Art in Second Life 2023 (12) Happy place by Cica Ghost

14 Feb 2023 Leave a comment

by diomitamaurer in Art in Second Life Tags: , ,

When I got the invitation to “Happy place by Cica Ghost” I was prevented from going there right away. But I looked forward to visiting it. The name itself did catch my eye, in particular as I know Cica’s art. And I was not disappointed!

Before you enter you’re asked to “use shared environment” as the windlight settings belong to Cica Ghost’s art. You should also have advanced lighting turned on and switch shadows from sub/moon and projectors on.

“Happy place” by Cica Ghost is exactly what the name promises, a happy place. You see a lot of green, flowers and trees, steep hills with flat tops, green meadows and a dark sky with yellow to orange glowing clouds. The landing itself is on a flat top of a hill. Walking down you are welcomed by elephants, of course elephants with big cica eyes and the eyes seem to follow you, so as if the elphants wanted to see who is entering the happy place.
I saw a washing line between two trees with drying clothes and a happy little monster. Right at one tree holding the washing line I discovered a cat. Cica often places a cat into her installations. I imagine, she is doing that for me.

Impressions of “Happy place” by Cica Ghost (1)

In the back part of “Happy place” are quite some of the steep hills with the flat top. There are houses – of course houses in “Cica-style” – on the flat tops, You can walk up the hills using ladders. You can sit in front of the houses, if there’s a bench and you can watch the scenery from up there. Perhaps you see a balloon cruising over the place. Hoovering over objects will tell you, where you can “sit”. The ballon is one of these opportunities. Once you’re in the gondola, you can dance while cruising over the place.

Impressions of “Happy place” by Cica Ghost (2)

There are new and old companions at “Happy place” by Cica Ghost. The new ones are little harmless and happy monsters and you can buy them directly in the installation. FInd the cave with the vendor boards.
But there are not only new companions, you will find also old acquaintances, like the girl and the cow or the two birds .. or the sheep that build a circle on another flat top, where you could dance surrounded by them. Cica also placed some furniture in her installation, little islands of peace where you can sit down and enjoy as if your were in your living room!

Impressions of “Happy place” by Cica Ghost (3)

I noticed that you can sit on the elephants and I had fun tickling their trunks. I’m sure there’s way more to discover!
It is just a happy place.

Cica also provided a quote again. You find it in the landmark description: “If there ever comes a day, when we can’t be together, keep me in your heart, I’ll stay there forever.” It is not the first quote from Winnie the Pooh, that Cica used for her places. And again the quote is very fitting to her artwork.

Impressions of “Happy place” by Cica Ghost (4)

To no surprise Cica succeeded once again making me smile and thus she allowed me to escape from everyday life for a bit. Thank you for another great (and happy!) installation, Cica!

Don’t wait too long with your visit to “Happy place“, you never know how long it may stay – it is a temporary world.

Landmark to “Happy place” by Cica Ghost
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mysterious/67/68/26
Cica Ghost’s shop on the marketplace
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/98471
Cica Ghost’s flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/64860898@N05/

Art in Second Life 2023 (4) Scribbled by Cica Ghost

19 Jan 2023 Leave a comment

by diomitamaurer in Art in Second Life Tags: , ,

Thursday, January 12th, Cica Ghost opened her newest installation: “Scribbled“. I visited comparably late on Tuesday, January 17th, as I had a short time-out of Second Life. Hence you might have to hurry up a bit with your own visit as Cica’s installations are often only a few weeks available.

 

Cica provided a thought for “Scribbled” with the landmark: “Every day is a new day”. This thought is very fitting when you know Cica’s art. You could interpret it as “Every day is a day to try out something new”. And “Scribbled” is different compared with Cica’s other installations, nonetheless you recognize the Cica and her style immediately.

As usual with Cica’s installation you shall use shared environment. You will get reminded upon landing. You should also set advanced lighting and activate shadows from sun/moon and projectors. The environment settings are part of Cica’s art – and important to experience “Scribbled” the way Cica intended.

Impressions of “Scribbled” by Cica Ghost (1)

From the beginning I had the impression to walk through a drawing. There’s no landscape, no colour, just a white paper and scribbled trees, paths, flowers, houses. I admit that it did confuse me at first. I began to walk along the paths and the longer I walked through the drawing, the more I noticed details and began to like it a lot.

