Thursday, February 19, 2009
Funhouse mirror
Penelope Sideshow has put up an exciting collection of her 2-D SL photos as well as a few pieces of 3-D sculpture in the *69 Art Lounge. Her photos often show people moving through SL when they appear to be caught in moments of exploration and play -- but in fact, the images are carefully choreographed compositions. See SL through Pen's eyes at *69 Art Lounge in Computer Club Records, now through March 3.
Monday, February 2, 2009
SLag Mag Hags
Last night was the teaser at Computer Club Records for a joint erotica show put together by Glamourama Boa and Newdoll Nikolaidis via *69. Three Moomintoog took the glorious pics of us SLags, below. Thank you to Octavius Hallstrom for his DJ and hosting skillz, too!
Glam is organizing two live burlesque reviews, Feb 13th @ 6pm SLT and Feb 15th @ 1pm SLT. Newdoll Nikolaidis has taken amazing still photos of the troupe, and they are currently being exhibited Feb 2-7 in the *69 Art Lounge at CCR.
The Review, L-R (Back row):Dahni, Pris, Newdoll, Robin, Gattina; L-R (Front row) Olivia, Glam. (Alabama will also be in future performances).
Newdoll has a Flashdance moment
Glam works it like it's rent day.
Glam is organizing two live burlesque reviews, Feb 13th @ 6pm SLT and Feb 15th @ 1pm SLT. Newdoll Nikolaidis has taken amazing still photos of the troupe, and they are currently being exhibited Feb 2-7 in the *69 Art Lounge at CCR.
The Review, L-R (Back row):Dahni, Pris, Newdoll, Robin, Gattina; L-R (Front row) Olivia, Glam. (Alabama will also be in future performances).
Newdoll has a Flashdance moment
Glam works it like it's rent day.
Monday, January 19, 2009
01.17.09: X-AM and Johnny Barbecue at XSar's Skating Rink
XSaraho Mornington was kind enough to host a wonderful evening of skating and ridiculousness at her rink.
The evening started out with a rambunctious DJ set from Johnny Barbecue...
And ended with a 45-minute set from X-AM, who was playing her third-ever show in SL.
Once again, many people were quoted as saying, "this is making me have a seizure".
The evening ended with X-AM and Mr. Barbecue agreeing to tour together in the near future...members of the *69 or Computer Club Records groups will know as soon as the dates are set.
The evening started out with a rambunctious DJ set from Johnny Barbecue...
And ended with a 45-minute set from X-AM, who was playing her third-ever show in SL.
Once again, many people were quoted as saying, "this is making me have a seizure".
The evening ended with X-AM and Mr. Barbecue agreeing to tour together in the near future...members of the *69 or Computer Club Records groups will know as soon as the dates are set.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Cole Marie Soleil manipulates space
ColeMarie Soleil has a beautiful and really fun installation to explore in the *69 Art Lounge, now until February 2. ColeMarie's sculptures use light and color dynamically and she has also managed to bend the *69 space in a surprising new direction -- be sure and climb the rope and see what else is right above you!
ColeMarie also has a work showing in Sinetetika sim, called Poetik.
ColeMarie's heart sculpture, shedding it's light on us
ColeMarie also has a work showing in Sinetetika sim, called Poetik.
ColeMarie's heart sculpture, shedding it's light on us
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Beautiful, not a mistake
To end Maht Wuyt's "Beautiful Mistakes" show at *69 Art Lounge, RobinLynne Raymaker organized a lovely little get-together last night. Maht DJd, pretty pixels showed up, and in the spirit of pretentious art, we served boxed wine à la Sars and Guin. Cheez-its, anyone?
Maht Wutys, MDR Studios
Arcadia Nightfire, MDR Studios Photographer
RobinLynne Raymaker (IsaDaft Trollop, background)
Boxed whine? xSaraho Mornington and Guinevere Kirshner
Sars, behind the 8-ball. Photo by Arcadia Nightfire, MDR studios.
Maht Wutys, MDR Studios
Arcadia Nightfire, MDR Studios Photographer
RobinLynne Raymaker (IsaDaft Trollop, background)
Boxed whine? xSaraho Mornington and Guinevere Kirshner
Sars, behind the 8-ball. Photo by Arcadia Nightfire, MDR studios.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Beautiful mistakes
Mort de Rire Studio owner and sl/rl photographer Maht Wuyts is showcasing some of his rl work in the *69 Art Lounge, now until Jan 14: "Beautiful Mistakes."
Pop in our Computer Club Records location to see his selected collection of colorful and interesting abstract pieces. And, Maht encourages everyone to send him an IM with your feedback, inworld. :)
Pop in our Computer Club Records location to see his selected collection of colorful and interesting abstract pieces. And, Maht encourages everyone to send him an IM with your feedback, inworld. :)
Saturday, January 3, 2009
*69 Blue Room- Divinity Restored
Since joining the *69 group, I've met up with a number of talented and motivated, lecherous sorts which has been a nice nod to get me back into a creative state of being.
