Showing posts with label library. Show all posts
Showing posts with label library. Show all posts

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Tinies Dogfighting in Steelhead!

Oh, the huge manatees! As you can see, my flying was a bit rusty!

In conjunction with the "Summer of Flight" aviation exhibit at the Steelhead Public Library organized by Miss Riven Homewood and Mr Nichus Bermann, planes of all eras are out on display at the Ballroom and there will be a Tinies Dogfight in Steelhead Port Harbor on Wednesday, July 1!

The main dogfight will be at 7 pm SLT, but there will be an overseas-friendly one at 1pm SLT as well. Free tiny aircraft by Cornelius Fanshaw will be provided and everyone is welcome. Just bring your bravery and your tiny self!

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Steelhead Steampunk Exhibit

I managed to catch the steampunk exhibit curated by Mr Bartleby Kidd at the Steelhead Public Library just before it closed. It was a very well-thought out and planned overview and the notecards made for good reading later.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Steelhead Town Meeting

Steelhead came out for the weekly town meeting. Yes, there was green beer and a trout with a hat. Go fish! You can find the meeting highlights and Steelhead events HERE. And come on over and see the Steelhead Public Library's Steampunk exhibit as well as find trouts for special gifts during the Steelhead Tour, going on until April 14!

Thursday, February 5, 2009

1891 Isabella Stewart Gardner Worth Gown Available to Benefit Library

In conjunction with my exhibit at the main library in Caledon, my reproduction of Isabella Stewart Gardner/Mrs Jack's 1891 Worth gown--which uses a texture from the original dress' textile--is now available for sale for 1000L. 100% of the proceeds go to benefit the Caledon Library/Alexandrian Free Library system, which has helped to educate and provide libraries not just in Caledon, but throughout the grid. You may find vendors to purchase it at the Whitehorn Memorial Library in Victoria City or at my main shop near the hub in Caledon Regency.

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Exhibit Openings and Armed Paddleboats

Today was the opening of my exhibit at the Caledon Library! I was so tickled that there was such a good turnout! Gabi played my interview on her podcast, Voices in the Machine, where you can hear me discuss the exhibit, my working process and a roundtable discussion about designing Victorian fashion with Mr Nix Sands, Miss Fuchsia Begonia, and Lord Edward Pearse. It is a lot of fun to listen to. Everyone seemed to really themselves and the exhibit will be up until the end of March. A thank you to all who came out today to see it...Afterwards, I thought I would relax at Laval Point. I saw Col. O'Toole going by on one of his new little Mosquito paddleboats by Miss Commons. We chatted for a moment and he is settling in well at his new home here in Steelhead. If you'd like a paddleboat of your own, stop by his home's dock on the rock at Polymath Eyrie and look for a wooden box. It's only 1L, seems like a lot of fun and oh--did I mentioned it is ARMED?

Saturday, December 6, 2008

Victorian Fashion Exhibit in Caledon

Tomorrow, 12/7, will be the opening of my exhibit "The Past Reimagined: Victorian Fashion and the Designs of Eladrienne Laval" at the Whitehorn Memorial Library in Caledon Victoria City from 1-3 pm SLT... With the assistance of head librarian Sir JJ Drinkwater, we put together a retrospective of my work (I have created over 75 pieces since I started designing) giving you an idea of how a piece goes from historic source images and sketches to a final ensemble. It will discuss inspirations and give a side-by-side look. I also created an exhibit about Paris' first "couturier" who revolutionized dressmaking and fashion, Charles Frederick Worth...
With the help of library curator Miss Siri Woodget, we are also presenting an exhibit about one of Worth's wealthy patrons, Boston socialite Isabella Stewart Gardner, who is shown wearing her favorite Worth gown in this photograph...And here I am in the reproduction of it that I created, which uses the texture from its actual fabric. If you attend the salon discussion and opening tomorrow, you will have a chance to win this stunning dress. The exhibit will run until March 1, but I do hope to see you there!

Friday, November 7, 2008

Steelhead's Post-Election Party

Tonight was Steelhead's Friday dance with a "Elephants & Donkeys Post-Election" theme. We came out and celebrated, and there was much wearing of blue and red, and yes...donkey and elephants were partying on the dance floor...
...and on magic flying flags too...Earlier, I met with Sir JJ to discuss the library exhibit more. I am very excited about it as it is shaping up to be an interesting one...

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

An Evening of Meetings

I seemed to spend my evening inworld going from meeting to the next. The first was with Caledon's head librarian, Sir JJ Drinkwater, who asked me to be involved in developing an exhibit about the inspirations behind my work with an auxiliary exhibit about the work of the great couturier Charles F. Worth. It will be opening (hopefully) just before the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday and promises to be interesting...
Afterwards, I headed over to Steelhead, where--due to extreme lag tonight--the meeting was moved from Town Hall to outdoors in Boomtown, which was a rather interesting change of scenery. We were filled in on the last of the Scary Story events (tomorrow at 7, come hear!), progress on Port Harbor and the LL void sim issue. As Steelhead has no void sims, it will not be directly affected......something that was in direct contrast to the second town meeting the Guvnah held that I attended in Caledon. One again, concerned citizens had flocked to hear the news. The Guvnah was open, as always, about the nature of things and is trying his best to think of solutions in the face of this announcement. I believe it is a lot is wait and see. Yes, Caledon--like so many other themed communities--will be certainly affected, but it will not be the end of the community itself. Thanks for talking to your citizens and keeping us informed.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Happy RezDay JJ!

Last night I went to Eds' lovely Hoy sim for Sir JJ Drinkwater's 2nd RezDay party. There was a lively crowd and the Library Lion himself danced the menuet. I had a very nice time dancing and catching up with the always unpredictable Mr Puck Goodliffe...

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Mayfair's Library Park

While strolling through my neighborhood in Mayfair, I was tickled by its lovely park created by the Caledon Library and settled in comfortably by the tree...Soon I was joined by Capt Paravane and Mr Alisdair Westland, a new visitor to Caledon and an interesting fellow. If you are in Mayfair, do stop by the park for a bit of peace with a good book...

Saturday, January 5, 2008

12th Night Wellsian Library Opening

Over 60 of us gathered and danced for hours in Wellsian to celebrate the opening of the latest branch of the Caledon Library! A Twelfth Night/Carnival theme in keeping with the library's exhibit, we all came decked out in finery and masks. The lag unfortunately did not allow everyone to truly rez properly, but it was a swirl of color and excitement as we partied!If anything, we definitely now know that Wellsian is quite a stable sim! King cake was eaten, Mr Writer's absinthe freely flowed and Kings and Queens of Misrule made decrees, all in the loose fun of the evening--some of us more loose than others!
I had a chance to dance with Prof. Messmer in the lovely pavilion nearby. We had decided to come dressed Venetian Carnevale-style...