It's almost a year now after I wrote my first article on this blog, and it was about legal and ethical art in SL. I still have to regularly point out to people to take down art that they sell without having the right to do so. These days, I only point that out if the art is mine or from one of the artists I work with, while I could easily point it out for so many other art that is being illegally sold in SL as well. But, to do the latter, would cost me a 24/7 job. So I only take care of the copyright of my own art and the ones from the artists I work with at the moment, asking others to please respect our Intellectual Property. Most of them do. And some are even glad I pointed it out to them, as they learned something from it, specially by reading that first article I wrote on this blog.
Others think of me as the bad person who is trying to spoil their fun. But I'm not the one spoiling anyone's fun - you are, if you sell art that is not yours to sell! Hey, there are rules to every game, and this game is called: COPYRIGHT. You can choose not to play by its rules, but that means, 'you' are the fun spoiler, and hurting the artists who you steal the art from. For those who did not get that so far, but are willing to try and do better in future, I will repeat the most part of my first article again. It's also meant for those who want to contribute to legal art in SL as a customer, because you can choose to only buy legal art, it's not that very hard to do. And it's a choice you make, one that makes you feel really good once you made it!
So here it is, once again:
As a gallery owner I feel I want to make a special statement to step up for ethical art in SL. There are a lot of gallery owners in SL who not only sell their own art, but also, or only, art from others. There seem to be a lot of misunderstandings about what art you can sell in SL legally and what not. To make those who sell art from others more aware of what is legal, I want to address two topics:
1. Art found on the World Wide Web
2. Art sent by someone else
About Art found on the World Wide Web:
People often mistake the World Wide Web for being 'the public domain'. It is not. If you find a wonderful image somewhere on the internet, and it does not say who the artist is, and it also does not say that it is copyrighted, then that does NOT mean that it is not copyrighted! So by taking that image and using it, you are taking the risk of infringing on the copyright of the creator/artist. Art only is for the use of the public domain if the site where you found the artwork explicitly says so. Usually only art from artists who have died longer than 70 years ago is released into the public domain. You can find more info about this topic at Wikipedia:
Click to go to Wikipedia about art in the public domain
Click to go to Wikipedia about image use policy in the public domain
An example of artwork that is released into the public domain you find here:
Click to see how the image of the Mona Lisa - by Leonardo da Vinci - is released into the public domain
About art sent by someone else:
We often tend to trust others when they tell us that the art is theirs or they would have the right to copy it, or the creator/artist is someone they know and would be oke with the use of the image. Be sure to verify if this is all true. People often believe themselves that they have the right to copy art of others, while they have not. They found it on the net and it did not say it was copyrighted, so that means they can do with it whatever they want and they can give it to you to use for your gallery, right? Wrong! Ask them who the artist of the image is. If they don't know who the artist is, then don't use it. If they do know who the artist is, then find the website of that artist and send him/her a message asking about the use of the image. ONLY use the image if you get a positive written answer from the artist that it is oke for you to exhibit it and sell it for Second Life use. If the artist does not allow you the use - and if he/she does not reply, then you're not allowed the use - then throw the image away and don't use it!
How you can Step Up for Ethical Art in SL:
1. As an art gallery owner:
Do not sell any art in SL that you don't have the written permission for from the original artist.
You sell the art legal, either if you sell it with the written permission of the artist, or if the art is officially released into the public domain - be very sure of that and check it!
You sell the art ethical if you credit the original artist. My advice is to always credit the artist, even if the art is released into the public domain, even if the artist is dead already 300 years, it's their art, so why would you not credit them for the wonderful work they made?
If you are not sure about some art you have in your gallery and want my advice, feel free to contact me. I also give business consults if you like to set up your own gallery and want to know how.
2. As a customer:
Do not buy any art in SL that does not credit the original artist. How do you know this? Does the name or description of the artwork say who the original artist is? If not, ask the gallery owner who it is. If they say they don't know, don't buy the art. If they say they do know, check if they have the written permission of the artist to sell it, and if they have not, then don't buy the art. Because if you do, then you take the risk of buying stolen art. You don't want that on your SL club or home wall, right? Right!