Impressions of “Scribbled” by Cica Ghost (2)

Perhaps I liked in particular as I discovered the cat, that Cica added to “Scribbled“, right when I began exploring. The cat is kind of a running gag between Cica and me. I always look out for it and am happy when I find it!

In “Scribbled” you find a lot of old companions af Cica’s former installations, not coloured and in 3D but in black and white, scribbled counterparts. There’re monsters, elephants, snails, sheep, worms, deers, cows and butterflies to name just a few.

Impressions of “Scribbled” by Cica Ghost (3)

And all these companions made me smile remembering the former installations. Seeing the world with the eyes of children, discovering something new every day, being open for new experiences, being positive is what I interpret into Cica’s art. And walking through a drawing and recognizing all these Cica elements was this new experience for me.

Impressions of “Scribbled” by Cica Ghost (4)

Of course you can dance and sit as well as in all of Cica’s installations. It felt strange to sit on a scribbled chair – but it works. And in the drawing I was the only coloured being!
There is no shop at “Scribbled” but you can buy some of the scribbled companions, or even the frame with the two chairs to sit on. When you hoover with your mouse over the objects, you can see the “buy” symbol.

I am pretty sure, that you notice something new every time you visit “Scribbled“. It is full of details, that you might not see at first. Just look into the sky and see the scribbled clouds and the sun!

Impressions of “Scribbled” by Cica Ghost (5) – lower right shows Cica and Diomita

“Scribbled” was a new experience for me. I saw Cica’s world from another perspective. Cica succeeded in creating something new – for her herself and for the visitors. And Cica once again made me smile and allowed me to escape from everyday life for a bit. Thank you for another great installation, Cica!

As mentioned at the beginning, don’t wait to long with your visit to “Scribbled“, you never know how long it may stay – it is a temporary world.

Landmark to “Scribbled” by Cica Ghost
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mysterious/76/159/25
Cica Ghost’s shop on the marketplace
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/98471
Cica Ghost’s flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/64860898@N05/

Art in Sceond Life 2022 (101) Trolland by Cica Ghost

12 Dec 2022 Leave a comment

by diomitamaurer in Art in Second Life Tags: , ,

Saturday, December 10th, Cica Ghost opened her newest installation: “Trolland“.

This time Cica doesn’t provide a thought with her installation, instead she explains what a troll is: “A troll is a class of being in Germanic mythology and Scandinavian folklore. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated rocks, mountains, or caves, live together in small family units, and are rarely helpful to human beings.”

Impressions of “Trolland” by Cica Chost (1) – around the landing point

As usual with Cica’s installation you shall use shared environment. You will get reminded upon landing. You should also set advanced lighting and activate shadows from sun/moon and projectors. The environment settings are part of Cica’s art. For “Trolland” she selected an dark and hazy sky with some clouds. It feels not really comfortable. The ground is rocky and the only plant growing are strange large mushrooms. Beside that, the trolls have built bizarre structures from the rocks. Some of the rocks are connected to the ground or between eachother with ropes.
Trolland consists of qutie some plateaus, some paths between them and quite deep gorges. Hence you have to be careful walking around. If you happen to end in a gorge, no worries in Second Life you can fly and flying is allowed at Trolland.

Impressions of “Trolland” by Cica Chost (2) – The two trolls

It took some for me time to find the 2 Trolls that stand together between some mushrooms and stone structures. On my way I found the first place to dance and I took quite some pictures of the bizarre structures, that the trolls have built.
Far away I saw something more lighting. I walked over there. It turned out to be the Trollstore. Cica sells the three trolls of the installtion for 500L each. They are artful beings!

Impressions of “Trolland” by Cica Chost (3) – Cica’s Troll Shop

The third troll is standing alone and cooking a mysterious soup like a druid. You can dance around the pot if your’re not scared. By the way, although the trolls look scary, they are harmless and I was simploring with a smile on my face, as always in Cica’s installations.

Impressions of “Trolland” by Cica Chost (4) – The druid troll

What else to report about “Trolland“? Of course you find places to sit. Just hoover with your mouse of places that seem to offer it and select a fitting pose. But there’s another extra: a Cica-Trollmobile. because of the steep and rocky land it is hard to drive around with it and I got stuck soon. I had fun with it nonetheless.

