How soon they forget…

From last week’s Metaverse Messenger:

And then this week’s:

Look who made The AvaStar

From this week’s edition:

Starting fresh

There’s a certain joy in the art of the build when playing with SL tools.  First, nearly ANYTHING is possible.  (Especially when one has the prims that the Oyster Bay properties in Shepherd and Oyster sims combine to become…)  You want glass, do glass.  You want big, do big.  You want to go tall, go [...]

Johnnie Mohr’s “Living In Art” exhibit

An interesting exhibit, focussing on the usability of SL from an interface point of view, punctuated by really nice SL photography to prove points. Wise SL builders should swing by and learn Johnnie’s perspective on this unique medium that we work within. By the way, this is the opening [...]

Griefers, revisited

Gee, this didn’t even come from something that happened inworld…
I received this comment yesterday, and I’ve been torn as to whether to post it. As you can see, I did…and that’s because I think it’s important to illustrate the culture that Linden Lab has allowed to flourish by allowing anonymous, free accounts on the [...]

Doubledown Tandino – New Second Arts Bloggist and Humorator

Hello all loyal faithful Second Arts blog readers. I’m Doubledown Tandino. If you’ve been to Oyster Bay, you may have seen a spikey haired dude trying to capture the fish so he could put leashes on them.
Anyhoo. I am glad to be a part of the Second Arts blog. [...]

Moving along…

The day after the closing bash, I closed up Oyster Bay, returned the artwork and store contents, and removed all but the waterfront and aquarium from Oyster Bay.  Faced with a giant void where a thriving art scene once stood (and no likelihood of building anything meaningful in the near future), I figured that I’d [...]

Snapzilla photos from the Oyster Bay closing bash

Thanks to all who took photos on this great night!

Pamala’s Oyster Bay closing bash photos

Roadside philosopher Pamala Clift also joined in the revelry at the closing bash, and her two photos give a sense of the madne—errr—revelry of the evening.

Thanks, Pamala!

Rezago’s Oyster Bay closing bash photos

Rezago Kokorin was not only kind enough to help Cyanide Seelowe and Isolde Flamand get ready for the big party – he also was a photo-snapping man all night long! Here is his 45-photo collection of a very special night.

Thank you, Rezago – and thanks to everyone who came out for the closing [...]