“We’re on a Boat”
An Unexpected Fairytale
January 26, 2012
“An Unexpected Fairytale” Credits available here: http://www.divinepatterns.net/2012/01/unexpected-fairytale.html
Lights Out
January 19, 2012
“Lights Out” Picture taken in a shoot to show support for the SOPA Strike 1/18/12.
Sweet Darlin’
January 12, 2012
“Sweet Darlin’” I have a confession to make. I forgot about the picture tonight, first time in a year and a half. So, here’s a pic that I took this weekend with Mike, he styled the pic, I took the shot.
Never Enough Time
January 5, 2012
“Never Enough Time” Stores Featured: Glam Affair, Celoe, Vive 9, Slink, MIEL, Long Awkward Pose SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Daytime%20Dreams/40/88/21 ~Cady Fretwerk
What I Like #52
January 5, 2012
I want to highlight the work of Karro Lean this week. She has a stunning collection of work on both Flickr and KoinUp as well as on her travel blog filled with the richness of Second Life. Karro Lean has an eye for finding magic and beauty everywhere. She makes me excited to explore places [...]
What I Like #51
January 2, 2012
It’s 2012! I hope your New Year festivities were good fun and the coming year is a healthy and happy one. For me, I hope I continue to find pleasure in highlighting the fabulous art and fashion photography from Second Life. January 1st was the four-year anniversary of my own fashion blog and looking back [...]
What I Like #50
December 29, 2011
Fifty columns and 350 different artists! It’s been a lot of work and a lot of fun and I hope to keep on in the new year. I am eager to see what the new year will bring in art and fashion and in Second Life. Enola Loon’s photostream may be small, but it is [...]
Life’s A Happy Song
December 29, 2011
“Life’s a happy song, with someone by my side to sing along” Stores Featured: Glam Affair, Exile, Jane, Maitreya, Dahlinks, The Body Co, Schadenfreude, Lotus Noir, Find Ash, Le Salon de Muse, Nodari, Studio Sky Pose by: Abernathy Fretwerk
What I Like #49
December 26, 2011
One of the things I often wonder is why the rules of composition work the way they do. For example, why are diagonal lines more compelling than straight ones? Why are triangles more appealing than circles and squares? Luckily for me, my best friend teaches Neurobiology and Sensory Physiology and she had an explanation at [...]
You’ll Always Be My Thunder
December 22, 2011
“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**
What I Like #48
December 22, 2011
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 [...]
What I Like #47
December 19, 2011
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, [...]
A Tale of Christmas Past
December 15, 2011
“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
What I Like #45
December 12, 2011
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 [...]
What I Like #44
December 9, 2011
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 [...]
Seasons Greetings
December 8, 2011
“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
What I Like #43
December 5, 2011
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 [...]
What I Like #42
December 1, 2011
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
December 1, 2011
“The First Snow” Full Credits: http://www.divinepatterns.net/2011/11/brick-red-week-46.html
What I Like #41
November 28, 2011
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, [...]
What I Like #40
November 25, 2011
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 [...]
What I Like #39
November 21, 2011
I have been a bit grouchy with Second Life lately what with the unfathomable inconsistency of shadows on the Mac platform and lag and crashing and the like. And yet, with all its faults, glitches and inconsistencies, everyday it gives us the opportunity to experience stunning otherworldly beauty, to connect with people around the globe [...]
What I Like #38
November 17, 2011
The primary focus of my column has been on the subsection of Second Life® photographers who blog – mostly in fashion blogs and just one or possibly two non-blogging photographers or graphics artists working in Second Life. There’s a difference in purpose and scope between the two kinds of photography, yet there are a few [...]
Whispers in the Dark
November 17, 2011
“Whispers in the Dark” Stores Featured: The Body Co, Hoorenbeek, NSD, Death Row Designs, sf Designs, Soren Jakobs, Tres Blah, Gos, Glow, League, Truth Background: Magnifique Poses Pose: Collaboration between LAP and Exposeur for Pose Fair