TWO Sexiest® Premieres: Ali and Rache !

It was great to see the movie premiere for Mitzy Broadway's Lust so well attended and so well liked. Jadelyn McAuley did a wonderful job with her music and essential help setting up the party. And even amongst those who couldn't be there for the event, there has been a great degree of partecipation and feedback the day after.
So, a little heads-up for another two events, premieres if you will!
In strict chronological, and in "stuff we are involved with" order, I certainly hope many of you will have a chance to drop by for the inauguration of the exhibition  of Ali Lancrae's work.

Now, Ali doesn't need introduction, on THIS blog of all places, does she? I could go on now and praise her talent showcasing not just that marvellous body of hers and the many rare looks she rocks with the ease of a true headliner, but also the finest guys in the business. I could, but quite frankly, it would pale in comparison to the prose she can indite in her Spotlights! And since I may be many things, but pale I am not, I'll simply say: the party for her gallery show is today July 15 at 6 PM.  Don't miss it! Ali's artwork will officially open the second building of the gallery.

The first building had already a really fun party, for the soul and working hands of the other historic 'porn' blog in our scene: Racheal Rexen. I won't take much space to talk about Gemini. Especially since I have a handy link with the blog Vicki set up!
https://geminigallerysl.com/

I'll just say that the artwork from Ali and Racheal truly deserves a special space like an art gallery - and when I call Gemini 'special' I don't just see it from the rosey glasses of it being a joint project with someone I love so dearly, Vicki Concertina, but also because it is set in a sim I consider one of the best kept 'secrets' in SL, Nicasio Ansar's Mirage.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mirage/173/70/23

Partying there is a blast, and HaileyMarie Angel is a sensational dj that keeps the party going with a rare ability to connect with the crowd both through exciting, atmospheric music and through being ahem....I am not sure she'd like me to quote her exact definition. Let's say, a goof!

Not that she is the only one. That's why I loved the party in June, and wish for an even better today!
But the weekend has more in store for the lover of arts who also fancies crashing a party full of pornies! So please, do NOT miss the newest exhibition at Isabelle Cheviot's Dog Star Gallery, featuring none other than Rachel Avro!

Rache is another name that requires no introduction, and the Dog Star Gallery has already thrown more than one successful opening. The genesis of the DS gallery, as Isa had the chance to tell to one of the most interesting 'investigative reporters' in porn, Cathy Palen, is a funny one, related to one of the most ambitious and articulated movie projects that kept her busy throughout this 2017.
We hope that tomorrow, Sunday July 16 , you can come honor the talent of Rache and party with us starting at 7 AM SLT, with DJ Curty - who has just been the featured artist the past month.
Both galleries will have an ampler feature on the blog in the future, but for now, hope you will have a fun weekend full of sex.....err, art. Both are three letter words, i was close.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife//229/39/800

Want your project to be featured on the blog? Toss an IM my way and we'll see what we can do .-)

Exhibitionists: Brea Brianna and Igor Romanov @ Katmee's!

The community of photographers centered around The Sexiest Pornstars group has to thank immensely the contribution given by the woman known as Katmee. A talented artist of her own with a really naughty streak, she provided a beautifully designed sim, 'Katmee's Coconut Island', which not only is a place with perfect photo opportunities (you can rezz by joining the group for free), featured already in magazines such as Busted and countless flickr shots, but also is home to a building complex hosting art galleries.

 This weekend is for you the last chance to see in world the exhibitions of two people very well known by our group members due to being so very active ever since their debut. Thanks to Katmee's keen interest they have had their first chance at all to put on display their artwork.
....Or their smut, as Igor put it!

 
Igor being all metatextual and cheeky in  'What the hell is this smut', as he looks at 'Hold the Line #5' with Sonia See

 They have been wonderful in their patience to answer my silly questions, so without furter adieu (it's ado,I know, but if I don't move my butt finishing this post, it will be farewell time already!), there's Brea Brianna and Igor Romanov (Jeffcosgrove)'s As to my Qs!

