A Very Special Art Auction

As I have told you all earlier, today Sunday May 1st 12 PM (noon) there will be a very special art auction at Ventura Arte & Jardin.

My sweet and wonderful friend Mariposa Upshaw, owner and curator of the gallery, for the fourth consecutive year hosts this event in SecondLife in support of Virtual Ability Inc. and The Dream Sims (organizations working with autism in SecondLife).

Artwork has been donated by these generous SecondLife artists:
 
 Sculpture:
Alizarin Goldflake
Blue Tsuki - a special work to be donated to Dreams
Bryn Oh
Blue Tsuki - piece to be donated to Dreams
elros Tuominen
Fuschia NIghtfire - 2 works
Gleman Jun - 3 works
Glyph Graves
Gore Suntzu - one of a kind/exclusive to  auction
Jon Haskell - 2 works
Kicca Igaly
Miso Susanowa
Neeks Karu
nessuno myoo
Pumpkin Tripsa
Rag Randt - 2 works
RebelMum Slade - exclusive to auction
soror Nishi
Treacle Darlandes - exclusive to auction
Ub Yifu

Paint & 2d works:
Eliza Wierwight - exclusive to auction
Fiona Leitner - 4 works
Gracie Kendal - 2 works
Milly Sharple - 2 works
Sheba Blitz
sledge roffo
Trill Zapatero

Photography:
Cala Rossini * signed work
Carlotta Ceawlin - 2
Dom JInx - 2
Eves Rodenberger - 2
Jocgart Larsen
La Baroque - 2
Lookatmy Back -2
morgana nagorski
WickedV Carver

"Art can change the world :)
Thank you for your interest in supporting residents on the autism spectrum, and promoting awareness, support and understanding thru art and music."

Mariposa Upshaw
owner/Curator Ventura Arte & Jardin

So meet me there today or be totally square, this is a worthy cause people! Enjoy the art, the music and the banter in local chat... And if you are so inclined make hefty bids for the artwork.

Limousine to the gallery

The Bock McMillan Art Foundation (a part of the BMcM Corporation) encourages everyone to visit this event although it does not have the formal or financial support of the foundation.

McMillans Root For Goosson/Nilsson

It was today brought to the McMillan households attention that the lairds bosom-buddy Mr. Apmel Goosson yesterday announced on his blog that his primatar Mr. Lennart Nilsson was going to take part in the MachinimUWA III: Journeys competition and that all his winnings from that contest would be donated to The Bock McMillan Art Foundation (a part of the BMcM Corporation).

When the news reached the household Wild Zepp, spokesman for the McMillan household, made the following statement:
"The much honored Bock McMillan, laird of Southern Charm and chairman of the art foundation, graciously accepts Mr Goossons generous contribution to the foundation and wishes him the best of luck in the competition.

It is an honor for the foundation to receive this benign attention from such a renowned benefactor of art and culture in SecondLife."

To see mr Nilssons awesome contribution please follow this link "The Rider" machinima by Lennart Nilsson.

Read all about the competition here

Autism Experience 4

Ventura Arte & Jardin Presents
Autism Experience 4
Art and Music benefiting  VAI (Virtual Abilties Inc.) and Dreams/Brigadoon Explorers
 
EVENTS: 

PREVIEW - all art donated for the auction on display now  thru april 30 at Ventura Arte & Jardin 

FIRST MUSICAL EVENT:
Sunday April 17 @ Ventura
noon sl - James Corachea
1pmsl -   Saintess Larnia

SECOND MUSICAL EVENT:
Sunday april 24
1pmsl - Gina Gracemount
2pmsl  - Cylindrian Rutabaga
more music tba

A VERY SPECIAL ART AUCTION
Sunday May 1st 12 PM (noon)
 
Art donated by:
 
Sculpture:
Alizarin Goldflake
Blue Tsuki - a special work to be donated to Dreams
Bryn Oh
Blue Tsuki - piece to be donated to Dreams
elros Tuominen
Fuschia NIghtfire - 2 works
Gleman Jun - 3 works
Glyph Graves
Gore Suntzu - one of a kind/exclusive to  auction
Jon Haskell - 2 works
Kicca Igaly
Miso Susanowa
Neeks Karu
nessuno myoo
Pumpkin Tripsa
Rag Randt - 2 works
RebelMum Slade - exclusive to auction
soror nishi
Treacle Darlandes - exclusive to auction
Ub Yifu

Paint & 2d works:
Eliza Wierwight - exclusive to auction
Fiona Leitner - 4 works
Gracie Kendal - 2 works
Milly Sharple - 2 works
Sheba Blitz
sledge roffo
Trill Zapatero

Photography:
Cala Rossini * signed work
Carlotta Ceawlin - 2
Dom JInx - 2
Eves Rodenberger - 2
Jocgart Larsen
La Baroque - 2
Lookatmy Back -2
morgana nagorski
WickedV Carver

Art can change the world :)
Thank you for your interest in supporting residents on the autism spectrum, and promoting awareness, support and understanding thru art and music.