With any questions, IM Zena Zemlja.
Enjoy your Ethical Art in Second Life!
Zena Zemlja,
Owner of Art Galleries Body, Mind & Spirit,
Galleries for Ethical Art in Second Life.
zaterdag 25 september 2010
vrijdag 17 september 2010
New Art by Marcus Ranum in Le Chateau de Roissy
For all you fans of the wonderful art of Marcus Ranum, tomorrow the new art exhibit will open in Le Foyer du Chateau de Roissy. This exhibit is called 'Chateau de Roissy Collection' and it shows five new artworks from Marcus which he recently made. If you love his submission art, these ones will blow you away.
A little preview of what to expect - and a showcase of the dresscode at the chateau: we do like formal :)
I'm a fan of Marcus myself, I so love his artworks, and I am honored to be his Second Life Art Gallery Manager. Of course I will be there tomorrow at the openings reception to answer your questions. Join us for champagne and good company in the foyer of the Chateau at 1 PM SL time (that's 10 PM evening time for europe - 9 PM for UK).
Be sure to get your Ambrotype Gift, made exclusively for the visitors of the chateau. Wanna know more about this special kind of art? Touch the sign in the chateau and learn more about it, here's where to find it:
Teleport to Art Exhibit @ Le Foyer du Chateau de Roissy
Zena Zemlja,
Owner Art Galleries Body, Mind & Spirit.
A little preview of what to expect - and a showcase of the dresscode at the chateau: we do like formal :)
I'm a fan of Marcus myself, I so love his artworks, and I am honored to be his Second Life Art Gallery Manager. Of course I will be there tomorrow at the openings reception to answer your questions. Join us for champagne and good company in the foyer of the Chateau at 1 PM SL time (that's 10 PM evening time for europe - 9 PM for UK).
Be sure to get your Ambrotype Gift, made exclusively for the visitors of the chateau. Wanna know more about this special kind of art? Touch the sign in the chateau and learn more about it, here's where to find it:
Teleport to Art Exhibit @ Le Foyer du Chateau de Roissy
Zena Zemlja,
Owner Art Galleries Body, Mind & Spirit.
zaterdag 11 september 2010
September 11 tribute
In Mickie Mueller's Magickal Art Gallery, with her wonderful collection of wiccan paintings, you will also find an artwork in memory of that day with that terrible event that we all wished never would have happened.
Mickie Mueller about her artwork 'September 11 tribute':
"On Sept. 11 th we all watched in horror as three passenger planes hijacked by terrorists were crashed into the World Trade Center, and the Pentagon, a fourth crashing in the open in Pennsylvania. As I watched it felt like a hole in my heart, complete disbelief. Sometime during the day after the attacks, I had an inspiration. The next day I watched the services for the fallen Americans with many friends around me in the bar where I worked at the time. My friend Dawn brought a candle to light so that we could all be part of it. She and I talked about how we both wanted to do something to help, giving blood was a good thing, but we both felt the need to do something more as well. When I described the picture I had in my head, Dawn agreed to model for me. Her strong emotions about the loss that was felt by us all really came through, and this powerful piece was born.
She may be an angel or a winged Goddess, she is the feminine healing and nurturing Spirit. The eagle she cradles in her arms is injured, but not down for good, his head held high. As she sends divine healing energy to the eagle and the nation he represents, we see four feathers at her feet, symbolic of the four planes that went down. A tear streams down her face and her wings fold around in a protective motion, remeniscent of Isis healing Osiris.. This is my tribute in loving memory of the families, friends, and heros of this country. They are many."
The painting was sent today as a gift in the artgroup Body, Mind & Spirit, and is available for the special price of 99L, only today, in Mickie's Second Life Art Gallery, click for a teleport:
Mickie Mueller's Magickal Art Gallery Body, Mind & Spirit.