- This is your first exhibition as an artist. How did you feel when Katmee asked you to have your artwork on display at her place? Did it feel 'strange' in any way? Were you considering yourself an 'artist' before, and do you feel a bit more of that now after such an invite?

Igor: - Gosh. An “artist?” I hadn’t really thought much about it. I love what I do and want to be better today than I was yesterday. Does that qualify me as an artist? Maybe I am in the sense that I want what I do to be artistic, especially the more graphic pictures? For me, the whole shot has to make sense.


Bratty Brea is a rotten apple in 'Like I care'

Brea: - When I got into Photography 6 months ago I never would have dreamed to have my photos exhibited ever. But I had a lot of guidance from two people in particular. Graham Collinson was a true inspiration for me, and the Iconic Laura Demonista helped me along the way and introduced me to Singularity as a primary phototool. And of course Robert Eroica Dupea taught me about resolution and angles and without those three influences I dont think I would have gotten to where I was ready to show my work in world. It was and is an honor to be asked by Katmee and it's a part of my SL I will always cherish. I never considered myself an artist and still dont, I simply love to capture images and thoughts and express them and project them outside of my busy little mind for others to share and enjoy.


Igor inspired by Partee in 'Topless Tuesday with Partee'

- When Katmee told you you'd have to choose photos for the exhibit, which one (or more than one) appeared in your mind as 'the first' to have a spot in the gallery? I guess that means which picture you are the most proud of, but could simply have been one that has a special meaning for you.

Brea: - The champagne picture from Robert Eroica Dupea was my first and only thought about what to include, I didn't however; understand that I couldn't display others photos of me, so I had to remove it but.. Tickle trunk, and Dragon Slayer and Her Time has Come, are amongst my Favs. Those really show my continuing efforts to learn and understand the value of windlights and The Lumipro Photo Hud, which is an essential tool in any photographers arsenal. 'Dragonslayer' is by far my fav since it was one of the few fantasy pics i did entirely in SL without any editing in photoshop. It was a simple 2d image layed onto a transparent prim and then glow added and transparency reduced to accentuate the dragon. I think I spent 5k making the photo and buying the gacha rare clothing for it but it was soooo worth it to me and I'm  very happy with the result.


Brea rightfully proud of 'DragonSlayer'

'Her Time Has Come' is sacred to me, It was during one of my down days when I expressed my wish to end it all and ascend . Being a Bipolar can be very difficult at best, but it certainly helps to get my creative juices flowing. Just have a listen to Amy Lee of Evanescence and you may be able to understand the inner turmoil we suffer from every single day of our lives as Bipolars and how it can help to shape our creative processes.


Lots of feelings behind 'Her Time Has Come'

Igor: - Hmmm. I want to answer that for you but I’m not sure how. They are all my babies and I love them dearly. Some represent a milestone for me in terms of accomplishing new feats, but I don’t recall that there was one that stood out above the others. Many stood out to me that I liked, and I even asked friends to weigh in one what they felt people should see. Sometimes others choose pictures that I don’t and sometimes it surprises me what moves people. When I did the pictorial story with Mandy, there were several shots up against the glass that I thought were so hot, but somehow it was #7, the shot of her riding me on the bed that got so many comments and faves.

 
The exhibit barely covers the vaste production of erotic shoots by Igor, here in the 'Room Service' with Mandy

People loved it. A similar phenomenon happened with the sequel to The Naked Bartender. After the series finished, I did something I had never done by posting a few choice outtakes that just never made it to the final set. One shot so moved people that it possibly has more faves and views than any in the original set. I was shocked. Perhaps I made an error in judgement on that one.


Igor works magic with Partee in the sequel of'The Naked bartender'featured in the gallery and in the previous interview

- In general, how did you pick the photos for your gallery show? Do you think your artistic endeavours shown at Katmee's have a recurring theme, a mood? And going through your collection to pick, did you get a feeling that you have evolved as a photographer?

