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Last Drop Cafe and Ballet Studio, Haman

20 Sunday Feb 2022

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ballet studio, Haman, Last Drop Cafe, Route 9, Veyot

Just off Route 9, the Last Drop Cafe chain has another location in Haman.

At the back of the parcel is a ballet studio where you can dance or do tai chi. There’s also an aerialist hoop.

Springtime has arrived in Haman, and flowers from the greenhouse have been planted around the property.

“You are always welcome here. Visit the Art Portal Park next door too.”

Veyot is the proprietor of Last Drop Cafe and ballet studio.

 

Scraps ~ Collage Art by Veyot at Montara Bridge Works Gallery

21 Tuesday Jul 2020

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collage art, Montara Bridge Works Gallery, Scraps, Veyot

Scraps is a series of collages made in the physical world by Veyot, and is on exhibit at Montara Bridge Works Gallery.

The abstract collages are made from scraps of junk mail, old calendars, magazines and newspapers. Veyot prefers to tear random shapes instead of carefully cutting around an object.

When I saw one of the collages on her Tumblr, I invited her to exhibit them July – September at the gallery.

 

Last Drop Cafe ~ Chain of Coffee Shops

05 Sunday Apr 2020

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Last Drop Cafe, mainland, MBeatrix, Veyot, virtual coffee shop

Last Drop Cafe in Montiaur

For those of you who travel the mainland, have you come across a Last Drop Cafe? It began with one, and now there are nine. They are operated and decorated by different avatars, and are on at least four continents. The parcel sizes range from 192 – 1024 square meters.

The Cafe in Montiaur is operated by MBeatrix and Veyot. “Oh no, that lady at the Cafe is moving furniture again! But, come in and have some coffee and a sandwich.”

Last Drop Cafe in Craggen Maw

This shows the inside of the Cafe in Craggen Maw. The low Li, small footprint buildings were given to us by the builder, MBeatrix. Veyot and she operate this shop. There’s a gorgeous garden on the grounds with spring flowers and trees.

“Take the Last Drop Challenge! Can you visit all nine cafes? You can drive to the one at Chapala if you study the map a little. Take the free car or the bike outside and travel!”

Last Drop Cafe in Chapala

The shop in Chapala is on the smallest parcel – 192 sq m. It is operated by Klaus Bereznyak and me. One weekend, a large group of avatars did indeed travel from Craggen Maw to this location. Some of us continued on, while the rest of us sat and chatted.

Soon, there will be a notecard with a route mapped out to travel from this location to a different type of Cafe in Stanlee, at the end of West Coast Road, owned by Ann Forbes. The notecard will include rez zone landmarks along the way, and will be located inside a jar in the front yard.

“Cafe near rez zone. Art. Posters. Welcome. Get landmarks for the other Last Drop Cafes from the news vendor machine.”

Last Drop Cafe in Leafminer

The Coffee Shop in this location is part of Xiraz in Leafminer. It’s located near Leafminer Park and Mole Mart. There is a taxi rezzer out front. Avatars can travel be road to and from the Coffee Shop in Rustic.

Last Drop Cafe in Rustic

The Coffee Shop in Rustic is owned by Dawnie Macarthur. There’s seating out front overlooking the water, and pod boats go by at 8 minutes after the hour.  “Have your coffee on the deck by the water.”

Last Drop Cafe in Wyrd

The Last Drop Cafe at Wyrd is located on the continent of Satori, and gorgeously decorated by Seraphim Placebo. “Always open. Watch for our cafes wherever you travel.”

Zoe’s Last Drop Cafe at Shoshin Lodge

This is the only snowlands coffee shop so far. It’s located at Shoshin Lodge in Kendall. The Lodge, owned by Zoe Foodiboo, is open to the  public too.

“Welcome weary travelers! Come in, relax, warm up, make yourself something to eat. Rest up before you continue on your journey through the snowlands of Sansara.”

Last Drop Cafe in Taeniatum

The SLurl for this Cafe at Cultured Goats will take you directly inside the building. It is located on a very steep hill. You can climb down a ladder to a small park in front, or use the teleporter to access the treehouse art gallery above. The High Mountain Road is very close by, above the gallery. The parcel is owned by Elle Thorkveld, and the cafe is decorated by Klaus and me. “Art + Goats + Cafe”

Last Drop Cafe in Rosewood

This location is on the rocky land in Rosewood, just off Circuit La Corse.  It’s operated by Klaus and myself, and there are other things to look at and places to hang out on the small parcel called Last Drop Cafe and Dimensional Way Station. The black news vendor shown out front in the photo above contains a notecard with all the landmarks to the other locations.

