And Lunar? Well...after wearing Edward Pearse's holiday shoes and cap at the Steelhead ice skating party, his resemblance to his Keebler cousins was just stronger than ever...
And turned to look up at our beautiful Tower and sighed, knowing that it had to come down...
And come down it did! Kheph and I hit the "trigger" and pieces went flying everywhere! Crap Mariner filmed it and Madcow--as carrotdino--came to watch...
We even convinced Madcow to demolish his as well, and creature pieces fell from the sky...
...And onto the psychedelia of the grounds below. What once was is now no more, but it was a great run while it lasted.
The Rezzable Garden of NPIRL Delights officially closed tonight. I stood on my skyplat reading and responding as the group and Gardeners shared their thoughts and spread the love. I know that for me--and I think I can speak for Kheph too on this one--my sending Bettina the proposal for the Tower was one of the best things I've done while in SL.
A view of DB BAiley's "Purgatorio"...
And the cuteness that is Yoa Ogee's "Happy Humans!"...
When I saw some of the names already selected, I was like "Oh hell" and a bit of fear--alright sheer panic-- actually set in, which was unfounded as my fellow Gardeners have been nothing but supportive and wonderful. For two weeks and countless hours we were busy building, usually Kheph during the day and me during the wee hours of the night. Tweaking textures. Replacing pieces. Trusting each other with mod rights and each other's work. Give and take. Pushing each other creatively as we have for months now in other things we do together. And when we stepped back finally, we couldn't believe ourselves. To have the Tower be as well-received as it is has been an absolute surprise and both Kheph and I are amazed and thrilled at how much folks love it.
Meet Frank. Being able to create is highly valued in our world and that's an ability I want to be able to share with others, so I gave Phin a building lesson and told him "Build me a cat. See it. See the shapes of it. Don't worry about what others will think of it. GO." It was the first time he has ever done anything like this and that night, it's like something clicked inside of him. This experience with the Garden is wonderful...and being able to pass on that inspiration is part of what being inworld is all about...
Madcow Cosmos and I were both excited and had fun watching people going by. Remember Madcow, the HUD is the navigation-challenged's friend!
My build with Kheph, the "Tower of Industrial Judgement", is inspired by the "Earth" central panel of the triptych. My concept was that of a "aethereal steampunk tower" and we thought of man, technology, and the Tower of Babel. Kheph and I ran with that, making it a truly collaborative build, both of us adding onto it and surprising each other. Madcow asked me my fave part of it. I love building the fishie, the scales, and oddly enough...these walkways and platforms that I think give it a certain delicacy...
Fellow artist and Gardener Eshi Otawara came over and ended up trying out the swinging wrecking ball. Her dress has this unbelievably beautiful texture...
But I am already finding that a crowd favorite is high in the sky...my flying fishie, based upon the painting and my late fighting fish Magic. Please come and visit the Festival! You will not be disappointed!
Freefalling through the air. At least THIS time I had my parachute on!
And here we are gliding towards the ground at SteamSkyCity. Yeah!
Later, I found myself contemplating what I had done at Sea Turtle Island, which is also where the meeting house of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) is located. I think I will ask my friend Otenth to tell me more another time when I talk about religion and religious places in a future post. Tonight, I just hiked around the beautiful sim...
And found this interesting exhibit of medieval and historic musical instruments...
I sort inventory or work on things myself and it's always fun watching others build. I was being a good girl. See? Even got my wings and halo on...
Earlier there had been a Caledon rose hunt and I was really unsuccessful in finding one, so he made me a pretty little one that opens and closes. Thank you!
The centerpiece is a towering creation soaring into the sky, its textures swirling. I could not help but to do a bit of swirling of my own within it...
I love works like these. SL poses no limits on what we can create...
...and being in a virtual world, why not create the otherworldly?
