Empyreal Dreams - The Art Anthology

With a name like Empyreal Dreams, one might be expecting an immediate and blindingly visual, dreamy, and wholly encompassing presentation. However, its beauty actually lies within much smaller nooks and skyboxes around the sim. Although every little space has its own unique style, they all have one connecting theme to accompany the imagery; poetry. On the walls or floating in the air are words, and pieces from various poems. What is great about a sim like this, is how it really has a mixed-media art approach, which allows the visitor to really immerse themselves in the virtual art build. To navigate to each location, you need to be at the central landing point for the sim. On the walls will be the name of each location with a teleport.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ctrl%20Shift%20H/55/143/22

Soviet Red Square, Red Square

My mostly absent, and fervently secretive friend, Tux, recommended the Soviet Red Square for my blog. Initially, I had no idea what I was getting myself into and to be honest, assumed it would bore me to death. However, I found the bland grandeur of the Soviet Russian themed sim to be quite fascinating. Sure, everything is either blindingly off-whitish, or red, but the whole place had some real personality.
Lets start by pointing out it's best asset: The frakkin fabulous sculpts! Between the large statues, tanks, cannons, or furniture, the sculpts and textures were pretty amazing. Probably what I loved the most about this sim was the architecture. It was very reminiscent of the soviet era, and reminded me of this link with old Soviet era sculptures that have been sort of left to decay over the years of neglect. http://humanscribbles.blogspot.com/2010/12/spomenik-propaganda-or-pure-beauty.html

Now, don't let yourself get too excited. I found out the day after I took these pics for my blog, the Soviet Red Square was shut down. :( As far as I know, it's gone forever. So, enjoy these pics of the virtual world's take on the smooth, shapely severity of the Soviet Union.

Cheval de Mer, Majesterium

Although I tend to love big nature sims and bizarre art sims, there are some places that do not fit in either classification. Or, more so, fit both classifications precisely, uniquely, & excellently. There are those places that may not have an abundance of flashy lights, sculpty animals or interactive objects, but they touch our hearts. Cheval de Mer is my most treasured sim that I have discovered. The minute you touch down at the landing point, you get the feeling that someone poured a lot of dedication and time into this residential build, and we all know that those two factors usually create something special. Between the two grand koi ponds and breath-taking views, there exists an overwhelming feeling of tranquility.  When you explore the residence, you will see just how much work went into the tiniest of details: the vases, the wallpaper, the staircase, and not to mention all the beautiful art. I introduce to you: Cheval de Mer.

Portrait of Cheval de Mer. Art hanging inside the residence. The owner gave me a copy which i absolutely charish.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Majesterium/155/38/112

Cafe Lounge, Panoply

My first post! Although this won't be anything superbly fantastical, it has something very special in it. My new dear blogging friend, Some! She invited me to her home to show me around and also to nudge me to 'finally' post my first travel blog. So here it is. A cute little beach themed sim with lots of neat little nooks for hanging out and lounging. Highlight of this sim: Lots of very detailed sculpty animals lying around. My favorite is the painted elephant. Enjoy!

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Panoply/42/229/22