Impressions of “Trolland” by Cica Chost (5) – the Cica-Trollmobile

A visit to “Trolland” is a welcomed time-out from everyday life, a short trip to a fantasy mystery world. I enjoyed my visit to the trolls and their bizarre land.
Thank you for another great installation, Cica!
As always, don’t wait to long with your visit to “Trolland“, you never know how long it may stay – it is a temporary world.

Landmark to “Trolland” by Cica Ghost
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mysterious/236/163/24
Cica Ghost’s shop on the marketplace
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/98471
Cica Ghost’s flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/64860898@N05/

Art in Second Life 2022 (90) “Camels and chameleons” by Cica Ghost

08 Nov 2022 Leave a comment

by diomitamaurer in Art in Second Life Tags: , ,

Sunday, November 6th, Cica Ghost opened a new next installation: “Camels and chameleons“. The thought Cica provides with the landmark description is a quote from Dr. Suess: “Think and wonder, wonder and think..”

As usual with Cica’s installation you shall use shared environment. You will get reminded upon landing. You should also set advanced lighting and activate shadows from sun/moon and projectors. The environment settings are part of Cica’s art. For “Camels and chameleons” she selected an green sky with yellow clouds. It looks hot. The ground is meager, sometimes it shows a chess pattern.

Impressions of “Camels and chameleons” by Cica Ghost (1)

The vegetation is unique – mainly cactuses. Some of them have single blossoms. You also find palm trees and some pot plants. No surprise that the inhabitants are camels and chameleons. I searched the cat, but I didn’t find it. It was late when I visited. Maybe I missed it?
Of course there are places to dance and to sit, as usual in Cica’s installations.

Impressions of “Camels and chameleons” by Cica Ghost (2)

“Camels and chameleons” has a store where you can purchase not only camels and chameleons but also the cactuses. As they are really particular and detailed with blossoms and thorns I consider getting one for my homeplace. Cica has arranged a thicket of cactuses at some areas. They look great eve as a forest.

Impressions of “Camels and chameleons” by Cica Ghost (3)

There’s a lot to discover at “Camels and chameleons“. The camels and chameleons radiate calm and serenity, but at the same time they look curios at visitors. I smiled when I saw the pots of the cactuses that Cica had arranged in a seperate court – funny.
A visit to “Camels and chameleons” is a welcomed time-out from everyday life, a short trip to a fantasy world, seen with the curiousity of a child.

Impressions of “Camels and chameleons” by Cica Ghost (4)

Thank you for another great installation, Cica!
As always, don’t wait to long with your visit to “Camels and chameleons” , you never know how long it may stay – it is a temporary world.

Landmark to “Camels and chameleons” by Cica Ghost
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Epsilon/34/160/33
Cica Ghost’s shop on the marketplace
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/98471
Cica Ghost’s flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/64860898@N05/

Art in Second Life 2022 (83) “Pumpkins and things” by Cica Ghost

06 Oct 2022 Leave a comment

by diomitamaurer in Art in Second Life Tags: , ,

Monday, October 3rd, Cica Ghost opened her next installation, that fits to the upcoming Halloween season. She named it “Pumpkins and things“. The thought Cica provides with the landmark description is a quote from Edgar Allan Poe: “Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see.”

As usual with Cica’s installation you shall use shared environment. You will get reminded upon landing. You should also set advanced lighting and activate shadows from sun/moon and projectors. The environment settings are part of Cica’s art. For “Pumpkins and things” she selected an orange and glowing environment fitting to the seaon. The ground is also mostly orange. The “flowers” fit to the theme: Ghosts, spider sunflowers, spider nets and pumpkins in all forms. The island of “Pumpkins and things” has several hills and some ponds. The buildings are either “Cica-ish” or surprise, surprise pumpkins.

Impressions of “Pumpkins and things” by Cica Ghost (1)

What else? Monsters, ghosts, spiders, “wormans”, bats , an old man and a witch, an evil balloon, two “sipirt deers” and quite some new cats! I didn’t have to search a cat this time *winks*. There are several places to dance in this Halloween atmosphere. And of course there’s also a graveyard, which is guarded by a monster.

Impressions of “Pumpkins and things” by Cica Ghost (2)

Cica’s “Pumpkins and things” serves all common clichés about Halloween but in a funny way. There’s nothing really scary. The characters are peaceful and I did smile a lot seeing how Cica interpreted Halloween. Well done, Cica!