Mickie Mueller about her artwork 'September 11 tribute':
"On Sept. 11 th we all watched in horror as three passenger planes hijacked by terrorists were crashed into the World Trade Center, and the Pentagon, a fourth crashing in the open in Pennsylvania. As I watched it felt like a hole in my heart, complete disbelief. Sometime during the day after the attacks, I had an inspiration. The next day I watched the services for the fallen Americans with many friends around me in the bar where I worked at the time. My friend Dawn brought a candle to light so that we could all be part of it. She and I talked about how we both wanted to do something to help, giving blood was a good thing, but we both felt the need to do something more as well. When I described the picture I had in my head, Dawn agreed to model for me. Her strong emotions about the loss that was felt by us all really came through, and this powerful piece was born.
She may be an angel or a winged Goddess, she is the feminine healing and nurturing Spirit. The eagle she cradles in her arms is injured, but not down for good, his head held high. As she sends divine healing energy to the eagle and the nation he represents, we see four feathers at her feet, symbolic of the four planes that went down. A tear streams down her face and her wings fold around in a protective motion, remeniscent of Isis healing Osiris.. This is my tribute in loving memory of the families, friends, and heros of this country. They are many."
The painting was sent today as a gift in the artgroup Body, Mind & Spirit, and is available for the special price of 99L, only today, in Mickie's Second Life Art Gallery, click for a teleport:
Mickie Mueller's Magickal Art Gallery Body, Mind & Spirit.
dinsdag 24 augustus 2010
Zena Zemlja’s Poetry Art Galleries Body, Mind & Spirit - Part II.
Read here the second interview about Zena's Poetry Galleries, by LadySen Laval for the Pillowtalk, Poetry & Prose Magazine:
Zena and I began part II of the tour of her awesome facility in the Witches Poetry Art Gallery. Here she expresses her Wiccan ways. Zena explained: “I was born a witch. I know things from within, from past lives, and things my mom taught me, who is a natural born witch too. As a solo witch with an eclectic interest in other beliefs as well, I feel very much attracted by the official Wiccan ways and their writing, like the Wiccan Rede. Same time I noticed that the old Wiccan way describes often things with words I rather do not use. Like in Wicca the expression often is used: harm none. It’s an important Wiccan belief, but the word ‘harm’ itself is not a positive one. Therefore, in my poem ‘The Witches' Guide, which is kind of my short modern version of the Wiccan Rede, I say: ‘wish others the best’, and ‘send out nothing but the good’. I only used positive words to describe that basic Wiccan belief, because I believe in the energy and magic of positive words. I believe everything you put your energy in, grows. This goes for actions, and also for thoughts and words, so better use positive words. I illustrated ‘The Witches’ Guide’ with an image of the moon. I also did with the poem ‘To be a Witch’. The moon is very important for witches. We believe in a Goddess of the Moon and a big influence of the Moon on all of us who live on Earth.”
She continued: “Witches believe we are all One, which is what the poem ‘To be a Witch’ says.” She has a series inspired by Wiccan sayings like ‘blessed be’ and ‘so mote it be’, where she writes what those sayings mean to her. Each poem is displayed on different colors: “For the poem ‘blessed be’ I choose brown, a very earthly color, as this saying is very basic to a witch’s way of life. I chose green for ‘so mote it be’, the color of balance, it's about accepting the flow of life, which one only can do if one is balanced, otherwise we try to control things too much, but accepting what is and what comes is what we are supposed to do. Blue for the poem ‘Blessings of the Goddess’, blue is a heavenly color, opposite to earthly, purple for ‘Bright Blessings’, purple is a spiritual color, pink for ‘Merry Meet’, the soft color for universal love. Witches often greet each other saying ‘Merry Meet’ and when they part they say ‘Merry Part and Merry Meet again’.
Her longer poem ‘The Goddess Within’ is displayed on the second floor of the gallery: “Witches believe in a God and a Goddess. For most witches the Goddess has many faces, and every Goddess represents a different aspect. The poem is illustrated with a painting of Goddess Isis by Samuel Edelstein. Isis is a very important Goddess to me.”
