Today I got the sad news Ash Falls and Erebos Harbor will be offline at the end of December.
From their website:
Erebos Harbor and Ash Falls will be closing on the following dates;
Erebos Harbor: 24th December Ash Falls 1&2: 25th December
It hasn’t been an easy decision for us to make, but with us spending little to no time over the last 6 months in SL due to RL changes, the current rental market in SL not really being viable due to real world financial issues, and the flood of LL homes over the last 12 months, we have decided to take a hiatus from SL.
Rental boxes will no longer accept payments, but we invite our tenants to stay until the last should they wish to do so. Any rentals that exceed the remaining time on the regions will be issued a refund of any excess time.
Due to the fact that the regions are rented and not owned by us, they cannot be sold or transferred.
Client support for regions landscaped by us will continue indefinitely.
We would both like to personally thank everyone who has stayed with us over the years.
Leaf and Julz
I am sad since they are for sure two of the most beautiful SL Destinations: the most realistic with attention to details, to the overall credibility of the landscape.
I suggest a visit before the closing, to explore these awesome regions if you still don’t know and to get the chance to visit them for the last times if you already know them.
Cocoon is an incredible location for sci-fi roleplayers. It’s very detailed in a full sim of 30K prims. If you like sci-fi, you can fill the form to get the invitation for the role players group.
Can you fall in love with a destination? If it is possible, I think I have fallen in love. It was love at first sight, of those who take you suddenly and to which you can’t give a logical explanation. Maybe, I say maybe, Ghosts of Jericho touches some of the strings of the soul. Who knows.
Ghosts of Jericho is the installation created by Elizabeth Jewell for the stage part and Electric Monday for the sound. The Sim Quarterly hosts the installation: homestead made available by the same Electric Monday for artists who desire to expose their creativity. The installations change every three months to give space to a good number of artists to express themselves and, at the same time, to allow visitors to have the necessary time to appreciate the works hosted.
At the landing point, a notecard greets the visitor: it introduces the artistic project of The Sim Quarterly and clarifies the rules of the location.
One aspect that bloggers and photographers will find very interesting is that joining the group makes it possible to have rez rights: keep in mind an auto-return every 30 minutes. Moreover, photographers and bloggers are invited to share their images on the dedicated Flickr group. The narration that season the installation with charm and mystery is available on The Sim Quarterly website. I recall here some passages to give the reader a complete view.
The Sim Quarterly is proud to welcome Ghosts of Jericho, a scenic installation designed, curated, and posed by Elizabeth Jewell, with an original soundscape concept and experience by Electric Monday.
The Jericho Ferry leaves The Sim Quarterly dock soon and heads to Jericho. The ferry master will give you all the tips you need as she guides you into your ferryboat before your trip (TP) to Jericho.
Explore this curiously eerie and desolate but beautiful island with your sounds on. Listen carefully as you wander—you may “meet” some of the Ghosts of Jericho… Wander around on foot to discover the various Ghosts of Jericho.
They are also known to communicate through common methods, as you may discover in the boathouse. No one is around now, but Jericho was once a thriving lighthouse island, even written up in many travel magazines as a secluded weekend getaway for fishers, hikers, and spelunkers. Oh, do you have your spelunking gear—you’ll most likely find that it comes in hand here, so pack accordingly!
In the Top Second Life Destinations of this week, you will like to explore Etérea, a region thought for photography. Surreality mixed to a natural ambiance is the winning recipe of this location.
Top Second Life Destinations: Etérea
When I visit second life destinations like “Ethereal,” I think they were created to rest to the soul. We live in a context of perpetual disharmony, both environmental and human. This condition leads us to look for places, films, images, and music to restore well-being in our broken soul.
Whoever we are and wherever we live, beyond what we do to others or suffer from others, the soul yearns for beauty and eternal harmony. Somehow the soul needs to feed on landscapes, music, art, poetry, dance, and other forms of expression that give free rein to its needs for harmony, beauty, and introspection.
Ethereal is the second life destination created by Coqueta Georgia, a beloved photographer. In relation to the description that we find in Second Life Destinations, Eterea is a region dedicated to photography, characterized by a setting that mixes elements of realism with others of fantasy and surreality.
On Second Life’s blog, in the Featured News section, we find a wonderful presentation of Etera:
This week we are featuring Etérea, a wondrous and surreal slice of paradise.
Sprouted from the colorful mind of Coqueta Georgia, a Second Life photographer and blogger from Chile, this region feels like a curated selection of fairytale elements sprinkled over a grassy island.
Experience behind the camera played a huge part in the design: Coqueta says that “Etérea was born with the idea to make a sim for photographers so that people could take photos and rezz their poses and objects for free.” With grassy hills, glittering trees, picnic tables and benches, there is no shortage of spots for a selfie, portrait, or landscape shot.
