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The Jennifer Steele Art Gallery - Second Life Destinations

I love art! There are so many different perspectives others have of the world, and each person shares that creativity in their own way. Art is a self-expression of the soul, similar to how avatars are our creations of ourselves in a virtual space; art is a way to show talent, creativity, and individualism. Artists don't get the spotlight they often deserve (hence the term starving artist). However, artists are now taking to Second Life and different Metaverses (virtual worlds) to reach a wider audience and grow their popularity. Second Life has been home to many artist installations through the years. This evening I took a skip and a jump over to the destinations guide and found "The Jennifer Steele Gallery."

If you love art and enjoy the immersion it provides. For example, you might sit down in an art museum and take in one of the pieces you relate to. Then you will love visiting galleries inside Second Life and, Specifically, Jennifers. When walking into this artistic modge podge of creativity, I was immediately greeted with color and a pop of mixed media. Those who know me know I'm a huge fan of mixed media art (a variation of traditional and digital pieces). I enjoyed all the colors that exploded from each piece, and I spent about an hour exploring each.

Second Life art galleries like Jennifer's have become more popular. But it's a fantastic way to share their art with a like-minded community. We are coming to an era where it is vital to have an online presence, and Metaverses allow us to build our communities in a way we might not be able to on social media. Not to say that building an online social media presence isn't essential, but Metaverses are just as important because this is where everything is headed. Jennifer is ahead of her time.

A lot of her work spikes a lot of positive emotions and provides a very positive experience. Though the building is through a computer screen, you feel fully immersed, and it feels much bigger than you would expect. One thing I love to do when I explore Second Life art galleries and installations and form my own symbolism or understanding of why the artist named the piece the way they did or why they created something in the way they did. Sometimes artists already provide you with the answer on the tag, but other times it's up to the viewer's imagination. This is something I've always loved about art.

In conclusion, if you're looking for a very artsy or creative date night, love art and supporting local artists, or just want something new to check out, I would recommend this gallery and really take a moment with each piece to take it in and have your own perspective of each one. You might spend a good few hours in this place, so allow enough time to enjoy it, and remember to support Second Life artists and small artists in your local communities!

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MANKIND'S PATH

MANKIND’S PATH

Mankind’s Path I began on a pathclear, straight, and bright over which doves flew. It brought me peace.It made ‘sense’. It’s ‘direction’led to ‘specific’ destinationsguiding ‘right’. I walked along the ‘way’among a varied fewdetermined to follow although, a forest densegradually grew… I became confused… Some of usnever ‘survived’ through… “Yes, others received their trialby mockings and…

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Second Life Destinations: Longing Melody

Ever wonder what a storybook fairytale feels like when you’re actually experiencing it? Longing Melody is a beautifully crafted and well put together  community of woodland creatures living out their daily lives can only make you smile. The adventure starts at a dock with a small marketplace but as you go deeper into the sim there is so much more to explore. 

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To begin, this sim is part of The Nature Collective you can join the group when you first land on the dock. This mini world of cute animals in small community gives you a sense of positivity and you can’t help but smile while you’re here. Talk about positive vibes, this is definitely your daily dose of it! This place is perfect for photography and there is so much to explore and so many tiny details that some might overlook. When you first walk into the actually town, it gives you a small town feel. All the animals working together to help one another while completing daily tasks. When I continued forward there was a small chapel that in my opinion looked more like a school building, it wasn’t till I went in when I saw two mice getting married. I don’t know why this was as cute as it was but I was loving the love in the room (no pun or overuse of the word love intended).

When you leave the chapel it brings you to a whole different portion of the sim. It says Welcome! on a sign and the first thing you’re greeted with is a bunny with a photography camera taking a photo of a panda bear and a white bear as they are in the “honeymoon” phase of their boyfriend/girlfriend relationship (nice phase until you get to know someone). After passing the welcome sign there is a large open space with café tables and little kiosks. This is a lovely place to be for some artistic expression and getting those creative juices flowing. I’m not going to lie I was able to write a new poem just by sitting in this section for about 15-20 minutes. It definitely is more relaxing than it might seem from my post. You have to be there to understand what I mean. 

Finally, there is a small little abandoned theme park with some not so safe attractions. For some reason I love looking at pictures of abandoned theme parks and I loved experiencing a somewhat abandoned theme park with my avatar. But my favorite part of this sim was just before the theme park. There is a bridge with another Welcome sign. In the water it felt like a fairytale on it’s own and brought some sitting areas to the table. There were some paddle boats and this cool large leaf that you could interact with. 

In conclusion, this sim is a cute daily dose of happiness. If you are having a rough day leave it to Longing Melody to put a smile on your face. A cute loving animal community right out of a storybook that tells more of a story than you might think.