We traveled next to the Mystic Poetry Art Gallery:”These are my mystic poems. People who visit this gallery tell me they are uplifting to them. I'm always glad to hear that.” The most positive one is ‘Believe’. It's one of the first poems I wrote in English (her first language is Dutch) and I need to repeat it for myself often, to keep believing. One time I was a bit depressed myself and a dear second life friend said to me: I will take you to your gallery to read your own poems. It’s funny to say, but it worked. The ‘Believe’ Poem is illustrated with a Waterfall photo by Marcus Ranum.
‘Love is letting go’ (originally written in her first language), was written to cope with the loss of her real life love. Three weeks after writing it, her dad died too. She read it at his funeral which helped her a lot. Other people told her it helped them as well. That is why she translated it in English for Second Life use. She has a monumental gallery for her dad on this sim, with his photo and this poem. It's her way to honor him. She calls it the ‘Better World Heroes Gallery’, because her dad was her hero. Other people can bring a picture of their hero there too and she will frame it for them. The image that illustrates the ‘Love is letting go’ poem is a photoshopped detail from the Sistine Chapel fresco 'The Creation of Adam' from Michelangelo Buonarroti. It's the only image used in her galleries that’s officially released into the public domain. All other illustrations are from living artists, used with their permission for illustrating her poems.
The third Poem: ‘The Road’ has been rewritten several times, the poem changes as her life changes. It is called ‘Your Road’ now. The photo that illustrates the Road poem is another photo by Marcus Ranum. On the second floor of the Mystic Poetry Art Gallery there are three more poems: ‘Sea of fire’, ‘It's time’ and ‘You are the other me’. For the first two poems she used photo's of Amor Fati, one of fire for the ‘Sea of Fire’ poem and the swan one for ‘It's time’. The last poem ‘You are the other me’ was made on a special request, as a wedding gift. She used several stock photo's, of a moon and dolphins, to make the image. ‘You are the other me’ has a double meaning to Zena: a romantic meaning, like with a wedding, but also an universal meaning, as she believes we all mirror each other, and the ones we love are often very strong mirrors.
Our final destination was the BDSM Poetry Art Gallery (BDSM stand for Bondage/Discipline, Domination/Submission, Sadism/Masochism - her definition upon asking for clarification). “It’s the general term used for having kinky sex or having a kinky relationship. What is kinky to one person, is not kinky to the other one, so, every relationship or role-play is defined by the two people who are in it. The basic rule is: do what you both like as long as it is Safe, Sane and Consensual (SSC). The relationships based on BDSM are often called D/s relationships; the D stands for Dominant, the s stands for sub(missive).
This first poem is a tribute to the book/movie Histoire d'O (Story of O). In this poem ‘The Story of O’ she talks about both sides of the coin of D/s, but especially about how submission sets one free. Her sub-alt is called Odilia (named O for a reason, smiles). When people are both sub and Dominant, they are often called switches, although the definition varies. Often only people who switch roles in the same relationship, call themselves switches. The poem ‘Desire’ is signed by Odilia Oldrich, Zena’s alt who is a sub, so it is written by her too. She states “When I login Odilia, I activate another energy of me, one that likes to follow, while my main account Zena logs in with energy of one who is a leader, the one in control.” Odilia wrote this poem for her Master and dedicated it to Him. The poem ‘Pure’ is written and dedicated to one of her current subs. Her next piece ‘Free’ is dedicated to her first second life sub, who was named FreeSpirit.