Impressions of “Pumpkins and things” by Cica Ghost (3)

I enjoyed the many cats, and the old man and the witch look fatanstic! I think that the “spirit deers”, that look more like trees and are an hint to the upcoming season, are just a very creative idea.
Cica has a store in a seperate pumpkin at “Pumpkins and things” where you can buy all the new characters including the new cats.

Impressions of “Pumpkins and things” by Cica Ghost (4)

Thank you for another great installation, Cica, it made me smile once again and distracted me. Visiting your installations is always a welcomed time-out where you can immerse yourself into another fantasy world – far way from everyday life – particular considering all the crisises in the world.
As always, don’t wait to long with your visit to “Pumpkins and things” , you never know how long it may stay – it is a temporary world. maybe Cica keeps it until Halloweem. I would appreciate that!

Landmark to “Pumpkins and things” by Cica Ghost
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Epsilon/120/192/25
Cica Ghost’s shop inworld
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Del%20Mondo/36/192/24
Cica Ghost’s shop on the marketplace
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/98471
Cica Ghost’s flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/64860898@N05/

Art in Second Life 2022 (81) “Pink fairytale” by Cica Ghost

15 Sep 2022 Leave a comment

by diomitamaurer in Art in Second Life Tags: , , ,

Monday, September 12th, Cica Ghost opened another new installation named “Pink fairytale“. The thought Cica provides with the landmark description is a quote from Philip Pullman: “Once upon a time lasts forever.”

As usual with Cica’s installation you shall use shared environment. You will get reminded upon landing. You should also set advanced lighting and activate shadows from sun/moon and projectors. The environment settings are part of Cica’s art. For “Pink fairytale” she selected a pink environment, actually all is in pink (surprise, surprise!). The ground is either sand with footprints and tracks or kind of a carpet with white stripes. There are many sunflower and flower fields, and groups of trees,almostsmall forest. The island of “Pink fairytale” is mostly flat with a few single hills from whichyou can overlook the scenery.

Impressions of “Pink fairytale” by Cica Ghost (1)

“Pink fairytale” is just this – a fairytale in pink. You can walk through this fairytale and explore it, you can sit down and watch (hoover with your mouse over benches and other objects) or you can dance (look out for the sign “Dance” and click it). Of course there are big animals again: ducks, elephants, pigs, a monkey, a cat, a horse and a stork. What’s missing to make it a fairytale – yes, a prince and a princess. And something is also in the underground. There are some tubes growing from the ground and soap bubbles are rising from the tubes.
This time there’s also a store again where your can purchase the different animals and the prince with his princess.

Impressions of “Pink fairytale” by Cica Ghost (2)

Cica’s “Pink fairytale” is a place where you can lose yourself in dreams. There are many details to discover. There’s a castle with a portcullis that opens when you step on a square in front of it. Inside you find a room …. and the pink cat. Thank you for providing a cat again, Cica! In front of the castle you find the princess surrounded by three ducks and a pink elephant. The pink pigs are close to an oversized cake. Well the cake is still out of reach for the pigs *winks*.

Impressions of “Pink fairytale” by Cica Ghost (3)

There’s another elephant not far away from the pigs. You can sit on it. If you look close you can see a small bug teasing the elephant’s trunk – or is the elephant trying to catch the bug, I don’t know. Anyway, if you zoom in close the bug is alos very “Cica-ish”.
The prince is sitting on his horse and watches observes what is going on in his realm from another hill.

Impressions of “Pink fairytale” by Cica Ghost (4)

As a little, funny extra Cica has invited her friend Eupalinos Ugajin to add something to “Pink fairytale“. Not far from where you land Eupalinos has installed a bar. There’s a sign “click the bar to get a drink”. I got many different things – but no drink! I got a “fembotulator”, a typewriter, a truck, a “dramaPodium”…..  all objects are to be worn and I tried them out. That was fun! (And I didn’t try out all objects. Thank you Eupalinos and Cica for this extra fun.

Impressions of “Pink fairytale” by Cica Ghost (5) –
Eupalinos Ugajin’s bar

Thank you for another great installation, Cica, it made me smile once again and distracted me. Visiting your installations is always a welcomed time-out where you can immerse yourself into another fantasy world – far way from everyday life.
As always, don’t wait to long with your visit to “Pink fairytale“, you never know how long it may stay – it is a temporary world. And Cica told me that she already began planning her next installation.

