08 Wednesday Nov 2017
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Open November 7 through January 2018 at Montara Bridge Works, the Berries series is a 2D digital art meditation incorporating virtual photography.
BERRIES
seasonal
abundant
accessible to more than
just the lofty ones
pass by
the hard and bitter
pass by
mushy ones with no real substance
savor the moments
of the real and the sweet
~ Pearl Grey
November 5, 2017
You are more than welcome to stop by and my latest gallery exhibit.
20 Wednesday Sep 2017
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Klaus Bereznyak, Pearl Grey, Satori, Second Life, secondlife, Veyot, virtual art, Wanderlust Art Truck Tour, Wyrd
The Wanderlust Art Truck made its 10th stop about two weeks ago, this time at Sunset Garden in Wyrd. The welcome area is at nearby Wyrd Watchtower. The exhibit will be available for about another week or so. 
Each exhibit on the tour, which has included parcels on four continents plus Caledon, has been unique. This Sunset Garden location has been partially curated by the project creators, myself and Klaus Bereznyak. Additional pieces have been added by creative friends of the host, Veyot.
Marcus VanDouser made a Youtube video of the grand opening called Wanderlust.
There’s a Flickr group, Wanderlust Art Truck Fans, just created; you’re welcome to add your snapshots of yourself at this location.
There are other things to check out in the area, the previously mentioned Wyrd Watchtower, Saul’s Place Cafe and Library of Landmarks. Sojourners Ground is down the road in Erzulie. Wyrd and Erzulie are on Route 8B on Satori.
There will be at least one more stop for Wanderlust Art Truck before it retires.
13 Wednesday Sep 2017
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Pockets of Light, ten photographs and ten poems are on display at Wanderlust Cafe in Quentin now through October. Most are on the ground level with the outdoor cafe seating; several are on the rooftop of the cafe accessed by outside stairs.
The project began in the spring of this year, the photos done first, of images taken in Second Life during moments of reflection on peace and sustainability for a just future in the real world.
The beautiful, thoughtful poems, one for each photograph were written during the summer.
Real
====
This surface this lattice of molecules
Will not betray you
This matter cannot go back on its word
This is the truth that doesn’t need defending
A geometry not up for discussion
And the mundane manipulation
Of things in space
Taking cutlery from the drawer
Or hanging a picture in place
These cannot be faked
Against such, even the spoken breaks
Start here and stay until you know
Your skin is the same stuff
Caress for instruction
How you carry it and
Where it goes
Is beyond dispute
Not one day has the ground
To your feet proved false
Unless too long at sea
You forgot all else
(KB – June 2017)
In a Mist
****
In a living mist
Spilling up the valley
As far as the fence line
Comes the sweet bitter of
Pine needles, sycamore and
Poplar leaves turning
Infused by the lungful
This aromatic vapor bearing
Extracts of memories
Flung spray, blown spume, sea-gulls crying
Asks no permission but
Is gentle
Below the stone house
In the orange orchard
Through the ruined arch
Lays eiderdown on wildflower
Carpeted meadows in milklight
Red points and yellow splashes
Watercolors out the scratches
In three primary
Colors of green
Holds a shushing finger up
To time and
Stills it
(KB – June 2017)
18 Tuesday Jul 2017
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Gallery 23, interstellART, Klaus, La Maison d'Aneli, Melusina Parkin, Montara Bridge Works Gallery, Nitroglobus Roof Gallery, Pearl Grey, Pepper Chaffe, Second Life, virtual art, Virtual Chelsea Hotel, Vonniethefox, Wintergeist
Early last week I viewed several current gallery exhibits which I’m going to share the landmarks to so you can enjoy them as well. At Gallery 23 at Virtual Chelsea Hotel six artists are showing work through August. On the left in the photo above is shown work by Pepper Chaffe. On the right are Decayed Maps by Klaus. Other exhibitors are Jim Garand, Gjo Bing, Pi and John B.
