O Beco, an installation by Cullum Writer and Adreano Constantine We creatives tend to be somewhat sensitive (who me?) especially when it comes to the integrity of the work we produce. The thought of handing over a painting, photograph, story, poem, or other artwork to someone else for manipulation would send chills up most artists’ [...]
March 17 2011. At eight in the morning I have an appointment with Betty Tureaud. I know her like one and half year now and her work amazes me increasingly. Since I came to Second Life she has probably been the best example of finding new ways to express yourself and how to create truly [...]
If your SLife crosses paths with photography, in any shape or form, then you know the name Julie Hastings. And if you don’t, I suggest you start this very moment. I remember when her name made me pay attention: I had heard her name around and would occasionally browse her Flickr stream too; however, one day I [...]
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Fashion,
Models,
Photography
Welcome to the third installation of our Meet SL Photographer series. This series started as a simple idea of writing an article to introduce a few photographers whose works I liked. As I started looking around and spending endless hours on Flickr, I discovered various artistic approaches to post-processing of SL pictures. As a result, [...]
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Avatars with Style,
Photography
—The Basics—Shape, Skin, Hair: QUESTION: How would you describe your Skin, Shape and Hair? For example – is it a reflection of who you are in RL? Does it portray an image of who you want to be? Is it fantasy? ANSWER: Casual, simple, nothing extreme, and with a little bit of extra. My skin [...]
When I first met CKDexter Howley, I was cautious in my approach. His avatar is handsome, has a bad-boy attitude (the kind that suggests numerous female followers), and his stylish (and always changing) look stands out among many male avatars. Before too long, I was impressed by his thoughtfulness, and wanted to know him better. [...]
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Avatars with Style,
LAQ Skins,
Photography
Petal Fairlock is a RL photographer whose artistic voice is expressed through images taken from nature with a Holga camera, which she describes as, “a wonderful plastic camera with very little technology, allowing me to focus more on my composition and connection with the natural world.” Her images are not only taken without high-tech gadgetry, [...]
Dress: The Death of the Black Swan by Violator; Model: Angelkisses Menna; Photo credit: Beck Azalee, Picture Perfect studio Sometimes, it feels like we keep hearing the same thing in the fashion world: “haute couture is not always wearable.” Today, I want you to meet a solution to that problem: Soraya Vaher. Her designs, which [...]
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Design,
Dresses,
Fashion,
Feminism,
Violator
I’m incredibly excited to kick off this new season of AvatarStyle by bringing you a profile of an avatar that I absolutely adore. Meet artist, conceptual photographer and funny, gifted, and charming gal-about-SL, Jewel MacMoragh. I first met Jewel at Artis Gallery last spring where her partner Sledge Roffo was installing his “Dots” series. Since [...]
AvatarStyle adores painter Renault Cluny. Cleo first interviewed him in March of this year and we learned about his amazing work; now, we get to have a bit of fun and discover a bit more about his personal style and experience in Second Life. Be sure to catch his exhibit at Yeuxbleux’s Greenhouse at Artis [...]