Open House

22 Sunday Nov 2015

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It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. ~ Confucious

Lost Horizon, Azumi

The last photo for my blog before the renovations began to Lost Horizon was August 19. As I compose this post it is November 22.

Four months have been spent terraforming, planting, painting, scouting yard sales, events and even my inventory to bring a vision to life. At one point in the beginning I had all the terraforming done, didn’t like it, leveled the land and began again. Looking at an empty region I began to wonder what on earth I had gotten myself into. Maybe I had bitten off more than I could chew.

It was Henry who asked the question “What is your vision; the story you want to convey”? I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, thought for a moment and replied “I went out exploring one day and happened upon an old manor house in disrepair. Having fallen in love with the place at first sight I wanted to lovingly restore the house and grounds to their former glory”. “Then build that” he replied. And so it began…

Once the terraforming was laid out creating the entrance/landing point and ancient forest began. Let me say right now…one can easily get lost in the forest. I know, as I have on many an occasion and had to cam out to get my bearings lol. The forest has that feeling of being present at the dawn of time. Very old, very magical and its canopy protects all who dwell under it. If one does not want to get lost, stay on the broken stone path and you will come to a clearing that looks out over the main house and grounds.

Not giving anything else away. You will have to come and explore Lost Horizon for yourself. Lots of little areas to sit and relax, and a multitude of photo opportunities await. I will say this: the region is lush in its environment and may tax some computers. My ABC horses are up in a skybox, but still, they tend to play havoc and create lag for some, and of course my cougars roam free and just love to run rough shod over guests. You have been warned.

For the duration of OPEN HOUSE the region has been set to GENERAL so everyone, and I do mean everyone can enjoy it. HERE”S YOUR TAXI

Open house runs through December 13th and then reverts back to a private region. Be kind to one another. TWMA♥

The Waterhorse

29 Wednesday Apr 2015

Posted by Cougar Sangria in Second Life Destinations, Second Life Events

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So Free

As if dropped down from crystal sky,

two mares through water run

so free.

They gleam the dream of Gemini,

white beauty in the sun

and sea.

Written March 10, 2015 by Andrea Dietrich

for the MEMENTO OF WATERS Poetry Contest of nette onclaud

The Waterhorse by Garvie Garzo for Fantasy Faire 2015

The following is taken directly from Myth Beasts website:

The Hippocampus is commonly seen in ancient Greek art and is a mythical creature associated with the Greek god of the ocean – Poseidon (or Neptune in Roman myth). The Hippocampus has the top half of a horse including head, neck and forelegs and the lower part of a fish, a dolphin or in some rare cases a serpent. Therefore the Hippocampus is literally a sea-horse. The name comes from the Greek ‘hippos’ meaning horse and ‘kampos’ meaning sea monster.

Poseidon was the god of horses as well as the god of the sea and earthquakes. Many Hippocampi were needed to draw the chariot of the sea of Poseidon. Homer describes Poseidon as driving a chariot pulled by brazen-hoofed horses across the sea. The Hippocampus appears frequently in bronze ware, silverware and paintings of the ancient Greeks and the Etruscans but also feature in the artworks of India and Mesopotamia.

Garvie Garzo, designer, creator, artist, builder and owner of meadowWorks created the above statue “The Waterhorse” for Fantasy Faire 2015. In her own words:

Hi, so glad you liked the Waterhorse sculpture, which was made especially for Fantasy Faire 2015.

It’s been packaged as a mirrored pair, because Alia Baroque decided to use 2 of them mirrored at the landing point for Odyssey. In honor of this, I have left the second one named Alia’s Mirror. But since I didn’t want people to think I was playing favorites, and because Alia is right about them looking good together, I have decided that you too can have 2 Waterhorses.

However, because Fantasy Faire is special (and I do play favorites lol), these will be sold as a pair ONLY for the duration of Fantasy Faire 2015 as a RFL donation item. In future the Waterhorse will be available from meadowWorks as a single sculpture. Think of it as a Fantasy Faire Limited Edition.

While Garvie sent this to me in a blogger pack, I would have bought these breathtaking sculptures outright. Both statues compliment my “Garden of Solitude” so well I have decided that where I placed them, there they will stay 🙂

Fantasy Faire 2015 continues through May 3rd, and I highly recommend going to see the wonderful builds which are works of art themselves. There are 13 regions to ooooh and aaaah over. Guaranteed to not disappoint.

Be kind to one another. TWMA♥