• Second Life

    The Greatest Blender Tutorial Ever: Oh God, It’s All Gone Horribly Wrong

    December 3, 2017 - By 

    It’s been quiet here, but I’ve been making slow and not very steady process in learning Blender again. I’m signed up for a very comprehensive Udemy course, I’ve got several versions of Blender installed (and will need to update Avastar soon), and I’ve got plans for Christmas decorations at the St John shop. But much of my Blender self-education consists of watching tutorials, some of which are helpful, many of which are not, and ONE of which is hilariously bad, strangely comforting, and actually useful. I salute you, sir. You uploaded a cool chair without a physics model, without any…

  • Second Life

    Radio Riel Retrospective

    October 29, 2017 - By 

    It’s always enjoyable listening to one of Radio Riel’s streams and special broadcasts, but today’s retrospective draws from a number of Gabrielle Riel’s best. Songs from the Nightingale

  • Building - Second Life

    Carrying On

    October 5, 2017 - By 

    It’s been a somewhat frustrating week. But I made progress on a couple of fronts. New hat – not really that new, I’ve been wearing it for a year, but only recently got serious about choosing the final set of textures (yes, it’s another texture change) and realizing something fundamentally dumb about how I’ve been doing things. The new hat is called “Flutterby” and it’s got the same (old) base top hat with a texture change band and body. I really like the steampunk textures, of course, and there are some other ideas for other hats, but with a different…

  • Second Life

    You Never Really Leave

    September 25, 2017 - By 

    It’s been a busy week. After a long break, the approach of fall meant I’d have more time on the weekends for inworld activities (the typist rides her bicycle and has other summer goings-on). I was thinking of a return to my St John shop, where I’d left several projects partly completed. Then circumstances forced some quick decisions. The sim was to undergo a complete makeover. Would I continue, or depart? Make a clean break, or a fresh start? After stopping in at the shop to take stock, it was clear to me that I wanted to carry on. All…

  • Helpless Flailing - Second Life - St John 1916 Community

    Crosspost: Holy Crap, You Guys, I’m An Arteest Naow?

    February 9, 2016 - By 

    I won. Congratulations to the Windlight Magazine & St. John (Riel Estates) Photo Challenge winners! They are: 1st place: Lelani Carver 2nd Place: JamieWolf 3rd Place: Sugar Vegas Via: Windlight Magazine: Mardi Gras Photo Challenge Winners   Yes, it’s very dark. The full size one at Flickr shows up better. I was shocked when I…Crosspost: Holy Crap, You Guys, I’m An Arteest Naow? was originally published on Chameleonic PossessionsCrosspost: Holy Crap, You Guys, I’m An Arteest Naow? was originally published on Chameleonic PossessionsCrosspost: Holy Crap, You Guys, I’m An Arteest Naow? was originally published on Chameleonic PossessionsCrosspost: Holy Crap, You…

  • Helpless Flailing - Second Life - St John 1916 Community

    Crosspost: Holy Crap, You Guys, I’m An Arteest Naow?

    February 9, 2016 - By 

    I won. Congratulations to the Windlight Magazine & St. John (Riel Estates) Photo Challenge winners! They are: 1st place: Lelani Carver 2nd Place: JamieWolf 3rd Place: Sugar Vegas Via: Windlight Magazine: Mardi Gras Photo Challenge Winners   Yes, it’s very dark. The full size one at Flickr shows up better. I was shocked when I…Crosspost: Holy Crap, You Guys, I’m An Arteest Naow? was originally published on Chameleonic PossessionsCrosspost: Holy Crap, You Guys, I’m An Arteest Naow? was originally published on Chameleonic PossessionsCrosspost: Holy Crap, You Guys, I’m An Arteest Naow? was originally published on Chameleonic PossessionsCrosspost: Holy Crap, You…