Windlight Magazine May 2016 Issue

WINDLIGHT MAGAZINE MAY 2016 VOLUME 2, ISSUE 5

STEP INTO CHRONOPHOBIA AND THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT DECLINED WITH REBECA BASHLY

KAT FELDRAGONNE | REVEN ROSCA SEA PORTS | NETERA LANDAR | EMBRYO SIM|

PEACE IS A CHOICE GALLERY STYLING IN THE AGE OF MESH | MVL 2016

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Welcome to the May 2016 Edition of Windlight Magazine! This issue will feature Rebeca Brashly, Peace is a Choice Gallery, The Embryo Sim, Kat Feldragonne, Reven Rosca, and Netera Landar. The Edge brings you fashion articles on how to style in the age of mesh, men’s fashion, and a special interview with the new Miss Virtual LatinoAmerica 2016.

May is a special month for me especially as my two small real life children will celebrate their 1 year and 2 year birthdays and I am approaching a birthday milestone myself in May. I will turn 39.

This means one year before the big 40. While some may approach the age of 40 with dread and have a mid life crisis, I am thankful to be alive, particularly after having some life threatening experiences while being deployed as a US Marine officer. Life is something we should never take for granted and we should cherish always. The same goes for Second Life, as you never know what surprises that come your way. My word of advice is to be open to change and opportunity. Change is a good thing.

Windlight is approaching a milestone, as we are soon to reach the one year anniversary mark, look for more information very soon about our anniversary plans! Eleseren and I hope that you enjoy this issue and we would like to thank our supporters, readers, advertisers, and our contributors.

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Congratulations to the juried winners of the Windlight Magazine Spring 2016 Art Show!

The complete list of winners can be found below: Top three 3D juried artists: 1st place-Theda Tammas 2nd place-Slatan Dryke 3rd place-Pieli Dieterle

WINDLIGHT MAGAZINE SPRING 2016 ART SHOW WINNERS

Top three 2D juried artists: 1st place-Layachi Ihnen (Hamidouche) 2nd place-Bamboo Barnes 3rd place-Judilynn India The top 3 artists in Gallery A were (1st place to 3rd place): Layachi Ihen Tripleplay Nitely Aradia Aridian The top 3 artists in Gallery B were: Bamboo Barnes Margo Hollak Sandi Benelli

The top 3 artists in Gallery C were: Wild Alchemi Ilyra chardin Miele Tarantal The top 3 artists in Gallery D were: WrenNoir Cerise Myra Wildmist Slatan Dryke

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The top 3 artists in Gallery E were: Journey McLaglen Cherrycar Resident Ronin1 Shippe The top 3 artists in Gallery F were: Judilynn India Syphera Inaka Eeraftr Resident

Honorable Mentions: Honey Bender, Warm Clarity, Saulgoodie Resident, Shakti Adored, Sparkie Cyberstar, and Kayli Iali The Edge Gallery Award Recipients: Chloeelectra Resident Paradox Messmer Ramsa Luv Bryne Cazalet Danity Mynx Euridice Qork Aya Azemus Windlight would like to thank all artists who exhibited in the Windlight Magazine Spring 2016 Art Show!

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FEATURED ARTICLE: REBECA BASHLY

WRITER: JOHN PHOTOGRAPHY: REBECA BASHLY

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WM: You have created some really amazing and memorable pieces of artwork in Second Life. Tell our readers how did you first discover Second Life and why did you decide to create art here?

REBECA: I first read about sl in Italian magazine "Grazia" ... its funny because that is not really my choice of magazines... sometimes I buy it because my grandma used to read it and it reminds me of her.

his support.

WM: Describe the genre of your artwork.

REBECA: My creations are mostly highly symbolic and surreal.

WM: When creating art do you have a particular theme in mind?

What inspires you to create?

REBECA: Anything can inspire me really, but I mostly use my sl installations as a vent. It is simply I started to build thanks to my dear how I communicate. friend Igor Ballyhoo. He gave me that idea..ok actually he pushed WM: One of your latest piece of me to start building and invited me artwork, "Chronophobia" was to build with him ArtSpace for very detailed and amazing. Please University of Texas at San Antonio. tell our readers about this Igor was at the time and now is particular piece. one of the best builders in second life. His creations never stop to REBECA: Chronophobia explores amaze me, so I pretty much just the fear of time, by pointing out jumped in the pool from 10m some very simple things. Untruth diving platform and we created an of phrase "it is never to late" , amazing sim, based on the rafts some times it is, and for some scene from Neal Stephenson's really small things . It consists out book "Snow Crash". UTSA is still in of 3 scenes, loving couple sl but unfortunately UTSA ArtSpace expecting a child, Pegasus and is gone. "Snow Crash" remained heart. all 3 being a gnomon on big my favorite build to this day and I sundial platforms that are falling can never thank Igor enough for all apart.

