Diary 2023 (56) May 29th/30th Maids

31 May 2023 Leave a comment

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Monday, May 29th, I was inworld for about 30 minutes in the morning. I was a club Domme a Domme, watched for a bit, then I decided to tend to my RL ….. and once there I stayed logged in into RL *winks*
I was comparably late at night. Flo was present and playing cards against herself. I joined her, we caught up with our few news about the day, then we played a round of skipee. It was fun as it was a very close game. slave Holly came online just in time to play another round with three. That game was a bit one-sided, lucky me sat in the chair with all the jokers. Flo went off to bed after the game. In the meanwhile slave Alessi had joined us. I took the slaves to club DeLust for a while. It was one of the rare nights with some main chat at DeLust, but I was occupied with an unsolicited IM and couldn’t really follow. slave Holly had had a tiring (but good) day in RL and hence I dropped her off at home, so that she could go to bed. I took slave Alessi to club Domme a Domme …. it was silent there. I began to tease slave Alessi a bit, entertaining myself and the other guests (I assume at least). And really some main chat developed, but not around Alessi or me, but others began to tease each other. That was entertaining.
I had Alessi in one of the small cages and Ramana Karu was there and she did decorate me well.

May 29th: Diomita at club DeLust and club Domme a Domme with slave Holly, slave Alessi and Ramana Karu

Tuesday, May 30th, I was inworld early at night and went to club Domme a Domme. Maid Monique (Monique Defoe) was there. She was gagged and I couldn’t refrain from adding a posture collar to make it a bit more restrictive. I had fun teasing her. Later I had also Ramana (Ramana Karu), who was still dressed as a maid as well, at my side. And finally Cherry joined us.
Flo had come inworld. As Zana had arrived, I left the two maids under her supervision and went home. I played 2 rounds of skipee with Flo, then I returned to club Domme a Domme. Zana had attracted quite a crowd around her and it was entertaining to watch her trying to satisfy all needs. When she left it became more quiet again. Later that night slave Alessi joined me for a bit.

May 30th at club Domme a Domme: Diomita, maid Monique, Ramana, Cherry, Flo, Mars Manatiso, Charlotte Hazelnut (Charlottejersey), Erin (lilerin2020), Zana, slave Alessi

Again, I spent most of my night at club Domme a Domme.

Diary 2023 (55) May 26th – 28th World Red Hair Day

30 May 2023 Leave a comment

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Friday, May 26th, I was inworld in the afternoon and met Angelique, slave Julia (devotiana) and maid Monique at home. I had spoken with Angelique about the theme for the party and she was already dressed perfectly for it. Maid Monique went cleaning the house and I retreated with slave Julia to the sun terrace. I added my script to her RR gear and then slave Julia tried out several add-ons for the current slave outfit. I intend to keep the theme throughout June but wanted to enhance it a bit. Miss Samantha (samcameron), who I recently met outside of club Domme a Domme, and who is a friend of Cherry, came by for a short time. I myself had also already changed for the party. After Miss Samantha had left, I took slave Julia for a short visit to club Domme a Domme and went off soon after to tend to my RL again.

At night we had our party. slave Holly, who couldn’t attend herself, had the idea for it: “It is Friday again and we’re starting into our weekend. In the UK is it “National Cherry Dessert Day” and internationally it is “World Red hair day”. It’s obvious – wear something red or come as you are (even naked) and celebrate with us. DJ Virgo is spinning the tunes for us.”

We had another great Friday Nigth party. Cherry beat them all with her Cherry Dessert outfit, but we also had a lot of red that night … and fun. Let’s start the weekend!

May 26th – Friday night party: Diomita, Angelique, Flo, slave Alessi, slave Julia, Cherry (elenaslv Serenity), Ebony Massey, Samantha (samcameron), Janina Foxdale, Sarah Fhang (upper row), Della Randt, Starbright Wingtips, Baroness Capelo, Claven Albatros, Laura (laura00175), Estella (dwdjow), Shima (Shimah2000), OmonikaO Orsini, Sara (Saraphine Claremont), Margie Darkstone, Virgo Babii (lower row)

There’s not much to report about Saturday, May 27th. I was inworld in the morning and met Kitty at club Domme a Domme. We had some fun for about ahlf an hour, then I had to leave to tend to my RL. I wasn’t inworld until late afternoon. I met with Miss Samantha for one hour, then I had to leave again. And at night I was quite late. Flo had played endless games against herself. We just played on game of skipee together, then she left for bed. I went to club Domme a Domme for a bit and watched the silent crowd. slave Alessi joined for a short while there, then it was bedtime for me.