At La Maison d’Aneli in Virtual Holland through August are works by Kicca Igaly, Red Bikcin, Vonniethefox, Terra Merhyem and Rage Darkstone. The photo above shows art by Vonniethefox with a glimpse of Kicca Igaly’s in the background to the right.
The colorful pieces by Vonniethefox are animated and I find them delightful.
‘Absences’, a photo exhibit by Melusina Parkin is at Nitroglobus Roof Gallery. The sculptures are by Nitro Fireguard.
You can pick up an intro notecard written by Melusina which begins in part: “Absence is a negative concept: it means that something should be there and it doesn’t. So, when we look at an empty place – a room, a seashore, a road or even a chair – we can’t avoid thinking of something or somebody who has been or will be there. That’s even more true when a world, including nature and landscape, is entirely made by humans, like Second Life does.”
At the AiR Gallery of InterstellART is Pieces of a Whole by Wintergeist. There are colorful pieces exhibiting too, not shown in my photo above.
Last but not least in my mind, are six of my works (plus blackboard texture) at Montara Bridge Works Gallery. Expressing different moods and strategies of my First and Second Lives during this summer, the exhibit is titled ‘Subtle Maneuvers’ inspired by a line in a letter Franz Kafka wrote in 1912: “Time is short, my strength is limited, the office is a horror, the apartment is noisy and if a pleasant, straightforward life is not possible then one must try to wiggle through by subtle maneuvers.”
11 Saturday Mar 2017
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The graphic narrative exhibit, With the Living, will continue on past the original closing date.
Written by Klaus Bereznyak and illustrated by myself, (SL photos edited in software), the story is based loosely on a soldier returning from the Crimea.
There was an opening event and we were very pleased that the work viewed with interest and discussed with intelligent questions asked.
Most of the photos were taken at Binemust, which has a wonderful variety of scenes that worked for this narrative.
It was an enjoyable collaboration and learning experience. Klaus made a book out of it and I filmed a slideshow. There are gifts available at the exhibit.
With the Living might best be viewed on night setting.
29 Saturday Jun 2013
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While looking through the destination guide I was a little surprised to see that some frightful places that I looked at last Halloween are available year round. This place is Dark Dharma Haunted Manor. It was nice to be the only resident exploring when I went and I always like to see what folks have done with the Hackberry Hall house.
In this particular picture I was experimenting with the new “Clouds” textures in picmonkey. “Water” is a new texture set with the basic free set-up and “Clouds” is with subscription only. Most of the photos I’ve experimented on don’t look quite right to me but I really love how the above picture turned out. 
Pearl took a nap while I was working in another window. She didn’t do any of the hunt or game things, just looked around. Later while she was wandering around in the backyard I wasn’t watching out for her and she was “killed” and teleported home.
This visit happened before she got her three dogs.
18 Tuesday Jun 2013
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I visited the SL10B areas of Mesmerize and Exhilarate on Sunday evening with my alt. There were so many photos of Exhilarate that I like so it will get a separate post.
It’s challenging to photograph some of the places because of the surrounding view. I can’t imagine the time and effort that goes into putting these exhibits together; I know I certainly don’t have the skills.
That being said…..many of us want to do so much more than we actually have time and energy for. And life happens. In my head I can plan all sorts of projects but getting them into the physical world….well we all know what that’s like. This is the first SL birthday celebration I’ve been to so I have nothing to compare it to really. I find some of the exhibits rather odd. That’s all I’m going to say.
This evening I took photos in Electrify. Pearl wore Victorian clothes. Later while I was working in another window, she did hang around the Pandamonium 1850 London exhibit at Magnificent #15 like I mentioned yesterday I wanted to do.
Yesterday evening as a bear alt I saw lots of fabulous avatars. This evening, when I was sort of in character at the rp exhibit, it was only very new residents who approached me with questions. They were lacking in manners, patience, appreciation and social graces. Now I’m back-pedaling from offering to make myself available in that way. It soured me to the point where I’m unwilling to label where the above pics were taken in Mesmerize.