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WM: Do you create art in real life?

REBECA: yes, I am 3d modeler.

WM: What's next after Chronophobia and The Queen’s Gambit Declined? Any upcoming artistic projects in the works?

REBECA: always:)

WM: Are you currently exhibiting in any other grids at the moment?

REBECA: I only once exhibited on another grid, Metropolis grid, and It was for Intergrid art metverse biennial organized by Cybernetic Art research Project.

At the time of writing, Rebeca debuted another excellent piece of artwork, The Queen’s Gambit Declined. The Queen’s Gambit Declined can be seen at the METALES art sim: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/MetaLES/68/104/51 You can purchase some of Rebeca’s creations via the Second Life marketplace: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/38192

And visit Rebeca’s official flickr page for announcements of upcoming art projects: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rebecabashly/ WM

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ROUND #2 OPENS ON MAY 31, 2016 AT 12 AM SLT!

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AN INSIDE LOOK AT PEACE IS A CHOICE GALLERY WRITER AND PHOTOGRAPHY: JOHN

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Peace is a Choice Gallery has existed in Second Life for over 7 years. The curator and owner of the gallery is TheDove Rhode.

Windlight was able to sit down and talk with “Dove� about art and her gallery.

here they offered a community spirit and support portal.. Often in 2007, I recall when the Lindens walked freely about offering friendship and support with a helping hand and smile. The Gallery grew and I found supporting the art's within this wonderful 3 D environment a enhancing experience for my life.

WM: Great gallery you have, Peace is a Choice, tell our readers how long you have had the gallery and why did you open it?

In the Summer of 2007 I added a music stage, with the Gallery and DOVE: The original Gallery was sort of grass rooted the first large purchased in the Summer of 2007 scale concept of live music side by under the name of S&S Gallery Of side with the finest Second Life art!.

Fine Art, with hope to save the So many music venues at that time Gallery at that time from closure, were dance stages, so it was fun to helping artist like myself who were enjoy the finest community created placed with in S&S Gallery! art and live music together, which helps to make my Second Life so Since the sale of S&S Gallery in much smoother!

2007, the fact was found the once owner moved to another grid and WM: Curating can be fun and you reopened The S&S Gallery using the have many interesting pieces in same name, I changed the name to your gallery, how did you decide PEACE IS A CHOICE GALLERY to which artists and pieces to remove any confusion about the include? ownership of the Gallery and keep things going in a positive direction. DOVE: The Peace Is A Choice I have always created art since Gallery artist are invited artist who childhood, like so many artist, with are kind enough to offer support to different mediums and Second life the Gallery by placing their work, offered a way to continue to create, and all funds go directly to them.

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Since I first owned the Gallery I saw the need for donations gifted given directly to the Artist who create the piece, which is applied until this very day! For over nine years the PEACE IS A CHOICE GALLERY has truly supported the SL arts community and live music by allowing all funds to go to the artist and musicians within the PEACE GALLERY Family! A few offer a donation in gratitude to the Gallery which is always used to support the arts and live music within the SL World.

NIGHTFIRE ::CHEEN PITNEY::MOYA:: ::JEDDA ZENOVKA:: RUSSELL EPONYM :: ROBIN MOORE ::TREACLE DARLANDS::MISO SUSANOWA:: STEM VAN HELSINKI ::INSTINCTA VAN HELSINKI :: ::FRANCIS BAGRATION:::SPIRAL SILVERSTAR::ASMITA DURANJAYA::DUNA GANT::MONA BYTE WM: If an artist is interested in exhibiting in your gallery, who would they contact? Is there an application process?

I personally own many of the Artist created pieces as I am a artist and DOVE: All questions and contact enjoy owning Second Life 3D art information is by notecard directly myself. to myself, TheDove Rhode WM: Tell us about the artists who WM: Interesting name for your are currently exhibiting in your gallery, how did you think of the gallery. name?

DOVE: The Peace Is a Choice Gallery is honored to feature the many works of:

DOVE: I was honored to attend the PEACE TOWER opening 2009 back when Yoko Ono entered Second Life and I reflected on the power of BRYN OH :: GLEMAN JUN :: POL processing it as a daily act in my JARVINEN :: DACO MONDAY ::KICCA life. So the name was birthed from IGALY::GIOVANNA CERISE :: sCHEN the ideal. PEACE IS A CHOICE in RESIDENT:: UB YIFU :: Second Life as well as any life..

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Special thanks to UltraViolet Alter for her huge support in the selection of Peace Is A Choice Gallery Building Structure!! Also, to all the artist who show their trust and interest in keeping the Gallery enjoyable by showing the created and so inspiring beauty of each and every piece, they share at The Peace Is A Choice Gallery!!

