02 July 2011

The Corn Field

A long time ago, if you were very, very naughty, you'd get sent to The Corn Field ... a bit of a banishment, like being sent away into temporary exile as penance. And you couldn't leave. The Corn Field still exists today, and you can go visit it (it was closed for a long time, so who knows how long you've got!). What's there is, well, corn, and lots of it. The Lindens began opening The Corn Field for some Halloween parties a few years ago (some pics are here and there in my flickr stream), and so if you visit you're likely to find a few Halloween things here and there, and, oh, lots and lots and lots of corn.

01 July 2011

HuMaNoiD

Every time I visit HuMaNoiD I fall in love with it all over again—and I don't want to leave. Created by Wendy Xeno, it's one of the most extraordinary sims on the grid, a dream-like world with a sexy soundtrack and gorgeous windlight settings. I've been wanting to blog about HuMaNoiD for a while but have been at a loss for words...a new 5-day-old resident I just met here who seemed in a mesmerized daze remarked, "I think this place is wonderland." It's just exquisite in every detail, a photographer's dream—you can see some additional images on my flickr stream. Be sure to head through the doors at the landing point for even more cool spaces. Thanks to my friend MissMoe Requiem for introducing me to the place!

26 June 2011

Art show!

Rowan Derryth has invited me to show some of my photography at her Avalon Arts Initiative space, and it opens today, Sunday, June 26, at 4 pm slt! So if you're free please stop by and say hello! The show will be up for a bit—I'll post an update as soon as I know the closing date. The images are mostly new ones documenting works by AM Radio, Wendy Xeno, Elizabeth Tinsley, Saigye Lotus and others!

30 May 2011

Bumperboats at The Ferry

A couple nights ago I spent a very silly and delightful evening at AM Radio's installation The Ferry, zooming around in a 1951 runabout, as AM Radio and Hitomi Mokusei did the same, and MissMoe Requiem (who had originally hopped in my boat) rezzed an ambulance. Enjoy! ;-)

Bumperboats at The Ferry from Ziki Questi on Vimeo.

Visit The Ferry.

12 May 2011

Sextan at Liberty Cove

Master builder Sextan Shepherd has been quietly creating things at his new sim, Liberty Cove, and it's open to the public—click here for a limo. Upon arriving you will discover some new items such as the Stellar Supernova (sit down to experience), the Verne Globe Revision II and the breathtaking "Clock-art-deco-B2"(click to experience!). From that spot, walk across the drawbridge, which can be raised and lowered, over to the Oracle, a mysterious installation with moving parts and an animation. (Pictured above, but obviously photos can't do it justice.) Look to the south, over in the distance and across the water, and you will make out a little town of shops that sell some of Sextan's lovely textures, flying machines and other curiosities. But looming overhead is an enormous robot, seemingly attacking the town (maybe not without a touch of humor!)—a build still in progress as I write this. When I first saw the robot it had only an elbow, and now it's waiting for a head—stay tuned! :) You can see some additional images on my flickr page.

22 April 2011

Eggs and Legs

Just in time for Easter, Autumn Teardrop came out with the playful A.T. Easter Basket (click to zoom). Wear the alpha layer to hide your top, the panties to hide your naughty bits, and the basket of eggs and—voilà!—you're now ready to walk around in style. You and your friends can click on the basket to receive free edible chocolates, animation included. Visit Autumn's store to get yours for only L$159!

Here I'm wearing a skirt from a lovely new Lady Thera outfit (not included of course), and at my feet is a grim little Easter freebie sent by Cutea Benelli to the Grim Bros. group.

03 April 2011

Nemo! Yay!

Hooray! Sanity has prevailed! Now I can say run, run to Nemo Revisited, where the ground texture problem has been fixed (thanks, Ozz Seattle), and you can enjoy Nemo in all its intended splendor. The House of Mirrors is also there! ("I'm gonna make you my official lawyer!" Sextan quipped.) ;)

02 April 2011

Nemo Catastrophe

I'm going to say this because Sextan Shepherd is too much of a gentleman to say it. Like lots of people, I was thrilled to hear that Sextan was rebuilding Nemo, his underwater steampunk city, for the Fantasy Faire. With a few subtle tweaks here and there, it's pretty close to the same thing as the original. But ... what's this outside the window? Well, until a couple days ago, just as Sextan finished his build, it was a nice sandy underwater look, perfectly appropriate to the build. But whoever runs this sim for the Fantasy Faire decided to change the ground texture to make it look "more steampunk" from what I understand, with the result that it visually destroys Sextan's entire work. So if you go, you're going to have to hold your nose as you look out the windows. It's absolutely hideous, and it's a shame that the integrity of an artist's creation has been so destroyed without any consideration. Plus, the organizers asked Sextan if he wanted a store to market his creations, and when he said yes he was informed he'd have to pay for it. So: shame on you, Fantasy Faire people, for being so arrogant as to take advantage of a well known SL artist and then to destroy his work by changing the setting after it was completed. My recommendation—don't visit Nemo Revisited if you have any inclination to hold on to your memories of the original build. This is a disaster.

27 March 2011

Adieu, Boughan's Chance

All the time I've been writing this blog I've never written about Boughan's Chance at Walkaloosa, a lovely sim, and now: too late. This precious place, which has been my home for the past three years (although I was but a squatter in a skybox), closed this morning, a victim of cost. My warmest thanks to Mr. Boughan Humphreys, its owner (heavily steampunked (or something!) below), who provided many moments of laughter and merriment over the years. I'm going to miss those huge Sue Stonebender trees swaying in the breeze, the curios dotting the island, and the wry sense of humor that permeated the region. One of my favorite things to do in Second Life has been to just fly in circles around and around the island, somehow so relaxing. Now it's time to move on.

12 March 2011

Silly Stuff: The Mad Tea Party

One of the things I love most about Grim Bros. is that when I walk around the store I sometimes burst out laughing. And that's good medicine for anyone, right? Cutea Benelli's tragically warped imagination continues to come up with some of the most delightfully absurd items in Second Life, and today, dear readers, I present to you The Mad Tea Party, a gown obviously inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. (Click the photos to zoom in.) Just the checkered dress, you ask? Oh, no, I answer: it's everything you see, including the table, chairs, teapots (of which there are many, including quite a display on my hat, and even attached to my upper arms!), the March Hare, the Dormouse, a house of cards and a clock (plus probably a few other things I've yet to notice). Mind you, this striking assemblage has a considerable avatar rendering cost, but its Linden dollar cost is only 520, a steal! Run to Grim Bros. at Clematis Island and shop to your heart's content.