Ya see, I spent the last few months with my head up my arse, tied around some wicked person's finger and while it may be too late to say, "you can't fire me, I quit', just imagine working at a Toy's R Us everyday, wherein, you discover that all the nifty, cool doodads being made in the front are being produced by small children in a immigrant sweatshop in the back. That would pretty much sum up the feeling I was taking away from my time here. I was quite ready to walk away from 2nd Life, prior to Cherelle Capra introducing me to Pris Telling.
*69, (which I was so sad to find out wasn't a free SLex group for down-trodden Noobs like myself,) was so kind as to have me in their Art Lounge space at Roland Thursday's Computer Club Records where I would kind of kick myself in the backside a bit to get creative again. In a very short period of time I was feeling positive and again reconsidering my motivations for being here in the 1st place.
One of my initial muses had been to explore the contrasts and duality of the human spirit through the form of build and hand pieced sculpture. I was given some land early on to construct, "Uzamaki- The Purgatory Lounge" which saw a lot of changes and revisions before I took it's full build down for good. Sure the "Heaven & Hell" thing has been done to death but I like to think I approached it with a fresh perspective and innovative view point.
The problem was, being fairly new, I honestly had no contacts or way to promote the Epic 900+ prim build and it was getting a little expensive to just keep as a "pet project", so I let it all tragically go back to my folders and closed up shop, thinking the whole idea a bit too ambitious, all be it inspired and rewarding in the process of making.
I'd been in contact with the land owner for some time about coming back and renting the land at a somewhat discounted rate, we'd got on well and he wanted me back. So late last week, done deal, I repurchased the land and sat and considered for a long while what to do with the space.
Being a somewhat spiritual dude, I just listened for my personal Muse and realized that this area could serve as a great platform for artists, not just myself but for this small group of people (Newdoll, Pris, Roland, Robin, Niko) who had been so kind to give me a brief platform, would benefit immensely from me not just being another empty handed subscriber to the *69 group but an actual backer with something to bring to the table on a creative tip as well.
So the game plan became this:
*Build the *69 social space, The Blue Room.
A place for our members to convene and be inspired, high above it all, a refuge from the unwashed masses of SL and a place to sit , have conversation, plan and simply enjoy ones surroundings. I've placed a number of readable books and magazines all around the place, on architecture, fashion, art and popular fiction just to accent the fact that this place is not just to be a pretty "thing" to look at but a place to reside and meditate peacefully on all manor of subjects trivial and profound. Occasionally, we plan to use this as a place for special events but generally speaking it's kind of sanctified grounds.
*Build the *69 Headquarters.
This is currently being headed up by a talented artist and builder Orson Pfohl, whom Pris has given me every confidence in. He will put a nice, modern public face on our Group and demonstrate the excellence he has in the past with such projects as Saint Clare Island. I look forward to seeing his visions realized as well.
*Provide a building space for *69 artists.
After all's said and done we want to provide a private sandbox here for people who are dead serious about their craft and don't want the hassle of sharing space with a bunch of looky-loos and merchants. We provide the blank canvas to you the artist in the form of prim availability, please take advantage of our services -- contact Pris Telling inworld to join the group and get details about the sandbox.
The 1st phase is done at this point, seeing this through to success will be to follow up on the execution and fully realize the idea that's been set in motion. Wish us well, show love and support and hopefully we'll be able to put something together with a viable sense of community support and artistic merit.
Ya see, I spent the last few months with my head up my arse, tied around some wicked person's finger and while it may be too late to say, "you can't fire me, I quit', just imagine working at a Toy's R Us everyday, wherein, you discover that all the nifty, cool doodads being made in the front are being produced by small children in a immigrant sweatshop in the back. That would pretty much sum up the feeling I was taking away from my time here. I was quite ready to walk away from 2nd Life, prior to Cherelle Capra introducing me to Pris Telling.
*69, (which I was so sad to find out wasn't a free SLex group for down-trodden Noobs like myself,) was so kind as to have me in their Art Lounge space at Roland Thursday's Computer Club Records where I would kind of kick myself in the backside a bit to get creative again. In a very short period of time I was feeling positive and again reconsidering my motivations for being here in the 1st place.
One of my initial muses had been to explore the contrasts and duality of the human spirit through the form of build and hand pieced sculpture. I was given some land early on to construct, "Uzamaki- The Purgatory Lounge" which saw a lot of changes and revisions before I took it's full build down for good. Sure the "Heaven & Hell" thing has been done to death but I like to think I approached it with a fresh perspective and innovative view point.
The problem was, being fairly new, I honestly had no contacts or way to promote the Epic 900+ prim build and it was getting a little expensive to just keep as a "pet project", so I let it all tragically go back to my folders and closed up shop, thinking the whole idea a bit too ambitious, all be it inspired and rewarding in the process of making.