I travel all ends of the known SL universe enjoying art and live music and I sincerely thank everyone who shows interest and support to, The Second Life Arts and Music community. Second Life has expanded my experiences for 3D art and live music creating a positive influence for my virtual and 1st life. I have made some truly remarkable friends here who've shown me the wonders and goodness of SL, and of themselves. Thank you!!♼ Thank you Second Life for making my life brighter and allowing me to login every time I decide to!WM 54

Windlight would like to thank Dove for the interview.! You can visit the Peace is a Choice Gallery at the following slurl: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Jaxipun/80/238/22

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INTERVIEW: KAT FELDRAGONNE

WRITER: JOHN PHOTOGRAPHY: KAT FELDRAGONNE

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Kat Feldragonne is a blogger, love What types of classes do you of the arts, and dance! Windlight offer? was able to sit down and discuss these topics and more with Kat: KAT: When I am running a s series of classes, I have online WM: I see your name pop up a registration via my blog, A Kat and great deal in the Second Life A Mouse. I teach free classes on dance world. Tell our readers how performance dance in SL, covering you got started in the Second Life subjects like choreography, set dance scene and give us an building, special effects, and overview of your dance career. various dance tools like the SpotOn system and the Artiste KAT: I found SL dance through a Performer's Suite. I also offer friend, who introduced me to one-on-one individual classes for a dance shows in SL. I loved it, small fee for those who can't make immediately applied, got a job the classes or prefer one-on-one dancing in the chorus, and have instruction. been dancing ever since.

WM: If a person is interested in I've been dancing for over 7 years joining a dance company or and have danced in many places, dancing for a theater, how can including the Moulin Rouge, Winds they get involved? What types of of the Sahara Cabaret, A&M equipment would they need?

Mocap Maniacs, MJ's Burlesque Review, The Blue Moon, and more. KAT: If you are interested in performance dancing, most I love being able to express my cre- troupes have applications and you ativity through dance in SL. It's re- can apply to start out as a chorus warding to work on a piece, member, where you perform in perform it in front of a live dances that others have audience, and see the effect it has choreographed. on them.

Most performance dancers have at WM: I saw that you opened up a the least a dance HUD that lets you dance school. How can one enroll? sequence dances and a mover 70

system. You would also need to purchase dance animations.

Dancing is not a cheap endeavor by any means, and most solo artists can expect to invest between L$4K-L$10K in animations and equipment, depending on what system(s) they choose to use.

Dancing is not an easy job - it takes a lot of time and hard work to create the routines that audiences see on stage. Many performers are making routines for weekly shows, so they are in a constant create/ build/perform cycle.

WM: Are you currently in any productions? If so which ones?

summer theater performances in my hometown when I was a child.

For favorites, it's probably a tie between West Side Story and Chicago. Although I love pretty much any musical, from Oliver to My Fair Lady to Chess to The Book of Mormon. WM Please visit Kat’s blog and other links below: Blog: https:// akatandmouse.wordpress.com Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/ photos/130391635@N02/ Facebook: https:// www.facebook.com/ katfeldragonne/

KAT: I am currently dancing at both La Coquette Cabaret and the Main Event Show Lounge. I am also working on the schedule for the next round of classes through my school, The Kat and Mouse School of Performing Arts.

WM: What is your favorite musical in real life?

KAT: It's hard to narrow that down to just one! I have loved musicals as long as I can remember - my grandmother used to take me to 71

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THE ART OF CREATING MESH: REVEN ROSCA & MESHOPOTAMIA

WRITER: JOHN PHOTOGRAPHY: JOHN & REVEN ROSCA

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WM: Reven you are a staple in the original fully perm mesh sector of the Second Life economy. Tell our readers how did you first discover Second Life and what made you start creating here?

REVEN: I was a regular at a Norwegian discussion forum that might be described as a community more than a forum. The owners of this website bought a sim, and a whole bunch of us rezzed at the same time. Only a few of us stayed, and some, like me are stuck!

REVEN: *laughs* That was exactly what I did after the jewelry disaster.

PRIME was born one of the Fridays when the grid was closed, the monkeys banged on things, teleports were down and nothing worked except local chat and auto return.

I've made interactive furniture the old-fashioned way, with prims and sculpties since 2008, but was never able to wrap my head around making my own sculpties. I was also a rather late adopter of mesh. Can you believe that? I believed that I spent the first months exploring; mesh was at least as tricky as Wandering in awe of what could be sculpties, but it turned out that I made here, unable to imagine that I was very wrong. could make anything comparable.

My neighbors made stuff for sale, Once I learned Blender and from clothing to furniture, and they modeling, I found that I made more challenged me to make jewelry. The models than I was able to use and first thing I made was a chain display at PRIME. They were too maille necklace with byzantine good to gather dust in my inventory links. I learned my first lesson about though, so I decided to sell them, linkability when I tried to link the That's when Meshopotamia was 300 tori. born and I spent less and less time on creating for the retail market. I WM: So why full perm mesh? Have guess I needed a break of sorts. you thought of simply selling say regular furniture pieces instead of full perm mesh?

