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December Events in Shengri La

We have a full calendar of events in or related to our activities in Second Life. 

Kicking it all off, our Emerging Avatar Apparel Designers are participating in the Peace on Earth grid-wide treasure hunt, now through December 31st.  Our designers have all created gifts especially for the hunt, and their work can be found by following the links included in the PoE globes.  Please visit the Shengri La Welcome Area to pick up information about the hunt, to find the Fashion Research Institute’s globe, and to learn more about our activities in Second Life.

Starting December 5th, we will host a special Candy Cane hunt benefiting CRY America.  100 candy canes, each stuffed with fashion, will be hidden on the Shengri La sims.  Candy canes are priced at $25L, all proceeds to benefit CRY America.  Some of the fashion items include gowns from the old Prim & Proper line, jewelry sets, boots, shoes, handbags and much more. 

On Saturday, December 6th from noon to 2 pm slt, Ahuva Heliosense will be hosting a party benefiting CRY America.  FRI is pleased to provide clothing and accessories in support of this activity and we hope that our colleagues and friends will all join us at the Crown and Pearl.

snowflakerave

Saturday, December 13th from 6-pm slt, we will hold one of our raves, the Snowflake Rave, on Shengri La.  DJane Qee Nishi will be DJing, dress will be your best interpretation of winter (or snow, or ice, you get to decide). 

decemberode

December 17th, we will hold not one, but two Ode butterfly hunts.  The Ode hunts are as ever, free to all, and are held from 7 am slt till the butterflies are gone; and from 5 pm slt till the butterflies are gone.  Please note that we close the sims one hour prior to the hunts’ posted start times to allow the butterfly handler to release the butterflies.  If you are present on the sims when we close them, you will be asked to leave the sims so she can perform her work in peace.  Thank you for respecting this request.

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On Saturday, December 20th, we will hold a formal ball, Winter’s Majesty, with music provided by Benton Wunderlich.  Chestnut Rau has graciously opened her dance floor in Shengri La Love for this event.  Once again, this is a benefit on behalf of CRY America.  Dress is majestically up to honor the holiday season, and we will have a special outfit for the ladies, designed especially for this event. 

Throughout the season, we invite you all to visit, skate on the several skating areas, ride our free horses, or drive our free carriages.  We have both buckboards and pure white formal carriages with matching white horses, perfectly romantic and perfectly elegant.

We will also have the holiday market in the Welcome Area of Shengri La.  Please visit us to find all your holiday decorating needs fulfilled, and donate to CRY by purchasing any of the lovely items you will find under the trees.

Sysperia Poppy in the Small Gallery on Shengri La

Sysperia Poppy Opens in Shengri La
Sysperia Poppy Opens in Shengri La

The Fashion Research Institute is pleased to host Sysperia Poppy in her exhibit in the Small Gallery on Shengri La.  Exhibit opens Sunday, November 16th, and the artist will be available to discuss her work at her opening from 5-6:30 pm SLT.  Please join us in Shengri La at the Small Gallery for this opening of Ms. Poppy’s work.

Artist’s Statement follows:

This collection ranges from a few favorite works from early 2007 all the way to the most recent of my art pieces.

This is an odd showing for me, as most of my recent shows have been erotic.  So I’ve collected these less on a basis of the evocative  and more on the basis of my own personal evolution in technique and persepective.

I’ve enjoyed putting together these works. I’ve made a conscious effort to showcase a constantly changing style.

I’ve put an emphasis on fashion as it is a dearly loved topic here…I am a fashion fan myself.

As for Art itself, I’ve done dozens of shows, beginning in early 2007. I have adhered blessedly to a fringe following. I have been covered in Exibart and many online publications, including SLNN.

My training is primarily photographic with a fine art touch.  This is why I enjoy not just captures themselves, but the enhancement and transformation of them via digital painting and other means.
I showed in Rinascimento Virtuale Firenze in Florence. Show still presently running.

As for this collection:

Those avatars appearing in these portrait works:

Cellside Unknown, Callipygian Christensen, Vaalith Jinn, Voshie Paine, Subversive Vavoom, Snowflake Chaika, Nova Sakigake and some works are of my own avatar.

The bottom floor is generally recent fashion works and popular ‘glamorous’ portraiting.

The mid level are some personal favorites of mine and does include some abstracted work. The top floor contains a few very recent atmospheric pieces taken on my home sim, Chosen Misery.

Not all are for sale, some have sold out as a limited work.

If you’ve any desire for futher information, I’m always happy to chat about art.

Sysperia Poppy,
Multi-Media Artist
Photographer
Portraist
Digital Painter

Gypsy Moon Rave on Shengri La, October 25th

 

Please join us on Shengri La on Saturday, October 25th for a Gypsy Moon Rave.  DJane Qee Nishi will be laying down the sets for us  from 6-9 pm slt.  Dress is your finest interpretation of the season – Gypsy, lunar, gypsy moon and whatever you feel fits into the theme! 

Please visit Shengri La to pick up a landmark and the usual grab bag of Gypsy Moon goodies. Or, just follow this SLurl to the event. See you there!