Three final pieces are to find on second floor of this gallery, first one is ‘Protect me, Break me, Make me Yours’, the shortest BDSM poem she has ever written, “inspired by a drawing of a woman with an expression in her face that says she wants something, longs for something, and same time is a bit scared to go there”. ‘Slavegirl’, was made especially for the Gorean people in second life. “Gor is different from traditional BDSM, but some things are similar - the dynamics in the relationship often are the same, but Gor has different protocol from BDSM. It's very personal what kind of kinky lifestyle one likes; no relationship is ever the same, as we all are different people.” The last artwork on second floor of this gallery is not a poem by Zena, but a quote from Marcus Ranum: “From a discussion about submission in email, I asked him if I could use it as a quote in my gallery, and he allowed me and of course it is illustrated with one of his wonderful submission photos.” Take a trip to Zena’s Galleries to find out exactly what Mr. Ranum had to say.
LadySen Laval
Teleport to Zena's Poetry Galleries:
Zena's Witches Poetry Art Gallery
Zena's Mystic Poetry Art Gallery
Zena's Sensual Mystic Poetry Art Gallery
Zena's BDSM Poetry Art Gallery
For the interview about Zena's Sensual Mystic Poetry, read the first interview here: Interview Zena's Sensual Mystic Poetry
Zena and I began part II of the tour of her awesome facility in the Witches Poetry Art Gallery. Here she expresses her Wiccan ways. Zena explained: “I was born a witch. I know things from within, from past lives, and things my mom taught me, who is a natural born witch too. As a solo witch with an eclectic interest in other beliefs as well, I feel very much attracted by the official Wiccan ways and their writing, like the Wiccan Rede. Same time I noticed that the old Wiccan way describes often things with words I rather do not use. Like in Wicca the expression often is used: harm none. It’s an important Wiccan belief, but the word ‘harm’ itself is not a positive one. Therefore, in my poem ‘The Witches' Guide, which is kind of my short modern version of the Wiccan Rede, I say: ‘wish others the best’, and ‘send out nothing but the good’. I only used positive words to describe that basic Wiccan belief, because I believe in the energy and magic of positive words. I believe everything you put your energy in, grows. This goes for actions, and also for thoughts and words, so better use positive words. I illustrated ‘The Witches’ Guide’ with an image of the moon. I also did with the poem ‘To be a Witch’. The moon is very important for witches. We believe in a Goddess of the Moon and a big influence of the Moon on all of us who live on Earth.”
She continued: “Witches believe we are all One, which is what the poem ‘To be a Witch’ says.” She has a series inspired by Wiccan sayings like ‘blessed be’ and ‘so mote it be’, where she writes what those sayings mean to her. Each poem is displayed on different colors: “For the poem ‘blessed be’ I choose brown, a very earthly color, as this saying is very basic to a witch’s way of life. I chose green for ‘so mote it be’, the color of balance, it's about accepting the flow of life, which one only can do if one is balanced, otherwise we try to control things too much, but accepting what is and what comes is what we are supposed to do. Blue for the poem ‘Blessings of the Goddess’, blue is a heavenly color, opposite to earthly, purple for ‘Bright Blessings’, purple is a spiritual color, pink for ‘Merry Meet’, the soft color for universal love. Witches often greet each other saying ‘Merry Meet’ and when they part they say ‘Merry Part and Merry Meet again’.
Her longer poem ‘The Goddess Within’ is displayed on the second floor of the gallery: “Witches believe in a God and a Goddess. For most witches the Goddess has many faces, and every Goddess represents a different aspect. The poem is illustrated with a painting of Goddess Isis by Samuel Edelstein. Isis is a very important Goddess to me.”
We traveled next to the Mystic Poetry Art Gallery:”These are my mystic poems. People who visit this gallery tell me they are uplifting to them. I'm always glad to hear that.” The most positive one is ‘Believe’. It's one of the first poems I wrote in English (her first language is Dutch) and I need to repeat it for myself often, to keep believing. One time I was a bit depressed myself and a dear second life friend said to me: I will take you to your gallery to read your own poems. It’s funny to say, but it worked. The ‘Believe’ Poem is illustrated with a Waterfall photo by Marcus Ranum.