Igor: - Well we sort of already started down that road, now didn’t we? Maybe after a couple of years I won’t feel like they change so quickly, but for now, I feel like I take huge leaps every week, so much of it was the most recent pictures. I’m not sure about a recurring theme. I have some friends who are not fans of the majority of my work. They would just broad swipe it all as porn, smut, filth, etc. (laughs) I did get a feeling that I had grown. Looking back now, just two months later, I think I could pick fourteen new shots done since then that would represent even further development in my work.

 
Brea tickling your imagination on her 'Tickle Trunk'

Brea: - Most of my photos i would have loved to display because every single image is special to me. I think I have close to 700 pics so poor Igor (who has an amazing exhibit on the ground floor of the same building) may have been overwhelmed if Katmee gave me free license to fill the sim with my favs lol. I definitely see an improvement from when I first started but that goes part and parcel with everyone in our community, the level of talent and creativity that everyone displays on a daily basis in the Groups is truly inspiring and amazing. I'm just one of many to be evolving in the photography world of sl :)


Igor 'Working Overtime' to bring you another hot set, and story. Featuring Apryl Twist

- Also on the sim, there's the exhibit of Laura Richards, whose work you are very familiar with. She explored in the past the relationship between 'porn' and 'erotica'. I am asking you not just what do you personally consider the difference between the two, but also, do you have sometimes to deal with the involvement in 'pornography' being a stigma? Have you refrained from putting something in particular in this gallery because 'porn and not art' ?

Brea: - Laura Demonista is a true creative genius in every respect, I only wish I could have the foresight and imagination that she has but I can only be myself and express myself in my own fashion, I adore her for all shes given to the community . My approach to Photography is simple , sex is an art form in itself, whether during the act or while capturing the act in photos it is an art, a form of expression in its most intimate and collective meaning. I always try to make my photos classy and appealing to all demographics, but you will never see me post a simple unprepared shot on flickr just because I want to appeal to the masses , everything has to be an expression of a moment in time, a feeling, or a memorable experience. 


Brea with 'My Dark Angel' watching over her (oogling her butt, I believe)

Porn doesnt exist to me, I find the word to be more associative of dirty messy sex and for me there is no such thing. All forms of sex are beautiful be it film or photos all my work is aimed at being realistic and beautiful in every aspect. To me that's the meaning of erotica.


Brea inviting you to 'Make me do anything you want'. Tempting offer! ( I heard that anal is an extra, tho. )

Igor: - We use labels for so many things. Labels are great for helping us quickly identify something we need when shopping. They help us define what we are and do here as well. Labels also have the unintended consequence of ruling out what we really could be all along. Not everything falls nicely under a simple heading. Is this sensual? Erotic? Pornographic? Does labeling it as pornographic cause one to miss a sensual element or erotic twist? Others will always label me. I guess I try to refrain from that because I know it may change at some point.

 
Igor in 'I got 99 Problems....'. Obviously having a flabby ass is not one of them!

As far as the stigma goes, soon after I published a photo set or two of sexual activity, I was informed by a couple of fashion models that I had met that said they weren’t interested in having me shoot them, even though I could point them to other types of sessions I had done, such as glamour photography. I have never intended for these models to engage in erotic pictorials, but they were obviously concerned, likely for their clothing clients. To be quite honest, it did hurt. I was still new to Flickr and attempting to network the best I could. But the wonderful thing I want to focus on is the warm reception I have received from new friends, some of whom have modeled for me.

 
Igor in 'Solitude'. Aww.

I feel quite fortunate to have worked with the ladies that I have worked with. I recently looked back on a list I created about six months ago of people I had wanted to work with, and I do say that that particular list has almost been completed. Most have been wonderful experiences and a number of them have become good friends who I talk with on a regular basis. While I endeavor to make them look as amazing as possible when the job is complete, it would be downright wrong not to admit to how good they really make me look.


Igor has collaborated and featured Laura Demonista many times. Here's a candid shoot of her from the DS spring party 

- Are you a creative person in your RL too? When you close SL, do you think a lot about what you could make in SL? Any source of inspiration in particular ?

