Windlight Quill and Pen - Volume 1, Issue 1

Windlight magazine is owned and run by Johannes1977, one of our Galleria Kakku artists. When I saw that they were collecting short stories and poems for a new literary journal, I was excited but very nervous, as I had just started writing fiction in English, and did not feel very confident. But to my absolute delight my story made it!

Windlight Quill and Pen - Volume 1, Issue 1 is now out for free as an ebook on Smashwords and on Issuu, and it will be available in Barnes and Nobles, Kobo, iTunes, and Scribed, soon.

The book was edited by John Herring, Inara Pey and Eleseren Brianna and features stories and poems by R. Crap Mariner, Eleseren Brianna, Glitterprincess Destiny, Kamille Kamala, Dawnbeam Dreamscape, Sabreman Carter, BayJoy, Judith Cullen aka Caledonia Skytower, Huckleberry Hax, Hobby Writer, Journey McLaglen aka Cindy Landers, Bryn Oh, Inara Pey, Ahn Avion, Pieni Resident, and John Herring aka Johannes1977 Resident.

Eleseren Brianna at Art Walk and LEA9

Event information before we get to the main blog post:
Original Story by Eleseren Brianna
(The Cold Shot Players)
Today Sunday, May 15th, 3pm SLT
at the Storytellers' Sandbox, LEA9
Seanchai Library "Crazy Eight" ~ Arena

I decided to do a series of blog posts from Art Walk 2016, having seen so many of our Galleria Kakku artists there.

We start off with Eleseren Brianna, whose fashion photographs are striking. No wonder, as she has degrees for, and has worked as, an illustrator and a Couture Designer Dressmaker in real life. She used to own Romance Couture in Second Life and now works as a COO and a fashion contributor for Windlight Magazine. I did see some other subjects from her as well. She is definitely a great artist, and has experience from the Inworldz art scene before branching out in Second Life.

Her art is on one of the platforms up in the air, near Johannes1977, also one of our very own talents. I wrote a profile on him a while back in this blog.

Use the painter's palette to get a lift to higher levels

Or tour with the caterpillar (click call box or hop on when you see one).

Artist Profile: Johannes1977

Johannes1977 is a well known artist, publisher and curator in Second Life. Combining black and white photography with sepia and a few other choice colors he has created a trademark vintage look for his artwork. See his Flickr photostream here.

Having showcased his own art in several galleries and other locations over the years, Johannes 1977 runs the Creations Art Gallery as well. Housing some big names of the virtual art world, this gallery is definitely an important one.

Creations Art Gallery

Johannes1977 at Creations Art Gallery

Past exhibits include a LEA show called Seasons of Life, which can still be found on the LEA blog. There was "The German Collection" at Holly Kai Art Park in 2015 - curated by Inara Pey, "Scenes from a War" at The Rose Art Gallery in 2015 - curated by Shakti Adored, and many others.

Johannes1977 has also had exhibits during big events, for example "Kandis' Dance" special exhibition at One Billion Rising 2016, SL12B "Life is a Dream" Exhibition, 2015 Burn 2 Primordial and Santalarity events, 2015 Raglanshire Artwalk and various photos at Art in the Park.

Johannes1977 at Virtual Chelsea

The current exhibit at Virtual Chelsea features a few pieces from the Fallscapes series and one of my (Pieni's) favorites: "The Marshes Roanoke Lighthouse".

Johannes1977 at Galleria Kakku

Make sure to check out Johannes1977's booth at Galleria Kakku.