‘Love is letting go’ (originally written in her first language), was written to cope with the loss of her real life love. Three weeks after writing it, her dad died too. She read it at his funeral which helped her a lot. Other people told her it helped them as well. That is why she translated it in English for Second Life use. She has a monumental gallery for her dad on this sim, with his photo and this poem. It's her way to honor him. She calls it the ‘Better World Heroes Gallery’, because her dad was her hero. Other people can bring a picture of their hero there too and she will frame it for them. The image that illustrates the ‘Love is letting go’ poem is a photoshopped detail from the Sistine Chapel fresco 'The Creation of Adam' from Michelangelo Buonarroti. It's the only image used in her galleries that’s officially released into the public domain. All other illustrations are from living artists, used with their permission for illustrating her poems.
The third Poem: ‘The Road’ has been rewritten several times, the poem changes as her life changes. It is called ‘Your Road’ now. The photo that illustrates the Road poem is another photo by Marcus Ranum. On the second floor of the Mystic Poetry Art Gallery there are three more poems: ‘Sea of fire’, ‘It's time’ and ‘You are the other me’. For the first two poems she used photo's of Amor Fati, one of fire for the ‘Sea of Fire’ poem and the swan one for ‘It's time’. The last poem ‘You are the other me’ was made on a special request, as a wedding gift. She used several stock photo's, of a moon and dolphins, to make the image. ‘You are the other me’ has a double meaning to Zena: a romantic meaning, like with a wedding, but also an universal meaning, as she believes we all mirror each other, and the ones we love are often very strong mirrors.
Our final destination was the BDSM Poetry Art Gallery (BDSM stand for Bondage/Discipline, Domination/Submission, Sadism/Masochism - her definition upon asking for clarification). “It’s the general term used for having kinky sex or having a kinky relationship. What is kinky to one person, is not kinky to the other one, so, every relationship or role-play is defined by the two people who are in it. The basic rule is: do what you both like as long as it is Safe, Sane and Consensual (SSC). The relationships based on BDSM are often called D/s relationships; the D stands for Dominant, the s stands for sub(missive).
This first poem is a tribute to the book/movie Histoire d'O (Story of O). In this poem ‘The Story of O’ she talks about both sides of the coin of D/s, but especially about how submission sets one free. Her sub-alt is called Odilia (named O for a reason, smiles). When people are both sub and Dominant, they are often called switches, although the definition varies. Often only people who switch roles in the same relationship, call themselves switches. The poem ‘Desire’ is signed by Odilia Oldrich, Zena’s alt who is a sub, so it is written by her too. She states “When I login Odilia, I activate another energy of me, one that likes to follow, while my main account Zena logs in with energy of one who is a leader, the one in control.” Odilia wrote this poem for her Master and dedicated it to Him. The poem ‘Pure’ is written and dedicated to one of her current subs. Her next piece ‘Free’ is dedicated to her first second life sub, who was named FreeSpirit.
Three final pieces are to find on second floor of this gallery, first one is ‘Protect me, Break me, Make me Yours’, the shortest BDSM poem she has ever written, “inspired by a drawing of a woman with an expression in her face that says she wants something, longs for something, and same time is a bit scared to go there”. ‘Slavegirl’, was made especially for the Gorean people in second life. “Gor is different from traditional BDSM, but some things are similar - the dynamics in the relationship often are the same, but Gor has different protocol from BDSM. It's very personal what kind of kinky lifestyle one likes; no relationship is ever the same, as we all are different people.” The last artwork on second floor of this gallery is not a poem by Zena, but a quote from Marcus Ranum: “From a discussion about submission in email, I asked him if I could use it as a quote in my gallery, and he allowed me and of course it is illustrated with one of his wonderful submission photos.” Take a trip to Zena’s Galleries to find out exactly what Mr. Ranum had to say.
LadySen Laval
Teleport to Zena's Poetry Galleries:
Zena's Witches Poetry Art Gallery
Zena's Mystic Poetry Art Gallery
Zena's Sensual Mystic Poetry Art Gallery
Zena's BDSM Poetry Art Gallery
For the interview about Zena's Sensual Mystic Poetry, read the first interview here: Interview Zena's Sensual Mystic Poetry
vrijdag 25 juni 2010
New Art @ Two Galleries!