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WM: Much has been said about how creators now have to spend their time creating in various real life software packages and the "old way" of creating items in world is lost. Do you think this is the case?

REVEN: Haven't we done that all the time? Creators have always used Photoshop and similar applications for texturing, and sculpties were more often than not made outside SL. Modelers like myself tend to spend more time in our 3D applications, but the job isn't done when the model is ready for export. Texturing must be done in world to get it right, and is what takes the most time together with assembly, scripting and animating.

can be done in a couple of hours if my idea is clear and the model straightforward, or several days if it's a more intricate design.

A wine glass can be made in a few minutes, while a teacup can take a couple of hours because I want to give the handle a certain shape.

Minimalistic furniture is the most time consuming style actually, because you have to get it JUST right, or else it looks completely wrong.

Unwrapping, texture baking and optimization generally take much longer than making the model itself, especially when you make objects that are meant to be finished by someone else. You simply can't take any shortcuts at all, but focus on the end user's workflow and ability to take a white And most of the creators in SL don't model and turn it into something make their own mesh models, or amazing. make them with prims in world and export as .dae files to upload as Most of the events Meshopotamia mesh. has been part of have been themed, so that source of WM: How long does it take you to inspiration us given. Whenever I create a mesh to sell? How do you create outside the small event come up with ideas on what to create?

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boxes, I make things I would like to furnish my own home with. The latter doesn't necessarily sell to well, because my personal taste lies two to three years ahead of the mainstream taste of SL. Similar items to furniture I made in 2013 were incredibly popular last year.

Too bad I don't sell them anymore!

WM: So what is new on the horizon for Meshopotamia? That is a mouthful to say, love that name, before you answer the first question, how did you come up with the name of your company?

certain what the future will bring for Meshopotamia. I have taken a break right now, since I'm renovating a house in RL and will spend most of my time on that project for a while. I also feel the urge to be more creative than I can be with full perm mesh. I need to finish things instead of selling them half done, as FP mesh has to be. I really miss to design spaces, creating items with animations that tell a story. I might revive PRIME one day and run two brands side by side. Only time will tell. WM

Check Meshopotamia on the web, REVEN: Say "I have a mesh shop marketplace ,and in Second Life: that needs a name" fast! http://meshopotamia.com/ https:// The base is "Mesh shop" and the marketplace.secondlife.com/ rest just clicked in place. I searched stores/27483 in world and on the SL http://maps.secondlife.com/ Marketplace, and found no trace of secondlife/Tol% the name. I googled it, and found 20Melian/200/97/22 nothing but misspellings of Mesopotamia, so I grabbed it.

Region name, group name, avatar name and .com domain. -only to find a second Meshopotamia on the Marketplace a few months later. Words can't be trademarked, so that's life...

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FOR PORTS UNKNOWN WRITER AND PHOTOGRAPHY: ILYRA CHARDIN

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“Look, Skippy, Ships!!!”

It isn’t just my little friend who finds ships fascinating. Second Life residents have been fascinated with water and water travel since its inception.

In the early days of SL, all boats (sailing or otherwise) used vehicle scripts such as those still in use in SL cars today. True sailing began in June 2005 on the SIM of Gray, where Kanker Greenacre built the first real SL Sailboat, the Flying Tako. What made it real was that it relied 102

upon SL Wind.

Kanker formed the SLSF (Second Life Sailing Federation.) In August of 2005, Mark Twain White founded the Starboards Yacht Club with Nber Medici. Kanker Greenacre became a charter member.

"Announcing STARBOARDS YACHT CLUB. SLSF Skippers and friends are invited to check out the new Starboards Yacht Club on the Hollywood sim. Starboards Y.C. and the adjoining pub and marina will be a gathering place for SLSF skippers and all in SL who love sailing.�

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What began as the Starboards Yacht Club on the Hollywood SIM soon because a collection of SIMs known as United Sailing SIMs. [Note: other Yacht clubs and sailing groups began to form across the grid, following SYC’s opening.]

In June of 2007, Mark Twain White reported on Treet TV that United Sailing SIMs numbered 47 SIMs. In April of 2010, Douglas Green r reported in an interview with Mark Twain White that United Sailing SIMs numbered 140, with White and his partner, Nber Medici, owning 37 of them. The article went on to explain that White is the principle 110

The Blake Sea was established in early 2009 as the first private – public partnership between the residents and Linden labs. As of 2013, the Blake Sea United Sailing SIMs numbered 150. The Private Regions of United Sailing SIMs are connected to the Second Life Mainland, across the Blake Sea, to Nautilus and Satori. So whether your preference is a modern sailboat or yacht, an historic tall ship, or a Viking longboat, I invite you to accompany me for ports unknown. WM

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THOUGHTFUL CHAT WITH A PARANORMAL FICTION WRITER: NETERA LANDAR

WRITER & PHOTOGRAPHY: KAMILLE KAMALA

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Last night I sat down and had a chat with Netera Landar and her Second Life partner ALEXA: Inder Destiny, who are both very much into books and writing. Although Netera is the focus of the interview, Alex had some interesting things to say so I thought I would include them too.

