I am an artist, instructor, and superhero as an arts advocate promoting the importance of creative education and community participation in the arts that are active and inclusive. Owner / Artist of hue are you? in Second Life and my superpower is expression through color.
It is so exciting! I always know the Holiday Season is upon us when I start having sales of my virtual cascade of lights in many shades at “hue are you?” in Second Life! I am so thankful that people enjoy my festive, colorful decorations and plan to add more soon so people can decorate in their favorite colors! You can find twinkle and sparkle at my Second Life Marketplace store http://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/32028 or inworld at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Brauni/180/0/22/
Art House from VimPickens on Vimeo.
My friend Hypatia Pickens created this wonderful machinima about the Preferred Family Heathcare fundraising event that many Second Life artists and friends are part of, including me! Hypatia states, “Winter Nightfire, a prominent artist in Second Life, asked me to make this video on behalf of her “Art House,” a gallery she built of artwork donated by fellow artists in a fund raiser for ARTC, “Achieving Recovery Through Creativity.” This organization is devoted to helping children and young adults get free of substance abuse through using their artistic and other creative talents. Winter had a party in which she invited Rosedrop Rust, a prominent musician in Second Life, to sing for those who attended virtually. Brena Benoir of Preferred Family Healthcare built the display of children’s art. Donations in lindens will be given to ARTC for the purchase of art supplies.”
The ART HOUSE project made the Second Life Destination Guide at http://secondlife.com/destination/artc-art-house
Art House is a major collaboration with 20 of SL’s best artists and creators donating art and decor to a house for ARTC. ARTC (Achieving Recovery Through Creativity) is a real life program that helps kids with drug and alcohol problems use art, creativity and virtual world counseling to recover and stay sober. It’s an incredible body of work for a good cause.
Visit in Second Life
Wow! Three years of amazing support, networking, and team building which has been one of my most favorite accomplishments in Second Life. Ethelred and I have been co-hosts of this community event, but there is a whole team of supporters that make it happen every month and more join us each time around. Just so grateful and thrilled to have the opportunity to create party themes that people enjoy and create connections via colors and common experiences. Thank you all so very much!
Please join us for a Nonprofit Commons Community Celebration at CommonGround at Aloft Nonprofit Commons with the Return of Ricken Flow as our amazing DJ!
Our party theme is “Summer of Love – Tie Dyes and Togetherness” and our theme colors are stunning rainbows and 60’s inspired hues! Dress up and join the party!
What is CommonGround? It is more than a party!
Enjoy networking and dancing among other nonprofits and supporters! Learn more about what nonprofits, educators, humanitarians, scientists, and artists accomplish in Second Life at the Nonprofit Commons at this fun and informative event.
CommonGround is a monthly event that is a special community celebration which is color themed and full of energy on the first Thursday of the month from 5 to 7 PM SLT!
The location of the party is here : http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Aloft%20Nonprofit%20Commons/64/78/25 . See you there!
Please support content creators in Second Life by attending the I ❤ Originals Fair 2011 happening Feb 5 – 13! There you will find lots of amazing work created by top talent in Second Life that also has a messaged embedded in their work – educate the world about intellectual property rights. While you are there, you can learn more about the copyright and trademark laws that protect creations in virtual worlds and beyond. Also, you can by my exclusive creation for the fair, a copyable crystal curtain in passion shades! Add some sparkle to your world!
Gracie Kendal, who has mounted several art exhibits in Second Life about identity, has hit her mark for her latest project called 1000 Avatars. In a virtual environment, you can be anyone you want to be. Gracie has documented over 1000 unique choices that capture personalities, missions, and motives. Congrats Gracie!
As I teach people to join virtual worlds, I encourage them to represent their best self. The avatar is your personal brand and like any brand you want to create loyalty, recognition, and genuine experiences. What does your avatar’s appearance reveal about you?
It has been an honor to be part of this project. Check out Gracie’s work at her blog http://1000avatars.wordpress.com and in world at http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Artropolis/150/29/3999
Thanks to the help of some friends and several orgs, I built the exhibit for the Nonprofit Commons for the SL6B. It is about the future of immersive social networking effectively connects people and creates cooperative support by generating Common Good with Common Goals meeting on Common Ground at the Nonprofit Commons by encouraging participation, promotion, and positive results.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/SL6B%20Titan/139/207/23
"hue are you?" - Expressions of Zinnia Zauber 