Game of Life LEA18 Opening Saturday with The Follow

LEA18 opening Saturday with The Follow:

Patron Banyan House & Just Because Kimbra Gown-Two Class Acts

So, as you know, I don't frequently blog products and when I do it's either at the request of a friend and is something I like or occasionally there is just something I totally completely love that I feel the need to blog and share with anyone I can. This happens to be one of those must blog moments for both this build and this gown.  For a class act, quality, and beauty I'm blogging here the Patron Banyan House by Eliza Wierwight and the Just Because Kimbra gown by Annie Melson.   Scroll to the bottom for the pics. : )

Visit Patron Banyan House here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Time/128/128/17
Visit the Patron store here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Patron/128/128/38
Love To Decorate Feature: http://www.lovetodecoratesl.com/2016/02/16/ltd-appreciate-the-banyan/

Visit Uber here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Uber/128/128/10
Visit Just Because here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Palau/128/128/23
FaMESHed here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/FaMESHed/128/128/21

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Eliza Wierwight is very well known for her elegant home décor, art, and landscaping and she's combined these three skills with this latest release, her Banyan House.   Their info. states in part, "The PATRON Banyan House Original Edition, currently seen on the Time SIM Inworld, is ideally suited for customers that have a full SIM or Homestead. Though this version of the Banyan House will fit on 25% of a full region, it's a tight fit on the borders."  They also offer a reduced footprint version for smaller spaces.  Hopefully you can see by the pictures the highly detailed home features with many open air room spaces.  The special features really add a lot as well including a moving night sky ceiling piece in the elegant bedroom, an Imagination room that hints of 50 Shades of Grey and an offering of future modules to be released for room options, and there are many wonderful little things and places to find that took me a couple trips to find.  It's a class act through and through with no-pose ball animation system, butler system that summons a range of activities right where you desire, wonderful full landscaping, sounds, and the full experience.  You can see many of the special features on their blog site. Eliza said the demo house will be on it's current location for about 4 more weeks then move to the Patron sim area. The landscaping is truly impressive and offers great scenery looking out of the windows as well as for outdoor enjoyment including beach and waterfall areas, decorator pool, and various water décor areas in and around the home.   If you aren't in the market for a new home, this place is worth a visit just to explore and see and enjoy, and you might find that you are in the market after all, as it's just that great!

The Team at PATRON
PATRON General Manager         Kamalin Bailey
PATRON Concierge Manager     Roger Whitefalcon
and
Eliza Wierwight.
http://www.elizawierwightpatron.com
https://www.facebook.com/elizawierwightpatron/
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Next I'd like to feature the beautiful Kimbra Gown by Just Because that is currently offered at the Uber event.  This gown is so fantastic I bought the fat pack hud so that I can have all colors.  Not only does it fit easily and perfectly, it looks amazing with a great cut that is extremely sexy yet classy at the same time with it's low back and curves in all the right places.  The textures and design are great and the price is right so I highly recommend this gown.  On a side note Just Because also just released a very cute Lucie tank top in multiple styles over at FaMESHed too! So you might want to check out these two events for these products then head over to the Just Because main store for more great shopping.  I'm wearing the gown in some of the below Banyan House pictures.  Note: the DeLa Lorena hair I have on also can be found at Uber.
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(sorry I guess the above wasn't fully rezzed being one of my first picks upon landing and didnt' notice) .
And if you need more pics I have a lot more on my Flickr here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kara2/

LEA22 Funky Junk.. A Must See Explore!

Visit here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LEA22/128/128/22
Visit their blog site for lots of info. events, video, and more here: http://funkyjunksl.weebly.com/

This immersive art sim was award to Carmsie Melodie, an Australian, as a Linden Endowment for the Arts Artist in Residence land grant which will run through June this year.  I"ve been blogging about mine in the last post but I have to blog this one as it's soooo cool.  20 of us were awarded these full sims based on concepts proposed to LEA.  Carmsie's concept is a whimsical virtual 3D recycle junkyard of sorts.  The sim description states: "Funky Junk is a land where rust rules and recycling is taken to the extreme. There's tons of fun to be had but - be warned - beware of the plug hole in the lake! Enable sounds, music and click stuff!  Enjoy :)" The profile says Carmsie is into 3D art, landscaping, building, and SL education and it all shows in this impressive build.  There is so much to see. 