Last night I sat down and had a chat with Netera Landar and her Second Life partner ALEXA: Inder Destiny, who are both very much into books and writing. Although Netera is the focus of the interview, Alex had some interesting things to say so I thought I would include them too. Last 125

the Altar of Freedom is its sequel.

Deadly Reservations was published

by ArcheBooks Publishing in 2013, this book is available either in hardback or Kindle versions. She penned all of these titles under the name Denise Fleischer. And, you can also find her at: gottawritenetwork.wordpress.com.

It took some time for all of us to settle in my home because of seating and other mishaps. She agreed to be interviewed the very night I contacted her so this was definitely a lucky writer's opportunity. After everyone was all arranged in their seats of choice, and we were done fighting with the crash monster, we began to talk.

poetry when she was young.

We left that topic and went on to the next, discussing her career more in depth. I asked her what authors or works of fiction actually inspired her and why. She told me that for years she could not find anything that kept her interest. She went on to say that everything she found out there needed to be taken apart and looked up in a dictionary, this did not sit well with her at all.

Soon she began to remark on how she and a co worker went to the Art Institute and then on to Borders where she picked up her first paranormal romance. And, I quote her saying, "I actually couldn't put it down. I read 300 more books I wanted to know when was she first introduced to writing and what afterwards and a dream inspired made her take it up while she was me to write Science Fiction, time travel, and paranormal. It was the young. She explained to me that Time Tunnel and Dark Shadows on she doesn't remember writing television shows that influenced anything until she was in Junior me as well."

High. She recalled that, "I found that the words were in me and I I had to probe further, so I asked, had to write quickly to get them "Would you mind elaborating more out." She mentioned that she on the dream that sparked your should have read books on how to inspiration to write paranormal write poetry and fiction. She added, fiction?

"But found that I simply just wanted to get right to writing." She She told me that her dreams are finished by saying it all began with never boring. She says that this 126

dream began with a funeral and it was not her in the cemetery, it was another woman. She explained that this woman found out that she had to leave Earth for her destiny. Netera, furthered her answer by saying , “I woke. It was at 3 a.m. and I started writing. I think I'd written 50 pages that day. " Then she continued on saying, "Oh, I wrote 12 books before I even sent out my first to a publisher."

I had to know what the title of the book or books she actually has in the

works. I also asked her for a brief synopsis. She promptly answered me saying, "Zoe Montgomery is a newspaper editor just like me. She is also an angel, the daughter of an archangel. The book opens up she told me with Zoe returning from the planet of angels to learn she has been summoned to Rome. What amazed me was the fact that this book included an angel in the Basilica! Netera, said, "Her mission is to write a report on mankind's progress in terms of our good and negative aspects. She is allowed to select the time period encounters she wishes to report on but her time spent there is limited by the Holy 127

Council if written by Nero and have them as deceptions set in place for her in the period before Harriet the person they are after." Well, so Tubman makes her escape. I much for that scary story to exclaimed, "Amazing!" She also said include, but oh well can't blame a that there are a number of time writer for trying. periods chosen and that she is still Getting close to the ending of our researching them. She told me that intercourse, I ask her to tell me she does not write outlines for her where we can find her on the novels. She seems to think they Second Life grid. She replied, "If restrict her character lives and anyone would like to discuss cozy their challenges. mysteries or my books, they can I asked for her opinion on what makes a great paranormal fiction writer. Netera stated that it is someone that allows the characters to develop, get into conflicts, and resolve their provocations.

ALEXA: Inder chimed in saying that he thinks that it takes imagination, dedication, perseverance, and stick-to-itiveness. I have to say that I agree with them both.

Conversational-wise, I veered to the left and shot her a question. I asked, "Have you had any paranormal experiences that you would like to share?" Netera revealed that yes she had paranormal experiences, but she prefers not to discuss them.

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find me on Snug Harbor in my coffee shop. I also have a gallery upstairs. Alex and I are working on a H. G. Wells exhibit now and in the past I have enjoyed having poetry readings here in Second Life. Oh, and I hosted a chat or Terric and in Snug Harbor for years. ALEXA: Inder also explained, "We have a time machine sitter there now."

Wow, an actual time machine in the exhibit. I find that simply amazing.