New Art @ Second Floor of the Story of O ~ BDSM Art Gallery
* Histoire d'O Collection by Marcus Ranum
Five new artworks in the collection:
* Roissy Collection by Francois Benveniste
Five new artworks in the collection:
* Story of O Collection by Igor Amelkovich
Five selected artworks from the main collection:
* First time at Roissy: BDSM Poetry by Zena Zemlja
Seven selected artworks from the main collection:
* First time at Roissy: Erotic art by kuel Tardis & Pearl Shieldmaiden.
Their Slam winning poems, illustrated and framed by Art Galleries Body, Mind & Spirit.
New Art @ Francois Benveniste BDSM Art Gallery
* Les Femmes I Collection
With three brand new artworks:
* Les Femmes II Collection
With three brand new artworks:
* Female-Male Collection
Six brand new artworks:
Teleports:
New Art @ Second Floor of the Story of O ~ BDSM Art Gallery
New Art @ Francois Benveniste BDSM Art Gallery
Enjoy your art!
Zena Zemlja,
Poet, Artist, Art Gallery Owner.
* Histoire d'O Collection by Marcus Ranum
Five new artworks in the collection:
* Roissy Collection by Francois Benveniste
Five new artworks in the collection:
* Story of O Collection by Igor Amelkovich
Five selected artworks from the main collection:
* First time at Roissy: BDSM Poetry by Zena Zemlja
Seven selected artworks from the main collection:
* First time at Roissy: Erotic art by kuel Tardis & Pearl Shieldmaiden.
Their Slam winning poems, illustrated and framed by Art Galleries Body, Mind & Spirit.
New Art @ Francois Benveniste BDSM Art Gallery
* Les Femmes I Collection
With three brand new artworks:
* Les Femmes II Collection
With three brand new artworks:
* Female-Male Collection
Six brand new artworks:
Teleports:
New Art @ Second Floor of the Story of O ~ BDSM Art Gallery
New Art @ Francois Benveniste BDSM Art Gallery
Enjoy your art!
Zena Zemlja,
Poet, Artist, Art Gallery Owner.
zondag 9 mei 2010
Workshops BDSM & Spirituality May & June 2010
New series of BDSM Workshops
I took a little break in April from teaching, but on many requests my series of BDSM & Spirituality workshops will run again this and next month. Location is the Timeless Desires Classroom.
What these workshops are about
These workshops are about the dynamics in D/s relationships, and relate to my BDSM Poetry which you find in my BDSM Poetry Art Gallery Body, Mind & Spirit.
These workshops are not about religion or being religious, but about how the dynamics of D/s can touch our spirit within. Some ideas are Jung based (we all have all archetypes within us: the dominant, the sub, gods, goddesses, yin & yang), but all thoughts are my personal thoughts about D/s and its dynamics. I share those thoughts in the introduction of the workshop and everyone is welcome to share their thoughts about it too in the discussion that follows.
My view on teaching
I am a teacher in both first and second life. I think teaching is not about telling others how they should do things, but challenging people's thoughts and let them make up their own minds. That is why I choose to give workshops and not lectures. Everyone who wants to attend my workshops is expected to respect everyone else’s opinion. It's an adult workshop, not only because the topic is adult rated in Second Life, but also because adult behavior is expected from everyone present.
Workshop I: The liberating aspects of submission
Why do so many subs say to their Dominants: only in your hands, in your chains, at your feet, under your whip, I feel freedom?
How does this paradoxical mystery works in our mind, our body, and in our spirit?
10 AM SLT Wednesday 12th of May @ Timeless Desires Classroom
Workshop II: The liberating aspects of Domination
We don't often hear Dominants say that Domination makes them feel free, like a sub says submission does.
Being a Master/Mistress is a big responsibility and requires taking decisions about someone else’s (second) life.
How can this be a liberating experience?