Brea: - Music and thought are my primary focuses outside of SL . My love of Trance and vocal trance music helps to clear my mind and thought process and open it up to creativity. Vocal trance is pure and beautiful , you will never have a negative thought while listening to Tiesto or Armen Van Buren or David Guetta. And in a way that is therapy to me and allows me to be creative and thoughtful in my passion for Photography.


Brea playing 'La Viola'. If all you hear are cat screeches, that is....probably normal?

Igor: - Well, in RL I am involved in both the Arts and business. I grew up devouring music, movies, and all sorts of art. I “wasted” all of my elective classes as far back as secondary school on arts related subjects. Unfortunately I don’t always stop thinking about Second Life when the viewer closes, sometimes to my own detriment. I also find myself caring about the people I know as well from it. It isn’t just a game now, is it?

- What is the next artistic challenge you are going to embark on? Can be something you have not done yet but you really would like to do, or just a particular photo/theme you are eager to explore.


Brea having 'Cocktails Poolside'. I know, many of you just wanted me to stop at the K. Another photo, ok?

Brea: - Since learning photography day by day and getting to understand more about textures in photoshop, I would love to develop my own makeup line for SL. or possibly a clothing line but right now i focus my attention on my career in the SL Adult industry and escorting. Perhaps i will realize that dream one day soon though. As of right now im swamped with work and clients and it wouldn,t be fair to anyone to try to take on a new project :)

Igor: - Oh gosh. I’m not sure what to say on that. I think people can expect to see some new things by me in Aroused, coming soon. Other than that, I can’t quite say.



To end the post, a suggestive shot from 'Quantly English' exhibit @ Katme's,  non porn, but still very much Laura!

Huge thanks to both Brea (her flickr) and Igor (his flickr) for the patience and avalaibility through their busy schedule. They already had to suffer through this once, and you can read previous interviews for this blog here and here. Enjoy your visit to the exhibit, and express your appreciation to Katmee, for once more giving SL artists a space to express their creativity. I do enjoy letting the artists speak about their craft, but as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words, and choosing what to put on display is one of the most interesting and authentic forms of communication. In a way, it's what we do all the time in SL!

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Coconut%20Island/97/38/38

Exhibitionists: Lil' Frenchie elo

Today is the closing day of the exhibit of one fine artist whose work many of you follow on Flickr and that grace The Sexiest® flickr group often. Set up by the owner of Corruption, an exquisitely well put together hangout (members only, but access to the gallery is totally free), Elo à nu is a real experience, and a prime example of erotic art in a discreet and tasteful stage that makes the visual poetry stand out in all its detail.



There you have then, the words of the artist, 'lil frenchie' Elorac Paule.

- The most obvious question, forgive me if it's so common: how did you start taking pictures in SL? Initially, shots erotic and sensual in nature were sparse and in between, now seem more prevalent, is it just my impression?

" I came to photography because of a man, Truth has been my partner for almost two years. He taught me the bases of SL photography because on simple shots, he thought i had "an eye", i learned much from him.
And yes I started with portraits, but now, as i want more and more my pics to express what i feel, the face is not enough anymore, I need hands, I need a body, would love bodiES too sometimes, I need legs, well, I need all :)
 Doing all these pics is quite therapeutic for me. I will say with no shame and no fear in a pic what I would never say directly to someone. I think I'm not the only one working like this.



- Your style too evolved a lot through the years as we can see from your Flickr stream. From a technical point of view, what do you think made your work progress the most? Can you think of one or (more than one) "defining point" in your photography?

" Hmm, it's hard to answer, I can't tell or think about a really "defining point". Time and practice are the two words for me. I've not a high quality pc, I even work on a laptop btw, I do not use graphic tablet, only mouse, but I use 3 programs at the same time often. Photoshop, photoscape and photofiltre."



- On average, how long does it take for you to take a picture and post it? Is most of your work done in-world through the light that is so special and characterizing your latest production, how much work is your post-production?