I'd been in contact with the land owner for some time about coming back and renting the land at a somewhat discounted rate, we'd got on well and he wanted me back. So late last week, done deal, I repurchased the land and sat and considered for a long while what to do with the space.
Being a somewhat spiritual dude, I just listened for my personal Muse and realized that this area could serve as a great platform for artists, not just myself but for this small group of people (Newdoll, Pris, Roland, Robin, Niko) who had been so kind to give me a brief platform, would benefit immensely from me not just being another empty handed subscriber to the *69 group but an actual backer with something to bring to the table on a creative tip as well.
So the game plan became this:
*Build the *69 social space, The Blue Room.
A place for our members to convene and be inspired, high above it all, a refuge from the unwashed masses of SL and a place to sit , have conversation, plan and simply enjoy ones surroundings. I've placed a number of readable books and magazines all around the place, on architecture, fashion, art and popular fiction just to accent the fact that this place is not just to be a pretty "thing" to look at but a place to reside and meditate peacefully on all manor of subjects trivial and profound. Occasionally, we plan to use this as a place for special events but generally speaking it's kind of sanctified grounds.
*Build the *69 Headquarters.
This is currently being headed up by a talented artist and builder Orson Pfohl, whom Pris has given me every confidence in. He will put a nice, modern public face on our Group and demonstrate the excellence he has in the past with such projects as Saint Clare Island. I look forward to seeing his visions realized as well.
*Provide a building space for *69 artists.
After all's said and done we want to provide a private sandbox here for people who are dead serious about their craft and don't want the hassle of sharing space with a bunch of looky-loos and merchants. We provide the blank canvas to you the artist in the form of prim availability, please take advantage of our services -- contact Pris Telling inworld to join the group and get details about the sandbox.
The 1st phase is done at this point, seeing this through to success will be to follow up on the execution and fully realize the idea that's been set in motion. Wish us well, show love and support and hopefully we'll be able to put something together with a viable sense of community support and artistic merit.
Friday, January 2, 2009
A special announcement: New *69 Studio and HQ
Meta Constantine, who recently showed his work at the *69 Art Lounge, has generously offered us a parcel of land to build a *69 headquarters/studio!!!! And equally wonderful, Orson Pfohl has begun planning a model for the new building. :)
Like the villas Orson designed and built on Saint Clare, we will document the progress of the build on this blog because it is an artistic endeavor in itself.
The *69 Art Lounge will remain in Computer Club Records and the new facility will be used as offices and a staging area for larger installations.
Thank you Meta, for this unbelievably generous gift! And Orson, thank you for donating your time and talent once again.
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Like the villas Orson designed and built on Saint Clare, we will document the progress of the build on this blog because it is an artistic endeavor in itself.
The *69 Art Lounge will remain in Computer Club Records and the new facility will be used as offices and a staging area for larger installations.
Thank you Meta, for this unbelievably generous gift! And Orson, thank you for donating your time and talent once again.
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Thursday, January 1, 2009
Spontaneous 2009 Ass Kickin'
If you don't know the connection yet, Saint Clare Island is where the original *69 crew live (**throws down *69 gang signs). Occasionally, we open that mutha up for everyone in the world to come over for some musics. New Year's Eve, Niko Lyle covered us with his smoove awesomesauce spinning, then Sars took over musical duties. Did we have fun? Awww yeahhhhh. ;-)
If you wanna make sure you are in the loop for Saint Clare haps, IM Pris Telling inworld to join the *69 group.
Happy New Year, everyone!
More pics on the Saint Clare blog, too:
Niko Lyle: Smoooooove DJ
(L-R) Lacey Alderson, Violet Morellet, Glamourama Boa, Newdoll Nikolaidis
Eeka Batz: Pocket-sized CCR DJ
Darling Nitely, CCR DJ
Alabama Smalls
Woodrow Staapleton: Personal Jesus, CCR DJ, Crow's Foot Proprietor
Umberto Giano, Editor-in-Chief, BOSL Magazine
xSaraho Mornington: CCR and Saint Clare DJ, *69 Artist
Rance Alva (CCR DJ, *69 Blogger), Pris
Eche Riverview
Octavius Hallstrom
Violet Morellet, Glamourama Boa
If you wanna make sure you are in the loop for Saint Clare haps, IM Pris Telling inworld to join the *69 group.
Happy New Year, everyone!
More pics on the Saint Clare blog, too:
Niko Lyle: Smoooooove DJ
(L-R) Lacey Alderson, Violet Morellet, Glamourama Boa, Newdoll Nikolaidis
Eeka Batz: Pocket-sized CCR DJ
Darling Nitely, CCR DJ
Alabama Smalls
Woodrow Staapleton: Personal Jesus, CCR DJ, Crow's Foot Proprietor
Umberto Giano, Editor-in-Chief, BOSL Magazine
xSaraho Mornington: CCR and Saint Clare DJ, *69 Artist
Rance Alva (CCR DJ, *69 Blogger), Pris
Eche Riverview
Octavius Hallstrom
Violet Morellet, Glamourama Boa
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