Don’t be shy if you’re somewhat new to SL photography, tutorials abound and experience is how you learn. If you need a little extra motivation, the creator’s team holds monthly contests in the Etérea VIP group, which is a great way to get to know other Residents with an eye for digital art. And as always, please share the gorgeous moments you capture on our Flickr.
Coqueta credits her friend SeKaoru with the creation of the name Eterea, which she defines as “something intangible or volatile, something that gives us the feeling of being poorly defined but sublime at the same time.” This is visible in the way the sky is filled with floating objects: static bubbles, a stack of chairs, a cloud of umbrellas. These things defy gravity and yet seem perfectly natural in this environment, so don’t forget to look up to the clouds.
An incredibly unique aspect of this region is that, as Coqueta puts it, “Etérea will change with the seasons of the year and will be updated constantly, so bloggers and photographers can take pictures in different thematic seasons.” If you head there today, you’ll be met with tall grass and patches of clover and tulips. We’re very curious to see what will come next.
Visit Etérea today to explore the nooks and crannies of this peaceful wonderland.
I also suggest watching the following awesome video found on the Official Youtube Second Life Channel. I do love the way Draxtor made it, capturing single items at the start to focus on all the region at the end. Etérea is a second life destination rich with beautiful objects that you will enjoy exploring!
TheKultivate Loft Art Gallery is currently hosting an artist named Reya Darkstone. I decided to focus on this image exhibition with in-depth metaphorical content because I was fascinated by some photographs I saw on Facebook. Art hasn’t been my leitmotivfor a long time, but when I see some artists capturing my curiosity, it’s hard to resist the temptation to deepen my knowledge.
Reya Darkstone expresses her thoughts, both with images and words. Some photos have an original accompanying text, others a title. In any case, the concept is certainly not lacking in Darkstone’s performance at the Kultivate Loft Art Gallery. It addresses disparate themes: life, love, disappointment, bitterness, overwhelming, and much more.
Beyond the themes covered, I think it is exciting the way Darkstone represents mostly dramatic life situations. While it is true that an image is worth more than a thousand words, it is also true that the (right) words linked to the images confirm a feeling that the visitor feels as soon as he sees Reya’s images. The images are eloquent, and the words broaden the theme easily understood by the viewer.
This art exhibition deserves a visit, I leave all the useful reference at the bottom of my post.
La Kultivate Loft Art Gallery ospita, in questo periodo, un’artista di nome Reya Darkstone. Ho deciso di soffermarmi su questa esibizione di immagini dal profondo contenuto metaforico, perché sono rimasta affascinata da alcune fotografie che ho visto su Facebook. L’arte non è più il mio leiv motiv da tempo, però quando vedo qualche artista che cattura la mia curiosità, è difficile resistere alla tentazione di approfondirne la conoscenza. Reya Darkstone esprime il suo pensiero sia con immagini che con parole. Alcune immagini hanno un vero e proprio testo accompagnatorio, altre un titolo. A ogni modo la parola, nell’esibizione della Darkstone alla Kultivate Loft Art Gallery non manca di certo. I temi che affronta sono disparati: la vita, l’amore, la delusione, l’amarezza, la sopraffazione e molto altro. Al di là dei temi trattati, credo che sia molto interessante il modo in cui la Darkstone rappresenta situazioni di vita per lo più drammatiche. Se è vero che un’immagine vale più di mille parole, è però anche vero che le parole (giuste) legate alle immagini confermano una sensazione che il visitatore avverte appena vede le immagini di Reya. Le immagini sono eloquenti, e le parole allargano il tema facilmente intuibile dallo spettatore.
I came for a visit to enjoy the August art exhibition at the Nitroglobus Roof Art Gallery yesterday. I explored Mareea Farrasco‘s art, that, my fault, I didn’t know yet. The Nitroglobus Roof Art Gallery is brilliantly curated by Dido Haas.
Dido is the owner and art curator also for the gallery and she introduces Mareea Farrasco’s exhibition with the following words:
I am glad Mareea said yes when I asked her to exhibit at Nitroglobus and challenged her to show another side of herself, meaning out of her comfort zone i.e., her beautiful landscape images. She chooses claustrophobia as the theme for her exhibition.
The first thing that comes up when I think of claustrophobia is an experience I had many years ago when being in a cave deep underground level, warm, humid and not able to stand up, panic the feeling caught me suddenly that I might never be able to get out and see the sky again. So many different situations will give us the feeling of being confined. However, Mareea chooses the topic with something else in mind. Mareea also ‘dressed’ the gallery, which she did in her own impeccable way.
Dido Haas
During my visit, I recorded a video. I showed up also the introduction written by the artist that explains what was in her mind when she thought of this art exhibition.