" There's no rule, sometime I can take a pic in five minutes, sometime it can take me more than an hour, it's the same with the post-production. What I can say is that I like the light to be special already on the raw shot, but it happened the raw shot was insignificant but went to something beautiful after post processing, really I have no rules. "




Above: 'Before' and 'after' of 'So still - I don't wanna move' by Elo

- So, what motivated you into doing finally an exhibit, and is there a theme, a fil rouge if you will, in the pictures?

" Gabriel, the owner of Corruption, offered me to do this exhibit, and as we are good friends, I thought it would not be stressful but fun, i knew he would help me in many ways, and he did, and it has been a success, I'm not sure it would have been one with someone else. It has been a real team work and I thank him for that.
About the "fil rouge", of course there's one, my forever fil rouge is love, but here I think the bdsm side makes it even more powerfull, a complete "don de soi" to the one you love. I know its not everybody's feeling about BDSM, but this is mine :) "



- Finally, is there something as an artist or just as a person in SL that you would like to do but haven't gotten around doing yet? I don't need you to be philosopical here, could be just to work with someone you admire but haven't done anything with yet :-)

[Smiles] "My wish is that I could express the same things I did for the exhibit but on couple pics, but I  think it will be hard to get my "ghost" lover to pose with me, lol !



To conclude, I thank you very much Katina, to give me the opportunity to express myself here, and I thank also all the peoples who supported me all along this years, I would be nothing without them !"

Huge thanks again to Elo for patience answering, and for putting together so many memorable photos. And to Gabriel4botto, owner of Corruption, for his support and for the great work supporting a remarkable artist. Follow Elo on Flickr if you don't already, and if you wish, follow also the flickr group for Corruption, and perhaps pay a visit!



Exhibit photo courtesy of the gallery owner Gabriel4botto

And you readers, thanks for perusing the blog and if you too are involved in SL porn and want to add something to the blog coverage, drop me a line, please!

The Pornstars' Rack: White Hot Xmas!

As we jingle all the way through the snow, I have to share something about the latest issue of...

Aroused! Magazine



Every magazine that came out this month has a healthy (or unhealthy, perhaps!) dose of Xmas sugariness plaguing it, and Aroused makes no exception. If you take a peek at the magazine in its introductory pages, dare I say impeccably designed as they are is (by its owner Marika Blaisdale), you can already get a rambling from its current editor-in-name. Yes, what I am getting at, is that I already presented this material in my foreword, and now I am trying desperately not to repeat myself, ok?



'Silent Night' by Lylah Landar: perfect example of a non-conventional Christmas photoset, Aroused!-style

Nah, I am kidding! There's always so much to say about Aroused. I will try to be brief , though. Aroused leaves complete freedom to the photographers about their pictures' theme. The results was an issue definitely festive, but that wouldn't make the Grinch even more bilious. In the end, it delivers what is most important about xmas.

And that of course, is boobs. In this case, Ali Fox's.

Oh man, so many talented photographers, so many beautiful models. I was deligthed to give the cover spot to one of those photographers who contributed to the magazine and embodies its spirit in more ways than one, Sandra Palletier. And incidentally with a photoshoot that features her partner, and an accomplished artist on her own, Leinjan Aries. And her second photoshoot....Oh I am not gonna tell you who is with. One person I have to pretty much equate with Xmas this year, for reasons that many of you already know.



Lara Sands-Dieterle, here seen waiting outside the theater for the first show of "The Force Awakens"

Hard for me to tell which shoot I enjoyed the most. Sandra's work stood out, but what about the sublime eroticism captured by Sasquatch Rhino in his shoot with Ali Fox, and 'balanced' by the monochrome tasteful nudes of the lovely Charlottexoxoxo? And Lylah Landar's ace photoshoot? Pure inspiration and the level of naughty that you can find only in a magazine like Aroused. And Melina Jameson again gave to the magazine an invaluable contribution, with her playful erotic holiday cards-like pics. I am thankful to her for her work and support from the bottom of my heart.

"His stick or mine?" or "Who got wood now?" are 2 possible titles for this pic with Natty(NatassiaDreams), by Melina!

