Lemondrop’s Forest

January 29, 2011 / Sunshine / Leave a comment

Recently I visited a sim full of whimsy. Lemondrop’s Forest is a happy, colorful sim that brings so many fun, silly elements in to play. When you land in the garden, you have the option of a Tour Buggy ride or perhaps, hop in a Gondola and guide yourself. You can also walk and run around as well.

Lemondrop’s Forest, created by Lemondrop Serendipity and Photon Pink, is built inside a tree which is over 300 meters high and along the root base. As you tour around, you will find the port city of Lemonville, where you might catch a cartoon or two in Le Cinema Lemonville. You might wonder what was used as textures for many of the buildings in Lemonville…well, if you look closely, you’ll see that they are candy wrappers. While I was on the tour, I found out that these are from Russia and had been collected by Lemondrop and Photon (after they ate the candy, of course!). The nightclub in Lemonville, Le Citron Bleu, is currently hosting an exhibit of the entire collection of the candy wrappers.

Continue your exploration of the sim and find the Fairy Airport Enternational, better known as FAE. If you prefer air transportation, you can grab a fairynaut glider and tour the island from above. There are many other nooks and crannies on this sim…tunnels and pathways leading from one place to another. You can fish here with 7Seas, do a little shopping at the Photon Island Trading Company and just hang out and watch the whales, sharks and boats… Lemondrop’s Forest is a happy place – colorful, silly, and fun. It can bring out the kid in you… if you just let it!

Until next time…explore, explore and let your imaginations soar once more!

~Sunshine

POPArt!

January 8, 2011January 8, 2011 / Sunshine / Leave a comment

Experiencing the amazingly creative environments in Second Life can be very inspiring at times. Some builds last for months and years, while others are merely built for a single event and are gone in a short time. These short-lived creations are sometimes the most amazing and make you wonder how much time and energy the creator expended to put them together. These “artists” do this for many reasons…to highlight other products (such as for a fashion show); for a holiday event; for a social get-together; or maybe just to celebrate a special happening. Whatever the reason, the residents of Second Life benefit from the creativity and “eye-candy” that these builds offer.

Maddox DuPont, the owner of MADesigns, MAD Agency and KMADD, created a fantastic set for Modavia Productions” POPArt 2010 event and opened the KMadd Event sim for one last look the other day. This POPArt 2010 event was a collaboration of Modavia Productions, Modern Gypsy and MAD Agency and showcased fashion inspired by the POPArt movement of the late ’50s and early ’60s. While I did not make it to the show, I heard that it was fantastic and very well presented (and attended). The set is truly eye-catching and the fashions would have “POPPED” off the runway… the stark colors and fun whimsical environment just added to the atmosphere. Maddox, the set creator extraordinaire himself, published a machinima piece capturing highlights of the show, be sure to check it out!

Second Life is definitely a place where our creative forces can smash together in collaborative nature. So many places to see and experience that allow our imaginations to be fed… and for fantasies to form. Thank you Maddox for opening this set (as you often do) to allow us to capture our own interpretations…

Explore, explore, explore… find your imagination and soar!

~Sunshine

The Winter SOLstice Celebration

December 17, 2010December 17, 2010 / Sunshine / Leave a comment

YULE by Corinne Whitby

Winter returns,
Bringing short, cold days and long, dark nights.
But all around us,
Bright against the dark background of the season,
Moments of light abound.
The warm glow of a fire in the hearth,
Candles in the night.
The pale but welcoming brightness of the winter sun
hanging low in the sky.
The moon.
A star.
The bright radiance of a child’s face lit up with a joy that holds nothing back.
An inner glow of satisfaction as I recall a bright memory to treasure forever.
A spark of light at the thought of a friend.
I wish for you Bright Blessings of many such moments of light this winter.

Join us on Friday, December 17th at 7pm SLT to for an early celebration of the
Winter SOLstice in the Northern Hemisphere. Our sims have been completely
recreated into an arctic winter blast! Dress warmly as we will party on the ice as
DJ Azu Catteneo lays down some awesome beats. And be sure to turn your
environment to “region default” or set to 9pm or midnight before you arrive.

Before, during or after the party, experience the Arctic Surf in SL…surfing with the
orcas as the icebergs drift around you…Show us your spins on the iced over lake…
Hop on a sled and zip down our sled hill onto the ice. Explore and share the freshness of winter with the animals as they graze and watch from around the sims.

We hope you will come experience Winter SOLstice with us and look forward to
seeing you here! Please feel free to invite your friends, the more the merrier! 🙂