May 27th: Diomita at club DeLust with Kitty and with slave Alessi

sunday was another quite day regarding SL. I was inworld in the morning for about half an hour and met slave Julia (devotiana) at club Domme a Domme. I had fun breaking in some from rules to her. I enjoyed the sun in Rl and at night I played 2 rounds of skipeee with Flo. slave Holly joined us at the card table and we caught up in IM. After the game I took Flo and slave Holly to club Domme a Domme. After Flo had left, I spent a short time with slave Holly at club DeLust.

May 28th: Diomita at club Domme a Domme and at club DeLust with slave Juliy, Flo and slave Holly

And that’s it about these 3 days.

Backflash May 2023 “Diary 2018 (87) May 20th – Rubber Rocket Doll” (May 29th, 2018)

29 May 2023 Leave a comment

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In the “Backflash” series I select an old entry once a month and present it here. This way I force myself to browse in the archive and to fresh up a few of the many memories. For our readers the series shall provide an insight into my and our Second Life without reading back the many posts and it might also give reason to browse through the archives.
For May 2023 I selected a post from May 2018, thus from five years ago. At this time the first Rubber Rocket Dolls appeared in Second Life. The Rubber Rocket Doll community grew very fast, you could see them everywhere and many people tried their luck with the rockets. But then there must have been a disease amoung the dolls … the disappeared again. But some of them survived up until today and you see one of the remaining dolls every once in a while. Be careful!
Enjoy reading

Diary 2018 (87) May 20th – Rubber Rocket Doll

I had a very nice and varied Sunday night, May 20th. Mistress Jenny wasn’t present due to her RL. I first met Anne together with slave Flo. Anne invited us over to HLG-Prison Group Land where we met Renie (renieotherland). Renie creates bdsm toys and has her own shop on the SL marketplace called “Other World items“. At HLG-Prison Group Land, where we met her and Anne, she has at least a vendor for her products. There might be more but I didn’t go exploring so far. Anne told me later, that Renie helps building at HLG-Prison Group Land.

May 20th: Diomita and slave Flo watching Anne and Renie (renieotherland) testing the Rubber Rocket Doll suit / upper right is a picture of the vendor for “Other World items”

Anne was helping Renie testing a new rubber doll suit. From what I saw watching Anne and Renie and from a short view on the menu this doll suit has a few particular features in addition to the usual possible RLV restrictions: the mittens, the hood and the breasts can be inflated to different levels and the hearing and speaking can be limited to a certain distance and the breasts can be slapped by touching them. But be careful! When the breasts are inflated to the maximum size they get armed and they look like rockets and when touching them the rockets are fired. Supposed the one who touches the breasts has an active relay, a new rubber suit is given out with a probability of 33% and put on compulsorily. This rubber suit has limited functions and only works for 24 hours. And that’s why I called the suit Rubber Rocket Doll suit.
Anne will get the new suit as soon as the testing is finished and the suit is available. And I assume that we might have more than one Rocket Rubber Doll soon*winks*.

May 20th: slave sut cecy dancing at club DeLust

After Renie and Anne had left slave Flo and I met slave slut cecy and Angelique at home and we had a round of Skipee (I won it). slave Flo went to bed and I took slave slut cecy and Angelique to club DeLust. slut cecy did dance for us and the other guests. I was in a very generous mood and granted an RL orgasm as a present for slut’s 2nd collaring anniversary.

May 20th: Diomita and Angelique

Angelique and I chatted and cuddled for one hour at club DeLust and I made some plans for her. Before we went to bed I selected some plastic panties for her to wear.

link to the original post
https://themaurers.me/2018/05/29/diary-2018-87-may-20th-rubber-rocket-doll/

Enjoying Bondage May 2023 – Maurer family at Psi’s realm

27 May 2023 Leave a comment

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For this month “Enjoying Bondage” picture, I created once again a group collage. The base for the collage is a picture showing me and slave Kari (KariFinnagan) at Psi’s realm. I kept slave Kari exposed there for a couple of days, I added slave Alessi, slave Holly on the left side. slave Julia (devotiana) is our newest potential slave and placed next to slave Holly right in front of Flo. In May I also finally saw Kitty again and she got her place in the May picture. To my right is slave rene. rene had asked me about the May slave outfit, she got it for herself and sent a selfie. Actually I didn’t see her in the outfit, but she fits in very well, doesn’t she. slave rene is kneeling under slave Kari, who is the centerpiece of the May picture. Finally on the ourt right I added my sweet niece Angelique, who is watching the scene.