But I’m learning how to master this particular first life. I didn’t plan on feeling like or finding the time to even attend SL’s tenth birthday. I’m learning to be a lot more careful with what I say I’m going to do. I don’t like rushing and frantically playing catch-up. And I certainly don’t like being involved in things that make me work too hard at hiding irritability. While I sometimes envy those who are very creative in Second Life I’m also relieved that I’m learning not to pressure myself and compare.
It’s worth the lag and sifting through the tacky, ugly to experience this event.
17 Monday Jun 2013
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Kicca Igaly, Nessuno Myoo, Pandemonium 1850 London, Pearl Grey, Photos, RolePlay, SL10B, virtual destinations, Wren Alcyone
About an hour after SL10B opened I teleported in and wandered around for two and a half hours taking some pictures. Already having too many commitments, I hadn’t signed up for the press tour or greeter training. Other bloggers and photographers are doing an excellent sharing of this celebration but I read on Daniel Voyager’s blog that more SL birthday party blogging is welcome.
I love taking photos but find it difficult at events like this. None of the settings on my viewer were changed; I did do some simple post processing in picmonkey, mostly cropping. Logging into SL on a Sunday afternoon after not being online much for a while got me a flurry of IMs but I was able to focus well enough on exploring.
I landed in the welcome area and noticed that there were greeters available if I wished to ask for help. The lag wasn’t bad at all for the first hour but things were rezzing slowly so I didn’t take many pictures.
Spectacular Auditorium
Saffia Widdershins was shouting for people to join her in the auditorium so I headed in that direction. While moving forward I hit a key that caused Pearl to leap high into the air and land on the stage. When I tried to run away I sank into the floor and got stuck. /me laughs. I soon moved on, not knowing how much time I’d have to look around.
I picked up a few free gifts here and there, most notably for me a sailboat, bike, glider and train all in one location along with maps and landmarks showing where to rez and use them. (Maybe I’ve somehow acquired better skills than my usual crashing and sinking that I’ve experienced in the past?)
Things were still rezzing slowly for me; I used my flight feather and it was a great help. Mostly I randomly moved around Enchant and Spectacular. There’s so much to see that many residents might want to plan their visit; checking the slurls, photos and information on the blogs of the organized.
!Pandemonium
All the bright colors and intricate objects around me–then I noticed a mausoleum and old cemetery. I felt more at home in the creepy architecture of !Pandemonium.
It reminded me that the sim I rp on, Pandemonium 1850s London has a place on SL10B Magnificent. Luke Templar, the owner and builder, has partially recreated Fleet Street. I didn’t attend the planning meeting for participating in SL10B–there’s to be para roleplay information made available–but I’m welcome to hang out wearing IC costuming. One of the display shops is Ye Olde Cock Tavern, of which I’m the manager (slacker lately) on the roleplay sim.
That’s the SLurl under the photo. I’ve blogged about setting up my flat above the Tavern. Without causing myself lack-of-follow-through angst, I hope to make time to spend in the SL10B installation. You’re very welcome to say hello; maybe I’ll see you there.
Artists Nessuno Myoo and Kicca Igaly; Pearl gazing on in awe.
I enjoyed exploring Magnificent and want to go back. I saw Kicca Igaly’s art installation; the soothing colors and ambient sounds of the camping display in back were much appreciated.
Resting by a fountain in Magnificent before going home.
14 Friday Jun 2013
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This is my final post of Tableau photos.
Pearl is usually open-minded about creating the future.
I wonder why I haven’t noticed more fashion bloggers using Tableau as a setting.
When you visit, be careful to follow the caution signs or you may find yourself in an environment like this. This is a raw shot with a frame added.
There were interesting dances and since no one else was around, Pearl played on the stage. And so went her visit to Tableau.
11 Tuesday Jun 2013
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This past weekend I watched the film Frances Ha. I really liked it and am not going to explain why.
It inspired these Second Life photos of Pearl.