“Welcome kindly avatars. Last Drop Cafe. Art. Hedda Sterne & William H. Johnson exhibit in sky gallery. Teleporter on outside wall in back of the parcel.”

My previous post is regarding the exhibit in the sky in Rosewood.

Veyot and MBeatrix have been inspiring with this project I’ve enjoyed the last month or so.

 

 

 

 

 

Another Town, Pahto

18 Tuesday Sep 2018

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Another Coffee Shop, Another Town, Pahto, Veyot

At the beginning of August, I’d posted about Another Coffee Shop in Pahto, in a small town in the sky, which also had “rooms” decorated by Beatrix, NodesOfYesod, ChrysTeRox, Dawnie Macarthur and Laserskater. Those rooms remain.

Another Town has grown, with more rooms added, plus an exhibit in the  coffee shop.

room by Klaus

I am delighted to see the participation. From the land description:  “17 rooms with views and a coffee shop, friends, art, grunge, storytelling”

The residency gives us space to show our art, create a space to hang out and work, make spaces for visitors to take photos, to write or blog. Road trips have been, and will be, offered.

room by Bijoux LeFevre

Sometimes you can find the residents on location. I like to stop by at least every other day.

room by Neeva Torok

Another Town will be available through the end of October; we can change our rooms as we wish.

room by Pearl Grey

I like to do some of my blogging from here. In the photo above, Veyot and Klaus have stopped by for a chat.

room by Elle Thorkveld

It’s pleasant to spend time pixel-face to pixel-face instead of simply fielding multiple IMs and multi-tasking.

Another Town is in the sky in Pahto, rated Moderate, and the parcel is 4352 sq m.

greenhouse space by Senka Beck

This is the list of participants:

Aemeth Lysette (Cake)
Bijoux Lefevre
Chrysterox (Roxy)
Dawnie MacArthur
Klaus Beryznyak
Laserskater
MayaLeedy
MBeatrix

Neeva Torok
NodesOfYesod Soothsayer
PearlGrey
RMarie Beedit
Rottingface (Arrrden)
Senka Beck
Serra Qendra
Wheedle

room by serra Qendra

The exhibit in the coffee shop is called Something Blue and will be up through September.

You’re invited to visit and spend time here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daydream by Cica Ghost

24 Friday Aug 2018

Posted by riverpearl in Art, Second Life, secondlife, Virtual Worlds

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Cica Ghost, Daydream, Veyot

Cica Ghost’s newest sim installation, Daydream, opened to the public two weeks ago today. This is my favorite installation by her in quite some time; I’m pleased that I’ve not only been able to visit several times, but I’m able to post about it before it closes. I am guessing it will be open at least two more weeks.

The windlight is beautiful; there’s a restful, soft, surreal atmosphere, accented by brightly colored flowers and delightful characters.

The ground is sprinkled with daisies, mushrooms, and fantastical creatures. There are poses and animations to aid avatars in including themselves in photos.

There are some familiar favorites; cats, birds, a materials-sparkling dragon can be found with a thorough exploration.

I’ve seen enjoyable photos on various media of this installation. A favorite is a Vimeo called A Lucky Day at Daydream, by Veyot, just a little over two minutes in length.

 

 

Flash Creativity at “Another Coffee Shop”

01 Wednesday Aug 2018

Posted by riverpearl in Art, Second Life, secondlife, Virtual Worlds

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Another Coffee Shop, mainland, Veyot

Here’s a cool collaborative project on the mainland that I like: Another Coffee Shop in Pahto.

The 4224 sq m parcel is rated Moderate. From the land description: “coffee shop, rooms with views, art, grunge, privacy
Now located in the sky!”

by Beatrix

 

The owner, Veyot, rezzed a compact, grungy city with a coffee shop and gallery rooms. One day she looked at her contact list of the avatars who were online at the time, offered one of five rooms to decorate, and the first five to respond got a space to work with.

by NodesOfYesod

The results are splendid; a fun project indeed.

by ChrysTeRox

By the way, I’m aware that some things simply do not rez for me on my viewer, so apologies for anything missing in the photos.

by Dawnie Macarthur

There are poses for photography in the compact city in the sky; a teleporter leads to a park area on the  ground.

by Laserskater

The above photo does not show the whole room; watch out.

Once again, I’m appreciative of those who create these sorts of sims for people to participate in and visit in our world.