So here is the picture for May: (from left to right): slave Alessi, slave Holly, slave Julia, Flo, Kitty, Diomita, slave rene, slave Kari, Angelique

Diary 2023 (54) May 23rd – 25th 3 nights at club Domme a Domme

26 May 2023 Leave a comment

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Tuesday, May 23rd, I was inworld in the afternoon. I had a longer face to face conversation with someone very intersting, who I met 2 days before. After this conversation I went home. slave kari (KariFinnagan) was present and she had cleaned the house. I took her to club Domme a Domme until I had to tend to my RL again.
At night I first visited club Domme a Domme again. slave Lily (Lily Bloodrose) was there. I hadn’t seen her for quite a long time. She was a rubber doll, unable to talk in public, nicely tied up. When Flo came in-world I returned home to play a round of skipee with her. slave Lily did watch us and she was a nice table decoration. And she briught luck and many jokers to Flo who won both of the two games we played.
Afterwards I spent the rest of the night at club Domme a Domme again. It was a relaxed night. slave Holly and slave Alessi joined me. I have to return to everyday life and to enjoy!

May 23rd: Diomita at club Domme a Domme with slave kari, Flo, slave Lily, slave Lily and slave Alessi

Wednesday, May 24th, I was in-world in the morning and went to club Domme a Domme, which has become my living room latey. Zana was there and we had a short IM. Julia (devotiana) was also there and we spent quite some time together. She is a very willing sub and seeks slavery. When I left her to tend to my RL I locked her Vixen collar with a timer and I gave her the assignment to get the May slave outfit. Obviously I forgot to take a picture that morning.
I returned in the afternoon and had a longer conversation with someone, who might come closer to me … we will see about that but it is too early to write anything in here.
And finally I had a family night, played two round of skipee with Flo and locked slave Julia (devotiana) properly. I tool Flo and slave Julia to club Domme a Domme where slave Holly and slave Alessi joined me later …. in the end it was just me and slave Alessi. It was a relaxed night.

May 24th: Diomita at club Domme a Domme with Flo, slave Julia, slave Holly and slave Alessi

Thursday, May 25th, I was online in the morning and spent about half an hour at club Domme a Domme before I returned into my RL. Kitty had sent an offline IM to me. She does have fun and is causing some mischief – good girl *winks*

“Just a quick word from Kitty: Not really much to report. The usual shenanigans, moving idling avatars to permanent parking locations, teasing puddles every day, and roaming about SL to find new, interesting people and experiences. On that note, Kitty spend the weekend training maids and slaves as the executive assistant of a company boss that deals in … who guess it: slave trade. Was a lot of fun. Only that by Monday, no more maids and slaves showed up at Kitty’s class room. Kitty also ran into Poppy from Poppy’s Hangout (a transformation sim). She shared that her latest creation was a mono-heel. Basically, a single boot for both feet with one heel. It comes with a tight skirt and looks great when combined with a corset. She gave Kitty a copy and Kitty thought you might consider it for one of the future monthly outfilts. It can be locked and works pretty well though there are still some minor bugs here and there. That’s about it for the news. Oh, right, and a lot of people seem to be interested in Kitty’s nipple rings and the sign that hangs from it.”

Thank you Kitty!

I had another relaxed night, I had slave Julia (devotiana) at my feet at club Domme a Domme. She’s doing quite well so far. Then I took her home with me and I played one round of skipee with Flo. Angelique met us at the card table. After the game we returned to club Domme a Domme and spent quite some time there. It was full and quite entertaining there. slave Alessi and slave Holly joined us later. And in the end maid Monique (MoniqueDefoe) was with us and she cared that I got a glass of wine, good maid!

May 25th: Diomita at club Domme a Domme with Angelique, Flo, slave Julia, slave Holly, slave Alessi and maid Monique

Diar 2023 (53) May 20th – 22nd Hurt

23 May 2023 Leave a comment

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My Saturday was comparably quiet during the day. I was inworld in the morning and visited a new exhibition, “Uncolored Journy” by Awesome Fallen, at NvaOwl (read here). I wrote the report about my visit idling at home, I went off, I returned idling at home and doing stuff in RL and I did quite some simhopping. Nothing happened, my RL was way more exciting *winks*.
Hence just 2 pictures from this day … and I didn’t noticed that Flo’s arms peeked out of her armbinder, at least I didn’t notice early enough.