Landmark to Pink fairytale by Cica Ghost
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Epsilon/183/172/27
Cica Ghost’s shop inworld
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Del%20Mondo/36/192/24
Cica Ghost’s shop on the marketplace
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/98471
Cica Ghost’s flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/64860898@N05/

Diary 2022 (105) July 29th/30th Missing Mistress Jenny (4)

16 Aug 2022 Leave a comment

by diomitamaurer in Diary Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Friday, July 29th, I went inworld in the later morning to visit a gallery. The visit and writing about it did keep me busy in Second Life. Alessi was inworld and cleaning the house. We sat down shortly and talked. The support of our subs and slaves, our friends, does mean a lot for me these days.

In the afternoon I was back inworld and stayed a bit at club Domme a Domme. The day before I had removed my tag “Jenny’s Ehesklavin” and I had removed slappers and cuffs. I’m not up to sub to anyone. I met Dely at the club and as she teased me about Jenny, I answered quite harshly. She didn’t mean it at all, as opposed to she’s very supportive as all others are. We hugged, then I went seeing Flo who was at home playing skipee. Flo had some time that day, hence I took her to DHB where I got her a tape dress. Mistress and I had selected that dress for August a few days before she was missing. We returned home and played two rounds of skipee. We were almost done and I had to leave to tend to my RL when Angelique showed up, just to hug me. Thank you all!

At night I was inworld early. I had got a message form Cica Ghost who had opened another sim. And I went there right away as I thought it might distract me – and it did. When I returned after writing my report, Flo was present playing skipee. We chatted a bit. Flo told me that she had tried out her new tap dress from DHB. But she was not sure how to wear it correctly, so she would need some more time. Cherry said hello in IM and as I knew that she has the tape dress, I asked her and with her help Flo could wear it correctly.
Angelique, Alessi and Ebony had joined us in the meanwhile. We all went to club DeLust and watched the silent crowd, chatted amoung us and Flo tried to liven up the silence. Ebony volunteered to dance for us and the other guests, so that we all had some entertainment. After Flo and Angelique had left for bed, slave Sakura joined us at club DeLust. Unfortunately Ebony had several crashes.

July 29th: Diomita with Alessi at home / Diomita, Angelique, Flo, Ebony, slave Alessi and slave Sakura at club DeLust

It became quiet at club DeLust and as it was Friday night I took slave Alessi and slave Sakura to Carnal Intention where they had a fetish party that night. So we had a little bit of Friday night party feeling.

July 29th: Diomita at Carnal Fetish party with slave Alessi and slave Sakura

Saturday, July 30th, I was online twice. In the morning I was at club Domme a Domme for about 20 minutes. But I was really no good company. I left again and distracted myself with RL. I returned in the late afternoon and changed for our party .. and logged off again.
We had postponed the Friday night party to Saturday: “Friday night party on a Saturday …. And Sunday is the final England vs. Germany and Monday is Switzerlands National Day. So either dress in the colours of England and the Swiss (red and white) … or come as you are (even naked). DJ Virgo is spinning the Saturday tunes for us.”
I was running late myself, I had fallen asleep after a tour with my bicycle. But I was not too late. Flo and Virgo were present when I came inworld again, and soon after the dancefloor filled more and more. It was good to see all and helped me to keep going. The party is part of our weekends.

July 30th – Friday night party on a Saturday: Flo, Diomita, slave Alessi, Broness Capelo, Domina Ansar, Cherry (Elenaslv Serenity), Sapphire (littleshy97), Dely (krysbia) (upper row), Della Randt, Starbright Wingtips, Tuski Takeda, Jayson Dakota, Claven Albatros, Laura (laura00175), slave Sakura (SakuraMatsumoto), Virgo Babii (lower row)

I was missing Jenny terribly.

Art in Second Life 2022 (70) “Dinosaurs and coconuts” by Cica Ghost

30 Jul 2022 Leave a comment

by diomitamaurer in Art in Second Life Tags: , ,

Friday, July 29th, Cica Ghost opened another new installation named “Dinosaurs and coconuts“. The thought Cica provides with the landmark description is a quote from Dalai Lama: “Once a year, go somewhere you have never been before.”

 

As usual with Cica’s installation you shall use shared environment. You will get reminded upon landing. I also set advanced lighting and activated shadows from sun/moon and projectors. The environment settings are part of Cica’s art. For “Dinosaurs and coconuts” she selected a green-brown-yellow hazy environment and a light blue sky. The ground is either sand, grass or made of tree trunks. I recommend to also turn ambient sound on.