 

 

Wyrd Watchtower

28 Saturday Oct 2017

Posted by riverpearl in Second Life, secondlife, Virtual Worlds

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Satori, Veyot, virtual art, virtual photography, Wyrd, Wyrd Watchtower

Here are photos snapped yesterday at Wyrd Watchtower on the continent of Satori.

“A gallery based on the saying that one picture is worth a thousand words. I used one picture to decorate many surfaces.”

Wyrd Watchtower is owned by Veyot and has housed several projects.

The teleporter will take you to outdoor seating on the roof.

There are other interesting public spaces in the area as well.

Autumn in Olde Lapara Towne

11 Wednesday Oct 2017

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Autumn season is well underway in Olde Lapara Towne. Halloween decorations are scattered about to just the right degree. I first discovered the town several years ago while riding the train on The Atoll during the winter. It travels right past.

In one of the parks, the Wanderlust Art Truck has camped for the month of October. This is the 11th stop on the tour which began in March of this year.  The landing is in a small gallery with directions to the nearby park.

The current land description for this area: “Olde Lapara Towne hosts the Wanderlust Art Truck this October. Paintings and sculptures in an outdoor setting. Trains connect to the rest of the town. Halloween decor is in the Grand Lapara Hotel. The Coolest Town on the mainland!”

Here is a view looking in the direction of the train tracks.

“Old Lapara Towne is the best city on Second Life.  We are located at the top of the atoll, near the mainlands highest peaks.

The town is seven years old, consists of four layers, including subway and elevated rail lines, plenty of roads, parks, buildings, and walking trails.

In addition, maintenance work, and upgrades are continuously being applied to the city and its infrastructure.​

The town does not follow a strict theme.  It is my homage to days gone by.  Originally founded to be a steampunk, and then a 1920’s sim, it morphed and probably follows more of a 1950’s to 1970’s atmosphere, where you will see an old car, and a more modern vintage car in the same area.  Once in a while, a steam engine will make an appearance.”  ~ Levi Clownski

There is much more detailed information on the Olde Lapara Towne website.

 

The photo above was taken on the upper level of Clownski’s Window Art. You can do a Viennese Waltz and then get something to eat.

“Monument to the original department stores. Come and maybe catch a show at Clownski’s! Gawk at the authentic window displays! Easy Tram access to downtown Lapara.”

Halloween Haunted Hotel

“Take a stroll through scenic Old Lapara Towne; envelope yourself and your speciel someone in the romance of early 20th century America. The ORIGINAL mainland tram train streetcar city; accept no imitations. Ghostly Hotel!!!”

Lapara continues to be an inspiration for creativity for other avatars, including as a subject for several blog posts by Veyot.

Grand Lapara Ballroom

Olde Lapara Towne has also been a main setting for a graphic novel just completed in September by baker Bloch. A page with six links to each of the six parts can be found here.

The Bodega Market on the southwest corner of the town currently holds a collection of collages by baker, on exhibit now.

“Red door bar in back.
Art Gallery Upstairs
Teleporter inside door”

The infrastructure in Lapara is amazing. There are numerous vehicles and ambient sounds, including Halloween for the season.

If you get lost, just hop into one of the many moving vehicles.

Olde Lapara Towne is a fine example of the imagination and dedication of Second Life avatars that I so admire. There’s much to see here; make some time to let things rez.

I will be filming for the documentary series I’m doing for all the stops on the Wanderlust Art Truck tour at various times throughout the month. Volunteer actors welcome.

 

 

 

 

 

Wanderlust Art Truck at Sunset Garden, Wyrd

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.

 

 

“Another Haunted House”, Leafroller

25 Tuesday Oct 2016

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Halloween is almost here. Many avatars on the mainland decorate their places which can be visited by the public. One such place, Another Haunted House, is a castle near the tracks in Leafroller on The Atoll. leafroller-2

There are activities like bobbing for apples and scenes to take photos in your Halloween costumes. I was told the best animations at the dinner table are for couples. You can see how I’m enjoying the conversation from my dinner companion above.leafroller-6When you land on the platform, you can walk to the end and an arrow will show you where to sit to get a menu of options for the tree animations.leafroller-4

From the land description: “Our castle is ready for Halloween. Beware! Ghosts, blood, and a guillotine, with gifts to find and a lovely dinner too. Be sure to try all the animations and TP up to the 2nd and 3rd floors.”leafroller-5

The castle has been through several changes and will likely change again after Halloween.leafroller-1

Another Haunted House was put together by Veyot and Laserskater.

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