"It's starting to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go."
Decorating for Christmas seems to come earlier and earlier every year. This must also include Second Life sims as well. I am an avid explorer and love to find new places, so I'm always checking out the destination guide in the SL client and the destination page through the browser. Of course, naturally, I look at the featured first to see what's trending that I would enjoy exploring. Someone please tell me why the front page is already winter and Christmas? This might have even started around Halloween time too, because at least at certain stores I went shopping in-world at they were already decorated for the holidays.
I'll be honest, if I weren't just trying to get through Thanksgiving and Black Friday shopping right now, I'd be all for starting my decor early. However, come on... we just stopped handing out candy. Who else feels this way about decorating for the holidays? I know it can't just be me?
Well with that said, stay tuned for a lot of Fall and Winter themed posts coming to you this month! Thank you as always for those who support me and my writing and have continued kicking it with me.
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!