Impressions of “Dinosaurs and coconuts” by Cica Ghost (1) – at the landing

After her last installation “Somewhere” (read here) Cica returned to creating a happy place again. With that title I had assumed it. What’s it about? Yes, it is about dinosaurs and coconuts. The dinosaurs live and a group of smaller islands, that are connected by bridges. You can walk over these bridges easily. There are different buildings, all in the typical Cica style. Most are buildings are on poles so that they are high enough and no coconut falls on them, others are on wheels.

Impressions of “Dinosaurs and coconuts” by Cica Ghost (2) – Dio dancing (lower left) and on the seesaw (lower right)

If you have visited one of Cica’s installations before you know that she offers places to sit, places to dance (there’s a sign “dance”) and places to have fun. Simply hoover with your mouse over objects to find this fun. I sat down on a seesaw, I danced and I tried out several seats.

Impressions of “Dinosaurs and coconuts” by Cica Ghost (3)

What is different this time is that Cica didn’t have to make her animals outstanding tall, dinosaurs were quite tall and impressive beings. This time the human avatar is comparably small because the animal were that tall! They ate plants and Cica’s dinosaurs are peaceful beings. They follow you with their yes, but they stay were they are.

Then there is the noise of falling coconuts. The cocnut trees are tall and the falling coconuts are quite big. You wouldn’t want them falling on your head – jesus. And luckily the cocnuts vanish after falling on the ground, otherwise the island would be filled with coconuts very quickly. I looked out for Cica’s cat as she often hides one (for me?). Cica was present during my visit and she told me that I don’t have to search a cat as she didn’t rezz one this time.

Impressions of “Dinosaurs and coconuts” by Cica Ghost (4) – Dio and Cica (lower left)

This time Cica also placed a shop on her sim again where you can buy all the different dinosaurs if you want one for your garden in Second Life. It is fun to explore Cica’s “Dinosaurs and coconuts“, to see the different dinosaurs, to watch them, to walk around them. It is fun to dance or sit and to let your thoughts wander. It is fun to be in another world, at a place that is new, particular, and also some two hundred something million of years gone – “Once a year, go somewhere you have never been before.”

Impressions of “Dinosaurs and coconuts” by Cica Ghost (5)

Thank you for another great installation, Cica, it made me smile once again and distracted me. I was somewhere else. As always, don’t wait to long with your visit to “Dinosaurs and coconuts“, you never know how long it may stay – it is a temporary world.

Landmark to “Dinosaurs and coconuts” by Cica Ghost
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Reflections/131/135/27
Cica Ghost’s shop inworld
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Del%20Mondo/36/192/24
Cica Ghost’s shop on the marketplace
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/98471
Cica Ghost’s flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/64860898@N05/

Art in Second Life 2022 (62) Somewhere by Cica Ghost

09 Jul 2022 Leave a comment

by diomitamaurer in Art in Second Life Tags: , ,

Wednesday, July 6th, Cica Ghost opened a new installation named “Somewhere“. The thought Cica provides with the landmark description is a quote taken from Winnie the Pooh: “I am not lost, for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.“

As usual with Cica’s installation you shall use shared environment, set advanced lighting and activate shadows from sun/moon and projectors. The environment settings are part of Cica’s art. For “Somewhere” she selected a very hazy environment wiht a gloomy sky. Of course I zoomed out again to get an overriew of “Somewhere” but that made no sense as you don’t see much even with another environment setting. Enough of technical foreword.

Impressions of “Somewhere” by Cica Ghost (1)

Usually Cica builds happy places, that make you smile. “Somewhere” doesn’t belong into this category. The ground is dried out, the grass is dried out, the trees are just skeletons, even the flowers are dried out and the sunflowers don’t glow yellow. I looked around at the landing point and saw a house in the fog quite close by and i went there. Acutally this spot might be the most busy place on the whole installation. On my way to it a came long a wodden trailer and a (dried out?) water well. The house itself was empty. Next to it is one of the two benches at “Somewhere” (at least I saw only two). A man sits in one of the dead trees next to the house and plays flute.
What made me smile was the cat in front of the house (thank you, Cica).

I walked around looking out for other attractions, for animals or flowers or houses or people. There are 2 more (empty) houses and you find a few animals, storks and one deer. Beside that “Somewhere” offers only bare trees, dried flowers and grass, some old fences. The ponds are also almost dried out.

