Sim Remodeling

Well those popping over to the sim the ArtFests have been held on, have been getting a bit of a shock, as it is currently undergoing remodeling.  Gone are the mountains, the deep rivers, and the beachy areas.  Now there is rolling hills, and lots of art, apart from in the shop, the art around the place is not for sale, it is mostly my private collection that I have gathered over the years, plus some from friends collections as well.
Come have a look, and if you like what you see, look at the creator and track them down to see nore.

ArtFest reflection

Well the year is almost over, and along with that will come the end of ArtFest as well.
Once again the artists have been fantastic, one artist even created a machinima to go with their artwork:
sandhya2's ArtFest II machinima

I will post pictures of some the works soon, and in the mean time we prepare for New Years Eve, a day early.  A day early so that hopefully more people can attend, and we avoid the congestion and lag of the meaning that will be on the following day (plus for myself and Attica it will be NY's anyway lol as we are in Australia).

So here is hoping, that the coming year is much better than the last one, and may we continue to help others in whatever small ways we can.

ArtFest pictures

Well ArtFest II is looking good, over a dozen artists have moved in and there is still room for plenty more.  I have finally gotten around to uploading (with prodding from some people), pictures from the original ArtFest.  So now you can see what the last was like and how it compares.
Pictures of first ArtFest

It has begun

Well have had the VIP night at Feast and the Pride March in rl, so now it is shows and fun all the way.Feast runs until the 27th of November, and we are doing the same in sl, although we will be tapering it off in the second week when ArtFest starts up.
Artfest will start on the 19th of November and run until the 19th of December.

Art at Feast

Below is the first 15 pages of the book I have made of the artwork I did for Feast 2011 (November 12 to 27).  The artwork in the exhibition and in the book, started out in sl, and were expanded upon.  Here is the link to the exhibition in the real world at Feast , my work is part of the 'Coming together' exhibit.

My friend and I usually celebrate Feast in sl, and this year we are going to feature arts even more as we are launching straight into ArtFest II from this event.  So come on in, have some fun, and admire what the wonderful artists can do for chariety.

My book

Looking into the Darkness by Huntress | Make Your Own Book

Halloween

While we don't really celebrate halloween in Australia, it is a pretty big deal in the US, so what the hell, our sim has slipped into perpetual night, the occasional howl of a wolf carries out over the cool air, and the fog hides many a creepy crawly.
Your path can lead you through dense forest, full of watching eyes and hidden traps.  Or it can lead you to the fun off the fair and a haunted house, play, dance, have a rest.... permanent rest.

September, time for the Royal Adelaide Show, and my friend Attica really wanted to go.  Like me thought she just wasn't well enough for something so taxing.  The solution?  Bring it in to sl.
So I set about trying to surprise my friend, not easy since most of the stuff I would need to outfit was stuff she made, and I had a VERY short time line to work with.  Well I didn't manage to keep it secret, but I did manage to get off and running in a couple of days, complete with getting things listed in the Destination Guide.

Plenty of people have zapped in and out,
bringing their friends, and walked all about.
They've jumped on some rides, and juggled some balls,
dunked a mermaid after answering her calls,
and after watching the fireworks flash and bang,
they decide for the next day, to bring the rest of their gang.



It has been fun, much like ArtFest it will be a shame to see it go, but all things change and the next project is already under way.  For a little while though I have the added memories created by my friend NicoleX, who created a wonderful video piece:

Someone has a birthday coming.....

Yep it is nearly that time again, SL's 8th birthday, while the actual event is not until June, the chance to get a spot to build in comes much earlier and can be quite a competition to get. So my friend and I are now on the lookout for announcements on when the areas are open. We have already seen a picture of the sims map, so the rest can not be far off.

Now if we manage to get a spot, what do we build?.....

You came, you saw, and you listened

Well the judges had a hard task with all the great works, but they made some great choices. The concert had a slightly rocky start due to a couple of griefers, but once they were kicked, a great time was had by all, listening to the great voices of Strum Diesel, Thunderfoot Lorefield, and Dusty Smythe.
We were featured in online magazines, various blogs, we were top of the search system, and even got listed on the sl Facebook site (wow, talk about being busy, at some points we were getting one person arrive at the platform every 2 minutes).
Everyone dragged their friends along to look around, have a ride on Fred, the zip line, and a fly around on the bunny's (we even had a bunny race which was a great laugh).

Of course with all the fun there was still the fundraising, and the water drops grew ever rounder as time went on. While I of course wanted the moon and the stars, we at least reached up into the clouds and I know in these hards times, that people gave all that they could.

The Judged Winners