May 20th: Diomita at club Domme a Domme and at Lochme with Flo

Sunday, May 21st, I spent again quite some time inworld. I was on and off. I didn’t feel well in RL, tried to take a nap, went on again, tried again taking a nap. Eventually I had a 2 hour nap in the later afternoon. At night I played 2 rounds of skipee with Flo. It was just not my day nor my weekend. I also suffered from the breakup with Zana. Anyway during the day and at night I spent quite some time at club Domme a Domme. I had maid Monique, slave Alessi, Flo, slave Holly, Cherry, Domina Ansar and sapphire (littleshy97) around me at different times.

May 21st: Diomita at club Domme a Domme with Monique, slave Alessi, Flo, Cherry, Domina Ansar and sapphire (littleshy97)

Monday, May 22nd, I was inworld in the morning and went to club Domme a Domme. Zana was there and she was attracting all attention to her as she usually does. It hurt. As I had to do other things in my RL, I left quite quickly.
I had a very relaxed night at club Domme a Domme. I had Julia (devotiana), Cherry, a girl named Angel, maid Monique (MoniqueDefoe) and slave Alessi around. There was always at least a bit main chat going on and I listened to the radio station played at the club. A very calming night, I admit.

May 22nd: Diomita at club Domme a Domme with Julia, Angel, Cherry, maid Monique and slave Alessi

Art in Second Life 2023 (28) Uncolored Journey by Awesome Fallen @ NovaOwl Community Center

21 May 2023 1 Comment

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Owl Dragonash invited me to visit the newest exhibition at the NovaOwl Community Center named “Uncolored Journey”. The exhibition is by Awesome Fallen und consists of 10 pictures. Owl sent me a folder with a description written by Awesome and a poster. The poster summarizes the exhibition nicely as all showcased pictures are in black and white – uncoloured. The post shows how the colour is seemingly pulled out of a picture.

Uncolored Journey by Awesome Fallen @ NovaOwl Community Center – Exhibition poster / the gallery wing at the NovaOwl Community Center

The 10 pictures show a girl holding a ballon who is exploring and discovering the world. Awesome wrote a short story about the girl, but of course every spectator can make up their own story about this girl:
“Once upon a time there was a naive being who enjoyed wondering and wandering the metaverse…………. everyday she went a little further, confident, enchanted with the no boundaries world, entering the unknown, unaware of danger………. in her pixelrides traveled many whereabouts and villages always following soulless paths………. but sooner rather than later arrived, unexpectedly, to the feelings meadow where this little being met a seasoned sorcerer who blinded her eyes, tore out her heart, and then by dint of tears erased her words………… after months imprisoned in his spells, she was left to fend for herself in the sea of emotions………. adrift, helplessly, she had to smother the sorrow with lights and colors, and reckon with images……..“

Impressions of “Uncolored Journey” by Awesome Fallen @ NovaOwl Community Center (1)

For me personally the pictures aren’t that dark. Being monochrome makes them look vintage. Yes, the girl, which we always see just from behind, is wondering around, is exploring the world, be it a real world or a virtual world. But I don’t see her heart being torn out or her words erased. For me she looks just curious and maybe surprised by what the world has to offer.
I like the 10 pictures that build up a storyline. They are artfully reduced to focus on what the girl sees and they are processed and look like etching.

I came across Awesome Fallen in January 2021 the first time when I visited “Mind the Gap” at Itakos Project and Art Gallery (read here).
Awesome Fallen is in SL since 2010, yet the profile does not give away much: “…… just another wave in the ocean …….”. Awesome has a flickr page tough with a lot of followers and I can understand why. The pictures are intriguing, invite you to take a closer look and to comprehend what Awsome wants to express or to make up your own story to the picture.
In the folder I got from Owl is a bit more information. Firstly there’s a quite long list of former exhibitions by Awesome, and secondly Awesome did give away a bit more of herself: “RL or SL, it doesnt matter, I love telling and creating…….. photography, painting, modeling, writing, glass lampwork, since ever addict to any artistic expression ……. First in RL, and later in SL when I discovered that offers unlimited options to create and to tell …….. studied but also self-taught …… I don’t know if I’m an artist or if I even could call myself that……….. I just know that strong emotions fire up my inspiration …. telling with colors, painting the silence…..
Endlessly grateful to the ones who allow me to share my work and to those who take the time to observe it“