Impressions of “Somewhere” by Cica Ghost (2)

There’s also no in-world store this time. You can purchase the houses, the storks and the deer in the sim itself.

“I am not lost, for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.” is quite a fitting qoute and as it is taken from Winnie the Pooh, it is the only reference to the happy world seen with the eyes of childres that we’re used to see in Cica’s installations. Cica might address the extreme heat and drought that we just experience in Nothern Italy, she might address the climate change or she might address all the other scaring crises in the world, including the war in Europe. I don’t know, it is in the eyes of the visitor.

I for my part prefer to see the small signs of hope, the surviving storks and the deer. Storks are also a symbol of life. “Somewhere” is a place that makes you think, in particular knowing Cica’s installations.

Impressions of “Somewhere” by Cica Ghost (3)

Thank you for another great installation, Cica, even though it is not made for making the visitor smile. As usual we don’t know how long “Somewhere” by Cica Ghost will stay open. It could be a week, it could be a month or even more.

Landmark to Somewhere by Cica Ghost
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Reflections/146/220/26
Cica Ghost’s shop inworld
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Del%20Mondo/36/192/24
Cica Ghost’s shop on the marketplace
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/98471
Cica Ghost’s flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/64860898@N05/

Art in Second Life 2022 (56) Coloured images by Cica Ghost

22 Jun 2022 Leave a comment

by diomitamaurer in Art in Second Life Tags: , ,

Monday, June 20th, Cica Ghost opened a new installation named “Coloured images“: “Sometimes all you need is a little splash of colour.“

As usual with Cica’s installation you shall use shared environment, set advanced lighting and activate shadows from sun/moon and projectors. The environment settings are part of Cica’s art. For “Coloured images” she selected a very dark, almost black, sky with yellow stars. Nonetheless it doesn’t feel cold at all. I zoomed out to get an overview and changed the environment so that I could make a bird-eye view picture.

“Coloured images” by Cica Ghost – bird-eye view

“Coloured images” is to no surprise a colourful place. It is a little town inhabited by Cicy-ish animals. You will find them not only as pictures on the walls but also as 3D-objects. And all of them are coloured. There are beings called “blue things”, there is a blue olifant, a donkey, there are several snails, bg and small spiders, worms, cows, fishes and quite some birds. The birds are very untypical for Cica – they are small!

There is a lot to discover. Cica offers places to sit as well as several places to dance. If you click the boxes “Dance” you can select an animation for your avatar. And dancing is fun!
The floor is either black with coloured dots or it is part of the buildings, that are coloured as well – of course. The little town has a lot of levels connected by stairs. You can walk of on rooftops, several of them are also occupied by animals – but they are all peacful *winks*

Instead of plants you find quite sureal bambus like sticks in different colours, most with rings of different colours. Some have blossoms. Around each corner, in the buildings, on the roofs you encounter Cica’s beings and – at least I – couldn’t stop smiling.

There are funny scenes at Cica’s “Coloured images” like the blue olifant who looks down at a little yellow bird. Or a huge worm winds its body from the floor upwards through windows and looks out from the 2nd floor.

The structure of the little town is quite complex and as you can climb and walk up to the roofs you get many different views. One big blue spider occupies a whole platform and watches the scenery. Another quite big red snail with a yellow house occupies another platform. You should try all the benches and chairs to sit to enjoy the colourful choatic and happy scenes. I did enjoy that!


“Coloured images” by Cica Ghost provides a happy environment, it is a place to wind down and to escape into lovely and artful other world, to stop thinking about what is going on in the world and to just enjoy, to see the beauty with the eyes of a child, to gather new energy.
I did look for the cat of course and Cica didn’t disappoint me. I found a blue cat straying on one of the roof. I sat down and enjoyed!

Thank you for another great installation, Cica. Thank you for providing fun and happiness and for the colours!
As usual we don’t know how long “Coloured images” by Cica Ghost will stay open. It could be a week, it could be a month or even more. I hope it stays open for a while so that I can return when I need a break, colours and a smile.

Landmark to “Coloured images” by Cica Ghos
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Reflections/138/172/27
Cica Ghost’s shop inworld
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Del%20Mondo/36/192/24
Cica Ghost’s shop on the marketplace
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/98471
Cica Ghost’s flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/64860898@N05/

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