I give her room for any parting words right before we end the interview and she just told me that Deadly Reservations is available on Amazon.com. She says she would love to do more readings in Second Life and it would be a pleasure to know that people are actually reading her book. She lets me know that its available in hardcover, trade

Overall, this was an awesome interview. I feel so lucky to have tracked down yet another busy writer on the Grid. I hope that you enjoyed our little peek into the mind of this fabulous paranormal fiction writer. Look for her exhibit to be completed very soon and go have a look. And, watch out for another addition to the Intimate Musings of a Poet column in the next issue. Toodles! WM

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VOYAGES WITH VEE: EMBRYO

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Embryo SIM http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/embryo/126/162/22

If you’re looking for a place with minimal landscape to take some great photos then plan a visit to Embryo. I was out wandering and came across the sim listed in an old destination guide. The SURL will land you on a sparse stretch of beach, glaring white sand, surrounded by what looks like a high tide of realistic looking sea water gently flowing across. I am truly a sucker for any SL place with realistic looking water.

While exploring I realized that there are two elements depicted on the sim. The first was art, which was depicted as either an integral part of 143

the structure or played a major role in its’ appearance. The second element was movement in general and as part of the art. For example, if you look towards the Southwest you’ll see what appears to be a flock of dark birds circling the remains of a ruined building. Look closer and you’ll see that in addition to the birds there is a string of ebony chairs rising into the sky mimicking the flock. Below is the swirling water washing over your feet, capturing light from the sun above. To the Southeast is a bright little cabin. At first glance it looked like a greenhouse because of the large glass windows and ceiling panels with vines and plants visible throughout. Bright, colorful blossoms surround the cabin and flow into the interior as does the water that has flooded the first level. Circling above are bright golden birds flitting in and out of a group of white gulls which are frozen in time. Outside is a little garden area with a ladder located under a large tree.

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The ladder has some lovely animations, perfect for taking photos.

Moving along to the Northwest, past the piano and over the balloon bridge, you will arrive back on the main strip of land where the lighthouse is located. From the exterior it appears to be a typical lighthouse, but open the door and you’ll enter a cozy little nest of a room. Nest is a good description because it feels more like a treehouse than a lighthouse. Tree limbs and vines jutting through the spiral staircase leading up to the warning lamp above. There a lifetime of living packed into that little space along with little touches of whimsy, art, and more birds. Antique carousel hummingbirds, tiny bluebirds perched by the bed, and the white gulls surrounding the entrance add to the atmosphere, but these are all dwarfed by the giant shadows of seagulls circling in a downward spiral across the lighthouse wall. If you climb the staircase to the top make yourself comfortable on the chair provided, relax, and enjoy the surrounding view.

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In the Northwest corner is a kimono shop called Tomoto owned by Tomo Wachter (who is also the main contact person for the sim). It’s a beautiful little building with little lanterns floating on the water.

While I was visiting I saw several photographers and models taking advantage of the region. It should be noted that you don’t have to join a group to rez your objects or props, but please be respectful and clean up after yourself.

You might be curious as to why the sim is called Embryo... I know I was. Visit the sim for yourself and take a peek inside the lighthouse. You’ll find the answer there. WM

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Fitted Mesh Pants - lined white - Asteria Arreter Crop Asymmetric Top - Black & White - .Shi Point of View Hat - h.m.a.e.m. rapsody ring - silvered - h.m.a.e.m Ear-jacket Earrings - Dt50 Platinum - -RYCAHemalite Cuff - black - RAMA Coco Shi heels - SHEY Hair - Bob Knot - .Shi Makeup - League, Soiree, [mock], {MUA}, models own.

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The Edge has a mission to explore the edge where Fashion and Art meet. A key part of that is styling and particularly the extremely creative end of styling.

pieces from various outfits. Mix and Match became the benchmark of a competent stylist.

Mesh has changed all that. As much as it creates new possibilities for In this article I am not talking about stylists (molding to the body and styling in terms of accessorizing an moving at least to a degree with outfit, as models do for runway the avatar, enabling different types shows or vendor photos, whenever of posing to be possible), it also they are required to showcase a sets new limitations. particular outfit 'as is'. I am addressing a subject that I myself Mesh comes as one piece, with one have had to think about as a stylist. attachment point, it sits on the Mesh clothing is becoming ever body as an object. Mesh is semi more prevalent, and older style rigid, it moves with the body - to a sculpt clothing is gradually point, and it doesn't smooth itself disappearing as the designers who out of the way if other mesh is made them gradually close and layered over it. As you know, mesh leave the grid. How do you keep will clash with mesh if it touches your styling with mesh creative, out and overlaps. All in all a potential of the box, and how do you headache if you want to do a mix interpret and put things together to and match style in the old make something new? pre-mesh way.

