2/09/2010

Pandora Moon


Pandora Moon
Originally uploaded by Moe Sandalwood

I admit, I still haven't seen the movie 'Avatar'. And I know that I really have to go see it. Especially after I have visited my good friend Bella Orsini's unbelievably beautiful sim called Pandora Moon. She bulit it together with some talented builders to be a safehaven for the Nav'i - a place where the blue people wouldn't be hunted down and their magnificent flora and fauna wouldn't be exploited. It's just an amazing example of what builders in Second Life can do. It's not only colorful and diverse, it has it's little fun aspects, too. Like those seeds following you around - or the plants that hide in the ground onve touched. It's peaceful, it's meditative, not only for blue avatars. Check it out and show the hostess some linden love to help her keep up this wonderful place: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pandora%20Moon/195/94/35

Fashion in Movement


Alba Fashion Show 20
Originally uploaded by Moe Sandalwood

Capture movement in Second Life photography - not the easiest thing with the basic camera-tools provided in Second Life. If one is in a place packed with people, fighting lag and always afraid that the viewer would crash any second now.
Still one has to work quite fast, pitching and twisting the camera angle around, reloading the snaps by the second - always in the haste of capturing that one flying prim that will make the difference between a flat out dull pose-shot and the natural wave within the finest cloth. Good thing avatar-sweat doesn't get that camera all slippery. ;)
Luckily at the Alba Fashion Show @ Trendy it went quite well. See the results at my Flickr page.

2/06/2010

Peter Pan's London


Peter Pan's London
Originally uploaded by Moe Sandalwood

I stepped on the windowsil at the nursery, just thinking happy thoughts. And jumped. Miracolously the wind took hold of my body, carried me through the old London's skies and into space. After a rollercoaster ride through the starry night i landed safely in boy's heaven: Peter Pan's Neverneverland Island. I relived the adventure that had already taken up days of my boy's life many years ago. The indians, Captain Hook, the crocodile. Wney, Tinkerbell...everything is there and not there. To be discovered. Thanks to BambiTwice Nitely, who has already given us her Great Marine Adventure, we can now relive the Peter Pan story all by ourselfs. A must experience - not just for older boys. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Enchantment%20Island/157/134/25

2/04/2010

Evaluna's Emotions


Evaluna's Emotions
Originally uploaded by Moe Sandalwood

Unreal. This doesn't describe it. But at least it's a word that says something about what was presented to the viewers a few days ago at CARP/diabolous. In an explosion of sound and colour Evaluna Sperber showed her performance "EMOTICON 5". It's always amazing what the most talented artists in Second Life bring to the group. There's so much to learn from there and grow on watching them do their art. Wish I would ever become that good. It's been a fantastic blend of sound, lights and movement - circling through every part of my body, mind and soul. If you get the chance to go and watch one of the awesome works showed at CARP, it's more than worth taking the time.

2/02/2010

Help for Haiti


Stage: Condamnation 2
Originally uploaded by Moe Sandalwood

In January Haiti, one of the poorest countries in the western hemisphere, was hit by a disastrous earthquake. it has left towns in ruins and people suffering and struggling for survival. Milions of Dollars will be needed to rebuild what has been destroyed.
Many people have been touched by this disastrous event. A great number of artists in Second Life have donated some of their pieces to raise money. I have decided to join them - via the "Second Life Artists for Haiti"-Fundraiser - organized by Serenity Questi and Martine Lorefiled.
I have made a series of "stages" and pictures on the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti. The pieces are based on pictures taken by rescue- and aid-staff, all set to creative commons by their respective owners.
I am showing them at my gallery and my art studio at Aeonia Arts. All proceeds will go to disaster relief organizations via the "second life artists for haiti"-fundraiser.
See them at: Aeonia Arts (use the door behind the stages to go to the gallery).