by Cica Ghost, LEA13

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.

It's cold in the desert

Outfit details:

Skin: Plastik: Astrali, Turq Mer, [LS] Limited Edition
Pants: League: Zipped Leather Pants, black
Horns: Boom: I am Aries, Titanium, Zodiak event
Hair: Wasabi Pills: Fay, Mesh, Crystal violet
Shoes: Baby Monkey: Elise Boots (thanks Pixie!)
Top: Grasp: Loose Style Cami, plain
Eyes: MONS: Naamah , old Cinema Exclusive gift

Poses: Glitterati: Skull, female, 1&5, group gift

Location: Immersiva by Bryn Oh

Love of Fashion and Art

Anrod Meads, a very interesting SL artist, has a new garden location for his artwork. He has a live event coming up next Thursday, 3pm SL time, featuring Caasi.

Anrod hinted that the garden works nicely as a place for a photoshoot, so I decided to make my fashion post there.

Outfit details:

Hair: LoQ: Cotton Candy, Brown, TDR
Skin&eyes: YS&YS: Rebecca, night, TDR
Skirt: Mocha: Tulle, Tiered, Black, Fifty Linden Fridays
Top: Grasp: Loose Style Cami, plain
Shoes: Felicity: Kelsey Stilettos, Black

Poses: Dfo: Love you lots

Puppets in this virtual show

I posted about Melina M, aka Ling Serenity, in my old blog once, but she has a new location for her gallery Cadeling Garden, and BND shop, now, and deserves a new post. I have always loved her art. I keep seeing it every now and then on the walls of public spaces. I own some pieces as well. Her manga influenced images are naivistic but there is a depth to them. An emotion. The colors are gorgeous, lines so delicate. It shows that she is a graduate of Visual Arts from Paul Valéry’s University in Montpellier. Melina sees her Second Life avatar Ling Serenity as a doll that creates dolls. She says in her info card: "Melina is no more than the manipulator of her puppets in this virtual show."

The Gallery is shared by Cadel Aboubak, who makes strong abstract paintings that are made unique by the materials mixed in with the paint. Originally from Aurillac, Cadel is completely self thought. Sensuality, fear, anger, love, sharing the artistic experience and finding new inspiration, are important to this artist. My description is based on an online translation from French, so please forgive me for possible errors. (Ling's info was also in English on the notecard the group join sign gives).

Up

I love the particle exhibit at The Cloud Chateau. Nice place for having some peace and quiet and experiencing the beauty of virtual art.


Outfit details:

Hair: LoQ: Fudge FatPack For TDRFusion
Skin: YS & YS: Calliope, Summernight, Teeth
Eyes: YS&YS: Magnetic Ice (came with skin)
Dress: Zoie Life: At Midnight (set of outfits called The Goth Dresses)
Shoes: Baby Monkey: Faith Boots (all colors hud)
Necklace: Krash: Karma set (old TDR)
Tattoo: VTattoo: Octopus Tattoo

Poses: MGS: Girl Stand F-01, F-02
Location: The Cloud Chateau: "One of Second Life's long standing particle exhibits - By Jopsy Pendragon"

Artwork in beautiful tiny dresses

Aminata wears "Spring Dreams Tiny Dress" (hair Akuma from Ploom)

Pie wears "Yellow Rose Tiny Dress" (Hair Jinx from Ploom)

Butter wears "Warm Dreams Tiny Dress" (hair from Lamb)

Pie is wearing Ravens Kondor Tiny Dress

Pie is wearing Raging Inferno Tiny Dress

Andor Meads creates digital art that is visually very impressive and usually based on math and done with fractal programming. I have admired his work for a while now. Anrod enjoys being a tiny and his new innovation is using his artwork in beautiful tiny dresses. And he makes shoes for them too! Tiny ladies like being fashionable, so his dresses have found an appreciative audience fast. At the Tinypolis location you can also buy the art that was used in making the dress.

- Anrod's and GypsySpirit's Gallery
- Anrod's at EM Tiny Village
- Anrod's at Tinypolis
- Anrod's Marketplace store

Kind of ageless

Kath's Emporium and Tiny Huggles, is the home location of the store, with a big showcasing of Kath's photography. I posted about her exhibit at Raglan Shire Tree Gallery, and decided to go take a look at the main gallery.

The Bridge location, found in the teleport, is breathtaking. I just had to take some outfit pictures there. It is also a very inspiring view for an artist. It is not really part of the gallery, but since it was not marked private, I am sharing it with you.
 

The Medieval outfit I found from featured items in the Marketplace. It is just so beautiful. The quality of the textures, the way it looks on you, is just gorgeous. The colors are pretty. It does not have issues with different poses, as you can see from the pictures. I don't do rp in SL, even thought I have been playing roleplaying games in real life for years. But the medieval outfit looks good when I go about my day inworld, it is kind of ageless.

Outfit details:

Outfit: Old World in Marketplace: Medieval Girl in Red, Mesh
Eyes: BND: Light Blue
Hair: Clawtooth: Book Worm, Break of Dawn
Skin: Mynerva: Elise, Ruby, Tan
Feet: Slink: Womens Natural Barefeet, Mesh Rigged

Poses: MGS: Girl Stand F-05, F-04, F-03,