But I am not gonna use this space to give my Fallon-esque "thank you notes" to each and every person who appeared here: they deserve it, but my appreciation is just one little opinion from one person: they deserve much more to be seen in their art, in their appearance, in their work and being. Especially those who made their magazine debut as photographers with this issue! Angie Wild (Oyo Mills), Chrissy Zipper, Jenny Starveling: you all know them, and if you don't, great, check their work out and you'll be fans, I am sure.

I know I am!

And the special mention goes to Nicasio Ansar. Why him? Well! Well, of course he brought to the magazine again two photosets, one with one of the most remarkable models on the adult entertainment scene in Ashley Sugarplum, the other putting his photographic talents to the service of one of the most notable personalities, the imaginative and always beautiful Warmanimations Lisa, that we are grateful for her sponsorship throughout the magazine's run.

Darn, did you really have to use that finger for your sampling?

BUT ALSO, because he decided to host an exhibit dedicated to the magazine, on his sim.
Nica's White Moment sim is one of the many hidden gems of SL. I hope that when you visit the gallery of the magazine you'll take your time enjoying the pictures as an art gallery experience of sorts, something to navigate through, perhaps with a friend (the thoughtful Nica 'hid' a dance machine that will make any of your terpsichorean needs come true), even themed mesh clothing in standard sizes and fitted mesh bodies versions (!). But once you are done, just go outside and have a look at the magnificence that is the sim.




No really, the sim is gorgeous! What do you mean I should have picked a landscape shot? Pfft...

Well, once more I am not left with much to say besides telling you that the magazine is avalaible on Marketplace, and on Issuu. Have wonderful holidays, and stay tuned for more posts as always.

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Exhibitionists: Marika Blaisdale and Rachel Swallows @ Katmee's !

We have highlithed in the past the exhibits held at Katmee's Gallery, with great pleasure. Her photography-friendly sim is a perfect stop for you guys waiting for inspiration or simply a well equipped , adult themed spot for your pics. And she showed a real nose for talent giving room for the first exhibit of the talented Domino Dupre alongisde Graham Collinson's expertise, with the bright prospects Lil Lowey and Drakaina Lamia, and with a very special showing by Laura Demonista.



This time it's about two great photographers from our community. Both magazine owners, both....ah come on. You know them both and if I list all the stuff they do with your day, this article will never begin. It's Marika Blaisdale and Rachel Swallows. And here's what they have to say, because of course I'd interview them!



- Have you held an in-wold exhibition before, and how did you feel when Katmee asked you to have your artwork on display at her place?

Rachel: - I have only really displayed my work before in my own stores occasionally, I have never had a real *exhibition* before, so I was very excited when Katmee asked me.

Marika: - No, I have not, this is first time in my life my photographies are being featured at exhibition. I felt, and still do, happy and proud for being noticed and asked. Very flattering feeling and a great honour - so I wanna say thanks again to Katmee for that.

- Tell us a bit about the exhibition itself: what are we gonna see at the gallery? Tell me a bit about the nature of the pictures on display.

Marika: - It is simply a selection of my photographies made like one-two months ago, mix of erotic and porn stuff. It's all have been already featured in my flickr before, there's nothing unseen, however I think it's a pretty nice review of what I do every day as photographer.



Rachel: - The pictures were initially just an experiment, I was exploring the use of materials on abstract mesh builds, I found the contrast of light and shadows fascinating and decided to combine the abstract pieces I made with what I know best, erotic nudes. So I basically started grabbing my friends and taking photos of them with the pieces. The photographs in the gallery are the best, I think, of that experiment.

- This can be such a complicated question, I know, but... do you consider yourself an 'artist'? Would you name someone, completely off the top of your head, that you consider a true 'artist' in SL ?