The sim is a true joy to explore as long as you don't have some ocd about clutter, junk, and trash or used old things LOL.  Really it's amazing.  It will take me weeks to see every detail that I want to. I took some pictures of course.  The main areas to teleport to include the marine, recycling, crabs, forest, sheep, birds, multiple houses, and diner, orchard, school, wreck, blah blah blah, junkpile, and info center.  There is a main event area where I first dropped in on opening day for some live music and djs and information that there will be future events.   There is even a Funky Junk Female avatar gift at the info. center along with a map.  Even the main ground texture is unique.. all great.  You have don't want to miss this one.  The sim surround is ALL the way around and above.. for a very immersive feel and moving clouds across the sky.

I really enjoyed the music as it seemed fitting then I heard the streaming music say Funky Junk and had to ask Carmsie what kind of stream this was as it seemed so perfect for the sim, and Carmsie replied, " I collected suitable sounds/music with no copyright, all copyright free ... the funky junk one .. I added my rl voice morphed as a robot."  Carmsie added robotty voices to some of the inhabitants here ... need to click them to hear. 

Anyway.. be sure to visit this wild sim and click on everything.  It's great!  Enjoy : )


(The bottom picture above is their map you can pick up at the welcome center)

LEA14 WishYou Were Here Opening Party Tomorrow Feb. 28th 1-3pm SLT

Visit here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LEA14/171/67/22



http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LEA14/171/67/22


Starting a Flickr group for pics too:  https://www.flickr.com/groups/2947149@N21/

Open tomorrow Sunday 2-28-16 from 1-3pm SLT .. live music with Josie Anderton and AMForte Clarity.  Dress casual or airline, travel, or world ethnic costume suggested.

OK friends I was awarded a Linden Endowment for the Arts Artist in Residence Land Grant through June.  If you know me well, you know I am neither an artist or a builder so this was a stretch for me but I am grateful to LEA for affording me this opportunity to expand on a concept I've had in mind since last summer with this land award.  Actually with the help of friends I think I have this place ready for visitors!  I hope you all can come visit and hang out and have some fun.  Thanks to LEA and the following contributors:
Building and Gallery assist: Greg Parker and Ryde Thor
Soundgarden modules: Sonicity Fitzroy
First LIfe pictures by invitation: Josie Anderton, Igor Ballyhoo, JayT Foxtrot, Dido Haas, Mimi Juneau, Alles Klaar, Collin Martin, Avi Meridoc, Agatha Nowles, Frenchy25 Resident, Johannes1997 Resident, Sonrisa Seminario, Cinn Sommers, Gabrielle Swindelhurst, Toysoldier Thor, Kara Trapdoor, and Valiant Westland.

Wish you were here…… at the grand opening of Linden Endowment for the Arts LEA14 Artist In Residence sim.
You are cordially invited!  
What:  “Wish You Were Here” is a collaborative exhibit celebrating connections made in SL and learning more about first and Second Life locations and friends from around the world.
When: Sunday February 28th 1-3pm SLT
         1pm SLT Josie Anderton
         2pm SLT AMForte Clarity 
          and Monday the 29th at 8pm SLT Collin Martin
Where: Linden Endowment for the Arts LEA14 sim
􀀀     http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LEA14/208/82/28
Why: Official sim opening party with live music
How: Come dressed casually or in airline, travel, or ethnic costumes from around the world
Who: Everyone is invited by Kara Trapdoor & LEA