Impressions of “Uncolored Journey” by Awesome Fallen @ NovaOwl Community Center (2)

The NovaOwl Community Center and Gallery and the NovaOwl Sky Gallery is owned by Uli Jansma, Owl (Owl Dragonash) is the general manager. NovaOwl is an international community on the mainland continent of Corsica. NovaOwl is located on Novatron. It is a meeting place where events take place regularly. Thank you Uli and Owl for providing the space for the art and for enabling the exhibition “Uncolored Journey” by Awesome Fallen. I enjoyed my visit.
“Uncolored Journey” by Awesome Fallen shall stay open through June.

Landmark to NovaOwl Commuity Center – Gallery & Club and to the exhibition Uncolored Journey by Awesome Fallen
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Novatron/131/102/23
Landmark to NovaOwl Sky Gallery – current installation “Memento Vivere” by Selen (read here)
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Novatron/122/39/2001
Awesome Fallen’s flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/awesomefallen/

Diary 2023 (52) May 18th/19th Endangered species day

20 May 2023 Leave a comment

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Thursday, May 18th, I spent quite some time in Second Life but was also doing something else in RL. Nothing really to report besides some chats, some nicer, some annoying *winks*.
One chat was outstanding and flattered me a lot, though also amused me …

XX: you’re a legend….happy to meet you
Diomita: am I?
XX: yes, you were around a long time
Diomita: that’s true
XX: You have a reputation as a ruthless domme
Diomita: and I am not ruthless …. I care way too much
XX smiles
Diomita: but thank you …. which domme wouldn’t want to have the reputation of being ruthless

In the afternoon slave Kari was inworld and she greeted me properly. Her skills are improving. I took her to Lochme with me. She got a tinkler from me the day before and it happened that afternoon that she had to pee. Luckily we weren’t inside so I could lead the slave a bit aside and on the grass for peeing. I had to leave to tend to my RL and tried to teleport slave kari home, but that failed. And trying a relog ended in slave kari not returning.
When I came back in the early evening, Flo was playing skipee already and we played 2 rounds together. slave kari returned and this time the teleport worked properly. I took a break to have dinner.

May 18th: Diomita and slave Kari at home and at Lochme

When I returned Flo was still or again playing skipee. And slave Kari was standing by the table. Flo and I played another game, then I took Flo and slave Kari to club Domme a Domme. Zana joined us there for a while and as usual she livened up the club. We had fun once again. After that it was a coming and going, more going …. Zana left, I brought slave Kari home, slave Holly joined us as well as slave Alessi, Flo left at flotime, then I brought slave Holly home and eventually just me and slave Alessi were left over.

May 18th – a night at club Domme a Domme: Diomita with Zana, Flo, slave Holly, slave Alessi and Flo

After I had to end my relation with Zana on May 9th, we stayed in touch. We talked but there’s no future for us. It hurts. I don’t want to overload this blog with negative feelings, so let’s get back to more enjoyable things like the Friday night party. Holly had proposed the thene for it:
“It is Friday once again and we’re having our party to celebrate the start into our weekend. Today it is ‘endangered species day’. True Dommes are becoming rare as well as true subs. Wear your best Domme or sub outfit and boost the population – or come as you are (even naked). DJ Virgo is spinning the tunes for us.”
Frustration is best overcomed with fun an dancing and good music.

May 18th – Friday night party: Diomita, Angelique, slave Holly, Flo, slave Alessi, Cherry (elenaslv Serenity), Ebony Massey, Sarah Fhang (upper row)m Della Randt, Starbright Wingtips, Beauty (sleepingbeauty Enchantment), JanaBrookie, Dely (krysbia), Baroness Capelo, Claven Albatros, Erika (ErikyYoung), Morgie Darkstone, Shy (shahniyah), Virgo Babii (lower row)

Diary 2023 (51) May 16th/17th Within the family

19 May 2023 Leave a comment

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Tuesday, May 16th, I found a message from Holly in my inbox. She reported that she met Kitty in the morning and she made a picture of it.
With regard to SL my day was lazy. I was inworld several time, saw Zana at club Domme a Domme in the morning, played one round of skipee with Flo in the later afternoon and had some chats here and there but nothing to report.
My night began as usual with playing cards with Flo. By the end of our 3rd round, I lost my internet connection and when I returned Flo had reshuffled the cards and pretended she had won *winks*. I went to club DeLust with Flo and slave Alessi joined us there soon later. We didn’t stay long though and walked over to club Domme a Domme because there’s often a bit more main chat and entertainment. slave Holly joined us there. We stayed at club Domme a Domme for the rest of the night….

