21 Tuesday Jul 2020
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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.
05 Sunday Apr 2020
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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.
18 Tuesday Sep 2018
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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.
24 Friday Aug 2018
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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.
01 Wednesday Aug 2018
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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.
28 Saturday Oct 2017
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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.
11 Wednesday Oct 2017
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art, baker Bloch, Heterocera, Levi Clownski, mainland, Olde Lapara Towne, The Atoll, Veyot, Wanderlust Art Truck Tour
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.”
“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.
20 Wednesday Sep 2017
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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.
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. 
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.
When 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.
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.”
The castle has been through several changes and will likely change again after Halloween.
Another Haunted House was put together by Veyot and Laserskater.
28 Monday Sep 2015
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Neeva, Emma and Elle
Art Farm Co-op is divided into three six week sessions with two week breaks in between. Fall session 1 just began on Saturday. These are some photos of the summer session. There are many more on the group Flickr. Links are provided at the end of this post.
Each session is divided into four sections, each with a theme and a facilitator. The themes have just changed but I’m continuing forward with my creative projects. Just about any kind of performance or creativity in Second Life can fit nicely within the frameworks.
Kimika Ying and Neeva Torok
Everyone is welcome to participate and visitors are very welcome as well. This grant for round nine has moved forward and expanded on the round eight LEA grant for Medici University. Some of the avatars who participated in that, like me, are here; some left and we’ve gained new learners.
This is about sharing and community and so much more than plopping down a gallery, parking an afk avatar in it for one hour a week and much greater than a glorified sandbox. LEA has a wonderful art sandbox already.
Jade Ravenheart’s classroom
Avatars can take classes or teach a class. At Medici University I took Van Caerndow’s Drinking and Drawing class for four months. I met and became friends with Art Oluja at MU. I’ve recently blogged news about each of them.
I’ve made awkward things in the 3D sculpture area and recieved encouragement. I’m learning to make machinima and have people responding positively to casting calls.
The best way to participate here is to take an interest in what other people are doing, respond when they say hello and to show up for events. Well that’s just common sense in all lives.
photo by Kimika Ying
The photo above is by Kimika Ying. Like any farm, this place is never “complete and done”. Most of us call it ant farm and during the summer there was a fair amount of ant sculptures around. I just spotted an ant hill yesterday in the new pop up gallery area.
photo by Veyot
One of the highlights of summer session was a guest seminar given by Gloriana Maertens of Guerilla Burlesque, shown in the photo above. She brought her own stage, gave a performance, blew up the stage to give a breakdown of the elements that go into dance performing in Second Life and pointed us in the direction of tools, leaving us with a wealth of resources. The event and resources are very well documented by the facilitator of Low-Fidelity, Newton Mr (lex.perdide).
Gwynnie Beaumont had a glyph installation and Veyot led us on a field trip to The Egg where she filmed us in Eggs Over Easy. 
One of the things I most enjoyed was setting up a photography studio to make layered portraits of the other avatars participating.
I ended up with 60 pieces and some great memories, all of people I met at Medici University and at summer session. They’ve all been uploaded to the Flickr group.
Notice it’s called an art co-op, not a utopia. There are the usual communication breakdowns when humans and human-powered avatars get together. It’s highly recommended that anyone participating read the website info first and then ask questions of the leaders if something needs to be clarified.
At the end of summer session we had parties, facilitated by Newton Mr, showing works in progress and performances, including what some of us are learning with the MetaHarper tools. It was a lovely finish to the six week session.
Most of the communication is done in local or VB Friends group but some news can be found here at MU Talk.
The official info on Art Farm Co-op Fall Session 1 at Edie’s Farm.
Gemma Cleanslate’s The Art Farm post for SL Newser.
