VENISON OPTERA at the Museum on Cranberry Dock

Venison Optera

Currently showing at the North Wing of the Museum on Cranberry Dock.

On the ACC Alpha sim.

Visit the Museum (

http://slurl.com/secondlife/ACC%20Alpha/34/196/23)

Several months ago, a friend sent me an lm to see the works of Venison Optera. Enthralled with her carefully worked illustrative style and subject matter of an imaginary and psychologically rich animal world, I found myself standing for a long time before her small gem-like works, taking a journey into the art, letting my imagination go free. Below is a statement written by the artist about her connection to her work. I wish you a fine adventure of 'creative play' throughout Venison's exhibit.

Haveit Neox

Artist Statement:

A few years ago I had the sudden urge to set aside serious art practice in order to try my hand at illustrating my many morbid childhood preoccupations. As a professional artist who rarely had the occasion to draw or paint, I often had to explain myself to people who did not understand that some artists are not image makers. It's while exploring these more amusing aspects of traditional artmaking that I slowly rediscovered the pleasure of creative play, something which had been discouraged by a formal art education that no longer considered illustration a relevant artform. How fitting it is to have found a home for these works in Second Life where the ease of a virtual lifestyle lends itself so perfectly to simple childhood joys.

- Venison Optera

New Café : Paperback Pixels

A date such as 1 11 11 brings out the creative impulse in me. I wanted to have my new Paperback Pixels café up and running for guests at What’s The News Hunt by today - and I did! The first discussion group held on my sim was high in the sky, now I am bringing it down to earth... quite literally, as most of the build tunnels into a hillside, joining the cliffside village to the subterranean library. Enjoy coffee, snacks and drinks. If you are interested in such discussions as poetry or the visual arts, please let me know and I’ll keep you posted.

To visit the Paperback Pixels café, check ACC café. It’s in my picks (Haveit Neox). And remember to pick up your free gift for the What’s The New Hunt at the Museum Shop on my sim. Happy 11th !

The One One Eleven Room, at Darkrodin Pier

I remodeled a skybox purchased at Abiss, and placed it atop the Darkrodin pier. Being that it is the only build in ACC from which I didn't start from scratch, I have been working to make the large square prefab room fit upon my older build: the smaller rectangular ground floor room that supports it. I bought the room because it has shadow textures baked into the interior walls, floor and ceiling. Next came breaking open some walls, retexturing the exterior, and furnishing the space. Enjoy the views which give onto the Bay, onto Heralds' Knoll, and onto the sunken jungle of Canopy Maze.

The room contains posters of venues outside of ACC Alpha. This is like a travel agency in that respect. Landmarks and/or web links are generally available when clicking on the posters.

Because I completed the basis of the new room on 1/1/11, I call it the 1 1 11 room. The four pillars at the entry are evident of this nomenclature.

Below is the URL to the ONE ONE ELEVEN room.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/ACC%20Alpha/219/90/34

This Thursday. Join our Poetry Gathering.

Share your poetry... or read your favorite poet... or just come to listen.

Poetry Event at ACC Alpha.

Thursday, December 30th @ 10am: Shared Words at the "Paper Tower" of ACC Alpha

In the longest, darkest nights of the year

coming together, coming to the fire, into the light

sharing words like our ancestors did

in those lonely winter eves between the years.

Bring a poem with you

one of your own works or one of your favourite poets

and share it with us in your own mother’s tongue

- either in voice or text –

all languages will be welcome.

Admission is free. In case of any questions please contact Haveit Neox or Lilia Artis.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/ACC%20Alpha/120/138/153

HATTERS' MADNESS PARADE

On December 5, 2010, ACC experienced its first parade: Hatters' Madness. I will be editing a film of the event due sometime in Spring next year. At present I am finishing up the catalog which you will be able to pick up for free at my Museum Shop on the ACC Alpha sim. I will write more about the parade in later blogs, as it was the first of many I am planning (The next is the March Hare, beginning March 26, 2011).

Following is an excerpt from my announcement about the parade:

HATTERS MADNESS PARADE at ACC ALPHA

Ever wondered what it would be like to step inside somebody's head... walk over their thoughts? You can you know, on Sunday morning, Dec. 5 at 10 am SL time. Nine artists, builders, and scriptors have made greatly oversized builds they wear like hats, into which you are invited to walk while they are still being worn. Get into the minds of these creative people by interacting with their spaces.

The parade begins at 10 am SL time, as the nine exhibitors cross the high narrow bridge to gain the parade grounds. Each one of them will be introduced with a minute or two to do whatever they wish at the starting point, while wearing their hats of a calibre you will never witness in RL. When all have been on stage, the parade begins. Some hats reach as high as two or three stories, and may wobble madly from side to side as the hatters negotiate a couple laps around the arena. When they have finished the laps, the spectators are invited to climb aboard. It's time to explore.

At around 11 am, it's your turn to join the procession. I will lead you all down to the North Wing Gallery for the reception of Lilia Artis' exhibit "Tides of water, tides of light". The artworks are visual and also described through accompanying verses Lilia incorporates into her pieces. Her canvases bring out our own self reflexion.

Please join us for this event which promises to delight!

Participants:

Cherry Manga's hat modeled by Haveit Neox

Derek Michelson collaborating with Thrice Skyward

Gina Broono

Higher Enoch

Lilia Artis

Marcco Andretti's hat modeled by Florian Harcourt

Sea Warcliffe

Skywave Silvercloud

Strat Inshan