Land Updates
The Sanctuary has been moved to the larger portion of my three connected lots in Nangrim, SL (that's a cute way of making an address in Second Life ... gotta promote that sometime). This means the Workshop now takes up only 1/2 the space it once had, but I made some improvements to make the space more usable and interesting. The new pond (gotta have one) uses the same amount of area as the old pond, but the larger lot lets it be more interesting. I put in a beautiful weeping willow tree, some great rocks, and I'll probably put out a picnic table.
Unlike the old location, I didn't put up walls to improve the view, though I still might. I just feel bad spoiling the view for others. I suppose I can make the walls one-way transparent so I have a scenic view and my neighbors can see into my beautiful lot. I am getting low on "prims" (an object allotment that is the equivalent of bandwidth) so I'd probably have to take down the workshop walls I put up.
A lot of the prims are being used by the Memorial Park. On a whim I put in a wishing well. Eventually, I'd like to have it take donations. The picnic area I put in takes a few more prims than I would like to give up, but it is worth it. If you are an SL member, there is free food, so stop by. Use the link above or search Places for Park or Memorial.
Kala is still updating the Habitat and she put in a store so we can raise some money for the group. I spent some time yesterday creating custom variations on furniture for the store. Tonight I need to take pics of the new items so we can advertise the goods. If I get the time I'll make a few coffee tables and maybe some lamps. As with the custom pieces mentioned above, most of these will not be available on my personal store site at SL Boutique.
If I can get Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 to cooperate, I might tackle upholstered furniture. The package was a great price (BestBuy) but apparently the transparent textures it creates do not meet the requirements for SL's texture graphics. My initial need was to create an attractive banner for the InfoStation at the Park. I had hoped to be able to create my own clothes since selections for men in SL are generally for the younger set, are of poor quality, and limited selection. So I'll just concentrate on furniture for now and hope that Kala can start making clothes.