Welcome to LEA14 “Wish You Were Here”
"Wish You Were Here" is an airport setting with large airplane galleries that have first life picture postcards inside from around the world by SL residents and smaller Second Life picture postcards from around the grid that give landmarks when touched.  The sim is surrounded by vignettes representing various worldwide landscape types for visiting and for photography and machinima that can be shared on the Flickr group if desired. The idea is about learning more about both worlds  we enjoy and meeting new friends from around the world.   The sim story line follows Mitch and Krystal who meet in an airport, exchange information, then send each other educational postcards about their travels as they venture on their separate journeys.  They continue to learn about each other and the world and eventually meet up again in Second Life where they explore SL sims that are similar to RL and also find extra things SL has to offer such as the  “not possible in real life” sims to explore together.  Perhaps you will see pictures from some of your SL friends in the exhibit or even of your own SL sim.  Some other funs things to see and do in LEA14 include: contribute your own RL pictures if desired, kayak, hot air balloon, several games, zip line, fly up to the not possible in real life two level fantasy area for exploring, dancing, and enjoying the lower level sound garden, join the mile high club, parachute, dance in the airport party room and around the sim, and much more.  Thanks for visiting and I hope you enjoy your stay,   Kara Trapdoor

CHRONOPHOBIA by Rebeca Bashly Now at Split Screen Installation Space

Visit here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Beleza/128/128/0

Rebeca Bashly has a new exhibit at Split Screen Installation Space called Chronophobia which is now open.  Ok, I'll admit I wiki'd Chronophobia and found it to be defined as the fear of time.  Chronophobia is especially common in prison inmates and the elderly, but it can manifest in any person who has an extreme amount of stress and anxiety in their life.

At first I thought that's an odd thing to be afraid of, but there were further thoughts expressed about it such as “an experience of unease and anxiety about time, a feeling that events are moving too fast and are thus hard to make sense of" which can be caused by a traumatic childhood experience, genetics, incarceration, or old age.  Ok, I guess I can get that.  Actually sometimes in SL I verge on this anxiety when there are a bunch of cool events and things to see and do all at the same time and I know I can't do them all. Or maybe when I think about the time spent online when maybe I should be spending that time on more real life and thinking maybe something important is passing me by while I'm online?  Ok, I digress, and anyway that's a stretch but about as close as I can personally come.  I suppose the exhibit got me thinking, and that's something art is good for.

 Anyway .. this exhibit by Rebeca incorporates skeletons of a couple, some dinosaur looking animal with outstretched wings/arms and the chest cavity of something large and animal-like, of I'm not sure what, as you can see in the pictures below each atop a sort of sundial sky platform that is ever changing and seemingly trickling away or falling apart in chunky pieces dropping down like sands in an hourglass. I guess that depicts time slipping away leaving the remains of the lovers and other figures in the form of just their skeletons?

I need to ask Rebeca or Dividini Shostakvich, owner/curator of Split screen for sure what it all means.  I noted Rebeca has another exhibit coming soon which is great to hear because I always love her exhibits and haven't seen any around for a while until now.  Check this one out for yourself over at Split Screen. In the mean time I need to go back and find Rebeca to find out what this is really all about.  Oh, and while you are there be sure to check out Jo Ellsmere's cool Biomechanical bots before that exhibit closes Feb. 29th.  Previously blogged here: http://karasecondlife.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-bots-are-back-at-split-screen-art_16.html

**Addendum: Ok, Divi blogged it with a better explanation here: http://dividni.blogspot.com/2016/02/rebeca-bashlys-chronophobia-at-reopened.html
 Also I've since learned the winged dinosaur looking animal is actually Pegasus.  And be sure to note the skeletal infant inside the female skeleton.  So I wasn't too off base with the overall theme. 

Sadie Hawkins Day Charity Auction Monday Feb. 29th

One Billion Rising Event in Second Life Today

Visit their web site here: https://onebillionrisingsl.wordpress.com/page/2/

"One Billion Rising is a global movement, founded by Eve Ensler, to end rape and sexual violence against women. It was started in 2012 as part of the V-Day movement. The "billion" refers to the UN statistic that one in three women will be raped or beaten in her lifetime, or about one billion."

I would be remiss if I didn't blog about the One Billion Rising SL Events today raising awareness about violence toward women.  They do some annual dance videos as shown above.  Be sure to check out their sight for all the official information. (note I did not take the images used here for promo purposes) Their 24 hours of music has begun!