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“You’ll Always Be My Thunder” Stores Featured: Glam Affair, League, NSD, Artilleri, MIEL, Elikatira, What Next SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cupcake/27/160/36 **Special Thanks to Luna Jubilee, who encouraged me to try a picture without shadows on since I’m currently unable to use them. So this is the rawest of the raw from SL**
Did you know that they can map your brain’s reaction to works of art? They have been doing it for some time, actually, trying to quantify and analyze aesthetic pleasure. Sadly, this sort of research is the kind that probably will enable ad agencies to make more effective commercials. Oxford University published some interesting research [...]
Credentials are essentially meaningless when it comes to art. The best art education in the world can teach technique and theory, but cannot give one something to say, cannot teach vision or point of view. It’s the inner spark and willingness to expose and risk oneself that makes an artist great. Consider Jean Michel Basquiat, [...]
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Taste is subjective. Another person doing this same column would include a different collection of works. I can see how my taste in art in RL affects my preferences in SL. My favorite artists are Klee, Kandinsky, Klimpt, de Lempicka, Munch and Mondrian. They are all very different, though I sense a wild vision in [...]
“A Tale of Christmas Past” Stores Featured: Yasyn, Reek, INDI, Deetalez, Turducken, Magika, IREN, LAQ, Elikatira, What Next, Woe Snowman Pose: Turducken Wall Pose: Synt SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Edloe/127/129/27
One of the things that I think can get lost in discussions of the rules of composition and the technical elements that make one photo more appealing than another is that these “rules” basically come down to instinct. There was no Royal College of Art Composition that declared henceforth all humans will like diagonal lines [...]
Moody Mondays brings you a list of interesting designers offering some of the very best merchandise in SL. All merchants on this list have a new or exclusive edition item out for just L$55 – Monday, December 12th! note:( Respza Loc has a new landmark) Crackberry Stellar Clutter Park [...]
Welcome to SLsecret, week 171. Sorry for the delay. Kess is not available at the moment. So if you need a secret removed contact me in world or plurk or email me lourdes.denimore AT gmail DOT com. 1) 2) 3)4) 5) 6) 7) 8 ) 10) 11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18 ) 19) 20) Comments are open on [...]
The great fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes once said “The work is its own reward.” Truer words were never spoken – if you’re a blogger or photographer in Second Life. We have to take hold of those moments of quiet satisfaction when our photos turn out the way we envision them or when we publish a [...]
“Season’s Greetings ~The Fretwerks” Stores Featured: the body co, LAQ, Truth, Kari, Hermony, Ronsem, DeeTalez, Pivaaca, Reek, Drot, FBI, JP, Izzie, Buttercups, Aqua, MIEL, Gos, Reek, COCO Pose: !Bang
I am reading a murder mystery right now that takes place in the world or art and artists. The detective spends some time reflecting on his admiration of artists – who boldly follow their passion knowing full well that material rewards, recognition and honor are only granted to a few while the majority struggle in [...]
Moody Mondays brings you a list of interesting designers offering some of the very best merchandise in SL. All merchants on this list have a new or exclusive edition item out for just L$55 – Monday, Dec 5th! Clutter Crackberry Ayla’s beach street Dreamscapes LeBloom elymode Park Place Home Decor Piddler’s [...]
Welcome to SLsecret, week 171. 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) 9.) 10.) 11.) 12.) 13.) 14.) 15.) 16.) 17.) 18.) 19.) Comments are open on this entry. Comments will be moderated if they break SLsecret posting rules. SLsecret is published every Sunday at Shopping Cart Disco. Upload your own [...]
Before I start this article contains a photo that might not be safe for work. I repeat NOT safe for work. A little over 6 years ago my husband came to me and said he was joining this virtual world called Second Life. I asked him, “is that a game?” and he said, “No, it’s [...]
The holiday season is upon us with lots of snowy sims, advent calendars, seasonal hunts and the wild scramble of gift making, buying and giving. I love the geniality and generosity of the season, though the gift giving element was never the strongest part of the holiday in my family. I will never forget my [...]
“The First Snow” Full Credits: http://www.divinepatterns.net/2011/11/brick-red-week-46.html
Jingle Bells are jingling! Lights are twinkling! Flurries are dancing down from the skies tomorrow we shall build a snowman….. Thank you for taking part in this hunt we hope you have fun finding the troop of snowmen hidden across the grid for 45L. each! This snowman is very sneaky he is sitting on top [...]
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away….. Episode SWTOR: The New Hope On June 26th 2003 PC Gamers everywhere squealed with joy when Star Wars Galaxies came out. The history of Star Wars as a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) goes downhill from there. Until now that is. On [...]
I watched an adorable little movie last night called Framed. It was one of those sweet British films about quaint townspeople teaching the slick Londoner a thing or two or three. In this story it was a director at the National Gallery who thought he loved and knew art more than people – and well, [...]
Welcome to SLsecret, week 170. 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) 9.) 10.) 11.) 12.) Comments are open on this entry. Comments [...]
As autumn slips quietly into winter, it’s a natural time to reflect on the year. If we were still hunter-gatherers, we would be counting our stores from the hunts and harvests and preparing for the long, cold winter nights. It’s no wonder that there are feasts of thanksgiving, harvest festivals and the sukkot celebrating the [...]