In the past models had the choice I have thought about this for my of texture clothing, flexy and own stylings and I have a few sculpty clothing. Sculpt by its thoughts I want to share with you. nature was 'bolt on' pieces that You may I hope find them helpful, were attached to various parts of at least as a starting point. the body. This along with the ability to layer texture clothing using the In the past you could layer texture various clothing layers, made it very clothing under sculpt clothing when possible for models to create totally making an outfit. This is still new outfits by using this and that possible if you have items of 164

texture clothing in your inventory wardrobe. They layer just as well under mesh. You can add a texture shirt under a jacket, or even alter the way a neckline on a gown looks.

There is another way to layer clothing under mesh, which is possible if you have a mesh body.

System applier clothing works in the same way texture clothing does, and vastly increases your options when wearing mesh. You may have to play with the mesh body alpha cuts if using mesh clothing which is not designed for that body, but usually you can make it work.

You can also, if careful, mix and match mesh items, and even layer mesh. For stylings made for photographing you can disguise any small breaks that occur and you do not need to worry about anything not visible to the camera lens. For runway and when you need to move, mixing and layering mesh is more tricky but still possible with thought and experimentation.

the mesh top layer bigger, so for instance a bigger sized jacket layered over their normal size mesh skirt. While this might work, it can result in the avatar looking unflatteringly chunkier. You need to look at the finished result and see if you can get away with it. I tend to go the other way and make the bottom, or underlying piece smaller, this keeps the overall dimensions of the avatar similar to what they would be normally. If a mesh jacket or top comes down over the hips, there is no way of telling that the skirt or pants underneath are actually XXS. Just make sure the bottom piece is not so narrow that you cannot walk in it without amputated legs.

Mesh which is loose and flowing works well over other mesh, and you can play with shapes, as I have done in the photos accompanying this article. I always keep my eyes open for original, well made and creative mesh pieces. Slim straight mesh items can be good to 'add onto' but draped and flowing pieces work well over slimmer more fitting items. Demos are a When mixing two different mesh very friendly tool when playing to see what mesh pieces work designs or mesh separates, some people make the mistake of making together.

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Mesh accessories or pieces can be used in lots of imaginative ways, especially if they are not rigged mesh, and can be repositioned and/or resized. You can move them to other parts of the body, semi sink them n, resize them bigger or smaller. Unrigged mod pieces have all the flexibility of old style sculpt pieces. Lyrical B!zarre have very useful and maginative items for instance, either as part of outfits or separate pieces, and being full perm you can texture them and play with them to your hearts content. You can group them together too, to make new and interesting amalgamations (I am particularly fond of doing this with headpieces for instance) , and generally just play and see what visually works.

f all else fails look at how you work with accessories. You can be ncredibly imaginative with how you put accessories to an outfit, I once used a wrap of wire around my neck and wrists to work with a dress and give it another dimension. Your accessories can take an outfit in many different directions, or bring out different features of the design.

They can do the unexpected and present a totally different, new and unexpected vision.

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Accessories can make a formal gown Avant garde, or a casual outfit a romantic vision, it is down to your imagination and how much you feel able to experiment, play, and think out of the box. It is very possible to style creatively with mesh, and the increasing richness of original mesh clothing and accessories is making that ever more possible. In the pictures that accompany this article, I have put together stylings using only mesh and applier clothing.

At the end of the day, a true stylist can take something, anything, and reinvent it, put things together in new, fresh and surprising ways. They have an artist's eye and an artist's imagination, even with mesh. WM

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My hands are trembling. My heart is racing. Then the words come across my screen. 3...2...1...GO! Then I am off! Walking down the runway for the first time!

for women and only 253,472 for men. My numbers are from Marketplace. Most readers do not understand what that means, for male models, we understand.

For some models it is the first time you have done a tryout, or maybe a show. All in all, most of us within the community has had that rush at one time or another. The rush wears off and then over time you come to see a certain dilemma, the lack of art in men's fashion.

Within Second Life, we can all influence fashion. I have found the elements difficult to achieve at times. In those times when I have had to resort to using women's pieces, to complete the look that I am needing. A way of making up for that is to dig in, contact creator's and sometimes ask for changes.

There are many elements that go into men's fashion. There is first your shape, your sense of style and most important, your individuality.

These things are necessary to be complete as when it comes to style for men and women alike.