Mariposa Upshaw,
owner/Curator Ventura Arte & Jardin

The Bock McMillan Art Foundation (a part of the BMcM Corporation) encourages everyone to visit this event although it does not have the formal or financial support of the foundation.

Dance In Light - Sunday April 17th, 12 PM (noon)

Dance in Light is a 45 minutes show with original music, dance, lights and particles.

It is brought to you by an international team:

junivers Stockholm: Composer, Music performer Stage and Light design (Sweden)
Medora Chevalier: Choreography, Costumes, Dance Performer (UK)
Sunshine Vayandar: Dance Performer (South Africa)
TheDove Rhode: Dance Performer (USA)
Southern Riptide: Dance Performer (USA)
Efrantirise Morane: Light Show operator (Italy)
Warpy Centaur - Musician animation operator (Ireland)

Dance in Light's original numbers:
Dance of Life
Are You an Angel?
No More
Carp Rock
Eden

For more information contact junivers Stockholm, Medora Chevalier or Sunshine Vayander

Landmark to the Garden of Change


The Bock McMillan Art Foundation (a part of the BMcM Corporation) encourages everyone to visit this event although it does not have the formal or financial support of the foundation.

Bock Gets Banned

This blog was today informed by a friendly reader that The Much Honored Bock McMillan, Laird of Southern Charm and CEO of the BMcM Corporation has - for the first time ever - been banned from a sim in SecondLife (see picture).

When the blog contacted the McMillan household for a comment on this surprising news Mr. Wild Zepp, spokesman for the clan McMillan, gave the following statement:

"Laird McMillan is proud and honored to receive such singular attention from a minor shopkeeper and club owner in SecondLife, especially since neither he or his family have any intentions of ever visiting that particular avatars establishments for reasons which he choses not to elaborate on. The Laird however extends his regrets to all other shop owners on that sim that he and his household cannot grace them with their business."

Stupid Git #5

As you may have read here earlier I started building quite late in SecondLife.

Most likely this was a result of being surrounded by many awesome builders and creators in my close SecondLife family, Ars, Guyke, Haakon and Martial were/are all amazing builders. Whatever I needed they could build or create for me and it would look better than if I tried making it myself. 

When I finally felt the urge to start, it was sometime between my second and third years in SecondLife, my efforts were met with great support from the immediate family (especially from Ars). I have heard from others that he was very happy that I had started to build and kept boasting about my builds.

One of my first builds/creations/designs was of course "The Party Hat" which was soon followed by the renowned "The Jesters Hat". The worldwide success of the Jesters Hat among the hardcore fashionistas in-world was the of course the foundation of my own label "BMcM" and the BMcM Corporation.

At about this time I started going to the building and design classes for beginners that were held in SecondSweden by Ironside Carlberg and my dear friend Kay Uggla, after which I started creating the most amazing lines of clothing.

I am sure you all remember my wonderful line of candle-sticks. I think I may have burdened everyones Inventory with these on every possible occasion. (If you have deleted them please do not tell me, because I love to think they are still safe there.)

Moving along, when Ars passed away I lost my inspiration for the longest while. About six weeks ago I started to fiddle with building again. But something was very wrong! I couldn't build/create/design in my usual smooth style and manner. The viewer just wasn't cooperating. Everytime I tried to change a shape of something using the Edit-menu I heard an echoing "Thud" that drove me to the brink of desperation.

I naturally first blamed the viewer and ranted about the poor quality of the Phoenix. I uninstalled it completely - yes in all the folders on my computer - about 15 times, reinstalled it again being careful not to change anything in the build settings to no avail at all. My problems kept reoccurring.

I complained my misery to everyone who had the patience to listen, had my settings gone through about 5 times by the patient Vampi. Nothing helped.

Late yesterday I think I solved the problem when I suddenly realized I was writing in a "dot" in the Edit-menu where the viewer wanted a "comma". The shapes started changing nicely and according to my intentions.

So I now declare to the world that The Much Honored Bock McMillan, laird of Southern Charm, and CEO of the BMcM Corporation is a stupid git!

(...and the last is especially true when I later the same day discovered that I had not really found the problem ... )