Marika: - I don't find myself an artist, probably because of my natural lowliness. It's not that I do not value what I create, I just don't think it's so exceptional. It's also about creation process: I got initial idea and final "product" - as someone who made it from scratch I know what limitations I had to give up to and how it differs from what I wanted to achieve. There are many people who make amazing creations in SL, in many areas: photographies, movies, designing clothes, building structures. I don't wanna bring up names, as someone who doesn't consider myself an artist, I don't feel obligated to judge others.




Rachel: - I don't consider myself an *artist* more of a, how shall I say, a fiddler with stuff. I like messing about with different mediums, sometimes I come up with something great, other times I fill my trash can up. I love exploring art installations in SL, thats how I spend a lot of my time off, so I would have to say of the top of my head Storm Septimus who I interviewed and featured in this month's Busted Magazine.

- Are you a creative person in your RL too? When you close SL, do you think a lot about what you could make in SL? Any source of inspiration in particular (photos you see, tunes, dreams, own drawings....) ?

Rachel: - *Laughs* Yes sadly SL is never far from my mind even when I am not online, I'm either thinking about something I am designing for the store, or what I have to do for the next Busted or I am thinking of crazy ideas for my next shoot or build. A lot of what i do really does just come from my own mind, though I do draw a lot on books I have read or places I have visited. I do paint and do some photography in rl though not so much nowadays.

Marika: - I think I am, but it's not the same way of being creative as in SL - honestly, I've never been thinking of that. I think about such things quite lot when I am out of SL, but I am not type of person who makes detailed plans, so I'd call thouse thoughts some sparkles rather than long, deep thinking. I see things around me, hear music, watch people and some of these views bring inspiration up, I try to keep them in memory till the moment I am here again.

- What is the next artistic challenge you are going to embark on?

Marika: - The "artistic" challenges... Finish a porn movie I have in mind and started recording, but never have time/inspiration to work on it - that's definitely zero art plan. In fact, I got many ideas in my mind, but it's always most difficult to make first step, so all I can advice is to keep eye on what I bring up time to time, I definitely have not said last word yet in so called "art" world.



Rachel: - At the moment I am working on increasing my skills in photoshop, I am entirely self taught on it, though boy do I wish I had had lessons, its taken my 4 yrs so far to get as far as I have and its been a long road, laughs. Ive been working on some photos that I have been calling Erotic Muses, where I have taken green screen shots of friends then used lots of layers and effects in photoshop to create the finished pictures.



An example from Rachel's 'Erotic Muses' series, featuring also Marika

- If you could choose to be the absolute top at something you do but give up on everything else because your time spreads too thin, what would you choose? Try to avoid a cop-out answer and pick it...We know you are a reinassance genius who can do practically everything you set your mind to....But I am asking you to make a choice!

Rachel: - Haha well thanks for the compliment but as I always say, I am more a jack of all trades and a master of none, I would like to say if I had to give up everything I would just like to drop my businesses and just explore second life without lagging, but since I would be bored after a week of that, I would have to say I couldn't give up my photography, I might not be a master at it like Tati or Skip and others, but I enjoy it very much and first and foremost I do it because I get pleasure out of it, not to have fans so to speak.

Marika: - I could drop making pics for being model others want to have in many productions.



Marika's latest contribution to a mainstream fashion publication, in Versus Magazine

Thank you so much to both Rachel and Marika for answering!
The exhibit is a fantastic display. I admit I have an obvious weakness for the artwork of my partner Marika. She has a wonderful erotic imagination and her style would land her, rightfully so, a place in any RL gallery that accepts erotic submissions....not sure of course if you could find in RL a transgenderl model more beautiful and intriguing than she is, of course. She worked magic with me , anyway.



But I also was pleasantly surprised to see Rachel's exhibit here. As she said in her answer, she had already something like this planned ,and her display is truly a fascinating one, as it combines her scintillating photography with something way more exotic and abstract like sculptures. Unique, challenging, definitely deserving attention and perhaps a full installment in-world complete with the 'props': again, her own original creation, which is remarkable.

Visit the exhibit, which has a (late:p) opening party tonight Novemeber 3rd at 12 PM SLT. The pics are going to be up till the 15th of the month, but don't wait too long !