I try to make sure that I ask for something that is new. Sometimes using eye catching colors and also meshes that are not the norm. This is important for us as consumers as well as artists. Creator's are not just There is a breakdown in that, creators. They too are artists, communication between consumer they take the time out of their and creator. I speak from my own schedule to create what they think experiences, as a male model in we as a consumer will like. They are Second Life. The average consumer not, clairvoyant. may sometimes think that they will just have to deal with what is out This is where we as a consumer there for them. You don't. community come in. Fashion is art, some people forget that men like As of the date of this article, there art as much as women. Our gender are 1,397,684 clothing items alone needs to be pro-active in the 178

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too much we must do to fit into the new meshes. There doesn't seem to be much in the way of There are many people that use ready to wear, when it comes to the excuse that men don't shop as men's fashions. much as women, well in a way they are right, we don't. There is a This is not something we should reason, we are unique individuals just accept. This is something we also. We also don't need a fancy need to influence change upon. store, event or other amenities to Even if it means, communicating get us to shop. Yes, we like things with people new to us, to get simpler. Easy to read vendors are results. My own personal motto is, important, neat shops, and easy to "I don't imitate... I innovate." and navigate events are the ways a the reason why is, if I want creator can draw us out. These something different I will statements I make to the creators encourage change when and out there to understand some of where I can. our mindset, I do not speak for all men. I stated already that we are There are organizations dedicated each unique in our own way. to art in fashion. That is where we should be putting our best efforts The lack of creativity on the part of and monies into. This will change some creators is sometimes to the face of men's fashion if we do. blame. The lack of product and diversity within menswear makes it We work hard to be able to get harder. This is where creators can enjoyment out of Second Life just also reach out to the consumer, for as much as any of the females. It's their input. The increase lately of up to us to make sure that change men's events is starting to help. happens to motivate creators to cater to our needs also.

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The mesh bodies were a start to the change that is men's fashion. It also is showing the diversity of what men like and don't when it comes to fashion. We can all show our individuality, whether we like being tall and slim, or short and stocky. Just as there are many body types in real life, the same happens in Second Life.

Black, white and red, are not the only colors on the chart of life. Let's make the world our pallet.. There is nothing wrong with making fashion an outlet for our own creativity. It takes more than just scratching the surface to find unique items. It should be easier to come up with something that makes us feel as unique, as our female counterparts.

In order for others to see us as we see ourselves within our own surreal world we need to show that we want these changes. We also need to show our interest in the processes that it takes to get there. It is a journey we all have to take to make it happen. My passion for writing is just as important to me as my own sense of style. Love it or leave it, we are all different.

I hope that all that read this enjoy and also take it to heart. This is the way to further the agenda that is men's fashion as well as art. We too have the power to influence. I, most definitely, will be trying to bring about a change for the better. WM

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WM: So you are Miss Virtual LatinoAmerica 2016, tell us how does it feel that the pageant is finally over?

ALEXA: First at all thank you for the interview, is an honor for me.

Well responding the question. I'm very happy and excited to represent Miss Virtual LatinAmerica Organization. The pageant was a rich experience in every way , very good and talented models and good teachers who filled us with much confidence and professional advices.

WM: What was running through your mind once they announced you as the winner?

ALEXA: Yes of course ,I will continue modeling , making new projects with the Organization, some Educational talks in which I'll can help new models who are starting in this Industry.

WM: For the ladies out there who may want to enter pageants in Second Life, what is your advice to them?

ALEXA: My advice to everyone is always fight for what you want ,and every day is willing to want to catch a bit of everything. Be a professional, creative but always being a humble and honest person.

WM: I see that you are from Venezuela. How did you discover ALEXA: I was very nervous in that Second Life? moment, only me and the other candidate waiting for the results. ALEXA: I discovered through a When I read that her name, I think television documentary , since I "OMG! I win" A lot of emotions, saw was fascinated by all the things laugh, cry, scream so loud! you could do here . Now I have 6 Amazing, definitely one of the best years on this platform and I have moments in my Second Life. very good experiences and memories, I was learn a lot about WM: What are your plans as the it. new Miss Virtual LatinoAmerica?

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Alexa: Well I'm blogger since 2013, and I have a blog with my partner, I have a beautiful family that supports me day to day. I would like to mount a store that benefits the models of today, and having an have an space to help them with the doubts with declines to themes of posing, styling, runway and other things about the Fashion Industry. WM You can stay up to date with Alexa’s new reign as MVL 2016, by visiting the following links: http://www.e-gosl.com/ http://missvirtuallatinoamerica.weebly.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008574045052

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Windlight Fashion Editor and The Edge Editor, Eleseren Brianna, has published an eBook in real life, where you can learn about posing! The eBook, The Magic of Posing, is the first in a series of books under The Edge brand. The Edge is the fashion arm of Windlight Magazine.

You can download the book from various links below: Barnes and Nobles: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-magic-ofposing-eleseren-brianna/1123534452?ean=2940152921649 Smaswords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/622234 iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-magic-of-posing/ id1093710884?mt=11 Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/book/304932571/The-Magic-of-Posing Kobo Books: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/the-magic-ofposing Amazon (due to Amazon’s pricing policy, the lowest we could price the book is .99 cents): http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Posing-EleserenBrianna-ebook/dp/B01D1P5SAW/ref=sr_1_1? ie=UTF8&qid=1458604819&sr=8-1&keywords=the+magic+of+posing

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