May 16th: slave Holly and Kitty at home / Diomita at club DeLust and at club Domme a Domme with Flo, slave Holly and slave Alessi

When I came inworld Wednesday night, May 17th, Zana was already inworld. It was early for her but she also had to leave 5 minutes later. slave Kari was also present and I went seeing her at Psi’s realm. While it was comparably quiet before the room filled quickly and slave Kari drew quite some attention on her. One of the guests had a puppy which was very interesting in sniffing at slave Kari’s crotch and the leftovers of her puddles.

May 17th: Diomita at Psi’s realm with slave Kari and a puppy

It became fuller and fuller, even Cherry came by. In the end there was a real crowd around slave Kari. She must have enjoyed that to the fullest! A lot of teasing, a lot of humiliation.

May 17th: Diomita at Psi’s realm with slave kari, a puppy and a watching crowd

Flo had come inworld again and after one week at Psi’s I unlocked slave Kari’s chains and took her home with me. But Flo had already left again. slave Holly came inworld … and slave Kari had to leave. Sometimes it is this way *winks’.
I had time to talk with slave Holly and I took the opportunity. Later we went to club Domme a Domme where we spent the rest of the night. slave Red (newlifeloading) and slave Alessi joined us there.

May 17th: Diomita at home and at club Domme a Domme with slave Holly, slave Alessi and slave Red (newlifeloading)

And that’s it for these 2 days.

Art in Second Life 2023 (27) Nothing is real: Portraits of Non-Existing Women by Madoka Kawabata

18 May 2023 Leave a comment

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Madoka Kawabata invited me to visit her new exhibition at the Kiku Art Gallery.
Madoka Kawabata is a friend of mine, not very close but we talk every once in a while, had one short play together as far as I remember and we’re both watching each other at deviant Art. Hence I know a bit of her art. Most of her pictures are taken inworld and are a bit processed. She loves gloomy scenes and a retro or vintage look for her pictures.
Last year in March I saw her very first exhibition in Second Life at Michiel Bechir Gallery (read here).

Madoka Kawabata’s exhibition at Kiku Art Gallery is named “Nothing is real: Portraits of Non-Existing Women”

The roughly 20 pictures are exhibited in a seperate building. Each of them is titled. They are not very large. You should step or cam close into them to see the details. As the name implies the exhibition focuses of portraits of women. None of them exist in real life but they look very real.
Madoka wrote in the accompaying notecard: “As I began experimenting with AI digital art, Midjourney in particular, last year, I decided to mix the portraits approximately half and half between Second Life and those created by Midjourney. Although Midjourney can use a photograph as one of its inputs, I think that most of those in this show are purely based on word input.“

Impressions of “Nothing is real: Portraits of Non-Existing Women” by Madoka Kawabata at Kiku Art Gallery (1)

The result is amazing! These pictures look so damned real – and vintage of course as it is Madoka’s style. You wouldn’t think that these pictures are fake, if you wouldn’t know better. And some of the pictures clearly also express Madoka’s wit.

Madoka Kawataba’s Second Life began already in 2005. All along she took photos, but it was only about 4 years ago that she finally began spending more time and effort on SL photography as the graphics and quality of the visuals got better: “This coincided with an increased in interest in RL photography, especially with vintage film cameras. It’s a very different experience taking pictures with a 1950’s era mechanical film camera. But the experience in SL and RL helped my photographic abilities in both places!”
Madoka has an account on flickr and you can find her on deviant Art.

Impressions of “Nothing is real: Portraits of Non-Existing Women” by Madoka Kawabata at Kiku Art Gallery (2)

Many thanks to Suzanne (suzanne Logan) and Rafael (rafaelnightshade) for enabling this exhibition at Kiku Art Gallery. And many thanks to Madoka for these outstanding virtual reality pictures. I was impressed and can only recommend a visit. The exhibition shall be available until June 30th.

Landmark to Kiku Gallery and Madoka Kawabata’s exhibition
“Nothing is real: Portraits of Non-Existing Women”
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Amatsu%20Shima/44/38/22
Madoka Kawabata’s flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/madokakawabata/
Madoka Kawabata on deviant Art
https://www.deviantart.com/madokakawabata

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