Avatar Envy

After my run-in with the "fly-by bunny" I decided I needed a non-human avatar for a change. I ran across this avatar on "Second Life of My Dreams" and had to visit this avatar store. They had so many wonderful creations. I ultimately settled on this cool fish in a rocket ship bowl. I love how the pink of the fish matches my studio. :-) I even have a teeny treasure chest, starfish and chess game in the bowl. So many cool details. The store is owned by Yeti Bing and Yoa Ogee. If you're bored with your regular avatar, this store has something different for you. :-)

When Bunnies Fly?

Hanging out in my Artropolis studio the other night, I happened to see a bunny fly by. I'd never witnessed a "bunny fly-by" so I invited him to stay awhile. He dropped in and we ended up dancing and talking for a good bit. I loved his avatar, so cute. :-)

Virtual Artist Alliance PhotoHunt

1st Place-Veronica Quackenbush


2nd Place-Corcosman Voom (my personal favorite)


3rd Place-Leah Arashi

The Virtual Artist Alliance Group puts on PhotoHunt every Thursday. It's a great game that all creatives would enjoy. They give you a theme and or landmark and you have an hour to take one photo that has been taken at the space that was chosen. This week the place was: Privateer Space (188, 181, 26). The theme was: Explore the Reaches of Space. Then all participants or people at the event get to vote. Join Virtual Artist Alliance to receive notices of the next contest.

New Gallery for SL Artists

I read over at Shoshanna's Musings where she has opened a gallery for new artists in SL that are 90 days or younger and are not showing their art anywhere else in SL. She will allow new artists to stay for 3 months then rotate out. Sounds like a good opportunity for starving artists in world. Go check it out.

Second Life Dumpster Exhibit

I read about this exhibit on the Virtual Artist Alliance blog and it sounds intriguing. It's an art project called, "SL Dumpster". An artist group called eteam wants you to come leave your SL trash on their land. They take pictures and blog about the project here. In reading the beginning and the evolution of the dumpster site it really makes you think about RL waste and "where does it all go?". Hopefully you will visit and leave some trash of you own.

Mossie in Artropolis!

As I mentioned earlier in the blog, I finally have a studio space in Artropolis!




I wanted to show "before" and "after" photos to have a record of progress. In the second and third photos you can also see where I'm located in relation to other nearby Artropolis artists: Filthy Fluno (Lower Left), RAG Randt (Top Center), and IanLee Patton (Lower Right). I'm so excited to be here as I've been a fan of the sim for some time.



Me relaxing after a hard night's work of putting the gallery together. :-)

Art Show at Poetry in Pixels Gallery

Poetry in Pixels Gallery in Artstonia


Me posing in front of the gallery


Me and Tammy Connelly, owner of Artstonia & the Poetry in Pixels Gallery

Got a group message from one of my art groups from Tammy Connelly, owner of Poetry in Pixels Gallery and the sim it resides in, Artstonia, about a call for submissions for her art show coming up May 10. I'm submitting seven pieces for the upcoming show. You can see us standing in front of two of my watercolors, "Butterfly Wings" and "Bugs".

Overview of Kinningly

Here's an overview of the area where the new studio is located. Click here to come visit the studio.

Mossie Design Studio New Location!

Mossie Design Studio has a new location in Kinningly! I sold my 1024 plot of land in Solchan and found a great small location with a wonderful view! If you look at my classified ad in my profile, you can find the location there. I'm on the water and look out toward the sim of Knowlesworth with a beautiful beach and art community over there. Come by and visit!

[NEWS: In the coming month, if everything goes as planned I will also have a studio in Artropolis! I'll post some photos as that project gets underway.]

Art Show at AngelGate Gallery

May 1 through June 12 at AngelGate: RADIANCE, Black and Bright. 5 shows of RL and SL art with with sense of mystery and illumination. This is me standing next to Bau Ur the curator. This is my piece called "Sunflower Cutout". Search AngelGate for the location.

Van Gogh's Starry Night

I found this on Natalia Zelmanov's blog and had to share this as well. Natalia's Second Life Diary. The exhibit is a virtual one that your avatar can walk into Van Gogh's paintings! By the way, if you haven't visited Natalia's blog, she gives great SL tips for newbies and more experienced users as well. To check out the exhibit, search "starry night" in "places".

Exhibiting at the Angel Dorei Museum!

This is the beautiful Angel Dorei Museum that I get to exhibit, along with other talented Second Life artists: Yo Korobase,
Artistic Fimicoloud, Lamorna Proctor, Charlot Dickins and Esch Snoats! The exhibit will be Thursday, May 31 at 5pm SL time, come by and say "Hi!"

When I first built my gallery around December of 2006, I had an informal meeting with numerous SL artists that came to see my work after I sent out a notice through one of my art groups. There I met IanLee Patton :-). His avatar was a "tiny", a miniature avatar that looked like a little person in a rabbit suit. I remembered him well. He's a fellow artist and art lover and asked recently if I would like to exhibit at the Angel Dorei Museum. It didn't take much to convince me, I'm always open to exhibiting my work and to be able to show at such an amazing build as this is really special.


These are my works on the back wall as soon as you walk up the steps and enter the museum. I'm honored to have such a great space to display. This sim is incredible with so much to see! Definitely worth a visit for the amazing beauty and for the artwork as well.


This is me and IanLee. IanLee exhibits in many galleries around SL. I look forward to showing you his work~!

Mossie on the BETA Grid

Always heard about the BETA grid of Second Life and had never tried it. Here's a glimpse into my world of the BETA grid, not too exciting, fun, or attractive—I got "Ruth'd"! Look that up in the wikipedia!

Mossie Design Studio Expands!

Here's a shot of the newly expanded Mossie Design Studio & Gallery in Solchan! I look a lot bigger than I am because my neighbor's gallery is now connected to mine with a similar design. But I do have an addition 512 plot in front of my original space. My neighbor is a RL muralist that sells his designs in SL as well. Search "Mossie" in the classifieds or in "places". We are having a grand reopening on May 17 thru 23. The time is 3pm SL time to 6pm. Come by and see our little art commune in Solchan!

H2O Designs by Macy Mandala

Excellent digital art I came across by Macy Mandala at Skye Parke Mall. She also has her own studio as well. I love her fractal designs.

Mossie Exhibit at Intuitions Gallery

My exhibit with two outstanding artists: Noelle Jansma and Zoe Paravane. These pictures were taken as we were setting up the exhibit.

Happy St. Patrick's Day-One Day Early!

Come by Mossie Design Studio and pick up your free St. Patrick's Day Shirt until tomorrow! I used a photo of mine of green Mardi Gras beads that wraps around the body of the shirt and then I used a complimentary green for the sleeves. Have a great holiday!

Three New Art Tees Released!

My art, design and photography studio & gallery now has nine art t-shirt designs available. Search Mossie Design Studio under classifieds for more information!


Purple Passion Shirt


Torn Paper Collage Shirt


Torn Paper Collage 2 Shirt

Pollock Inspired Shirt-Only a L$1!

This is my new shirt design available for only L$1 at Mossie Design Studio in Solchan. Do a search of the name in "classifieds" and you will find it. It's designed after my artwork with the same name. This texture was done with melted crayons and the drips and drops inspired the name of the piece. Come by and get yours today and check my other t-shirt designs and artwork!

Mossie Design Studio-North

A few shots of my second studio, Mossie Design Studio-North in Sinfro. This was my first land location (back when they had "first land") I also moved it up in the sky to prevent lag. Now I have two locations! :-) This studio will offer some different items than the Solchan location. Here are some shots at night. I'll post a SLURL when I get it finished.