10 AM SLT Wednesday 26th of May @ Timeless Desires Classroom
Workshop III: Yin and Yang in BDSM
What is Yin?
What is Yang?
What does Yin/Yang has to do with D/s?
10 AM SLT Wednesday 9th of June @ Timeless Desires Classroom
Workshop IV: "Protect me, Break me, Make me Yours."
This is the shortest BDSM poetry by me ever written.
It seems to appeal to so many of Y/you, that this whole workshop is about what it means and how to get there in D/s.
10 AM SLT Wednesday 23rd of June @ Timeless Desires Classroom
For any questions you may have, IM me in world. You can attend the workshops for free. There is a tip jar for those who want to express their appreciation, always very welcome to keep my Sim going.
D/s consults
If you'd like to discuss things in a more private setting, then you can schedule an appointment with either Zena Zemlja (Domme) or Odilia Oldrich (sub), both being D/s consultants. Current charges are 450L for 45 minutes.
I took a little break in April from teaching, but on many requests my series of BDSM & Spirituality workshops will run again this and next month. Location is the Timeless Desires Classroom.
What these workshops are about
These workshops are about the dynamics in D/s relationships, and relate to my BDSM Poetry which you find in my BDSM Poetry Art Gallery Body, Mind & Spirit.
These workshops are not about religion or being religious, but about how the dynamics of D/s can touch our spirit within. Some ideas are Jung based (we all have all archetypes within us: the dominant, the sub, gods, goddesses, yin & yang), but all thoughts are my personal thoughts about D/s and its dynamics. I share those thoughts in the introduction of the workshop and everyone is welcome to share their thoughts about it too in the discussion that follows.
My view on teaching
I am a teacher in both first and second life. I think teaching is not about telling others how they should do things, but challenging people's thoughts and let them make up their own minds. That is why I choose to give workshops and not lectures. Everyone who wants to attend my workshops is expected to respect everyone else’s opinion. It's an adult workshop, not only because the topic is adult rated in Second Life, but also because adult behavior is expected from everyone present.
Workshop I: The liberating aspects of submission
Why do so many subs say to their Dominants: only in your hands, in your chains, at your feet, under your whip, I feel freedom?
How does this paradoxical mystery works in our mind, our body, and in our spirit?
10 AM SLT Wednesday 12th of May @ Timeless Desires Classroom
Workshop II: The liberating aspects of Domination
We don't often hear Dominants say that Domination makes them feel free, like a sub says submission does.
Being a Master/Mistress is a big responsibility and requires taking decisions about someone else’s (second) life.
How can this be a liberating experience?
10 AM SLT Wednesday 26th of May @ Timeless Desires Classroom
Workshop III: Yin and Yang in BDSM
What is Yin?
What is Yang?
What does Yin/Yang has to do with D/s?
10 AM SLT Wednesday 9th of June @ Timeless Desires Classroom
Workshop IV: "Protect me, Break me, Make me Yours."
This is the shortest BDSM poetry by me ever written.
It seems to appeal to so many of Y/you, that this whole workshop is about what it means and how to get there in D/s.
10 AM SLT Wednesday 23rd of June @ Timeless Desires Classroom
For any questions you may have, IM me in world. You can attend the workshops for free. There is a tip jar for those who want to express their appreciation, always very welcome to keep my Sim going.
D/s consults
If you'd like to discuss things in a more private setting, then you can schedule an appointment with either Zena Zemlja (Domme) or Odilia Oldrich (sub), both being D/s consultants. Current charges are 450L for 45 minutes.
zaterdag 8 mei 2010
My Poetry Art in PPP Magazine
The Second Life Magazine Pillow Talk, Poetry & Prose (PPP) takes a look at Second Life's poetic side. The Magazine is run by LadySen Laval, who also has a Midnight Poetry group for meetings of poets in Second Life.
In the third edition of the PPP Magazine, LadySen honored me with writing about my Poetry Art Galleries.
We talked especially about the Carly Collection of my Sensual Mystic Poetry Art Gallery. This collection was inspired by a photo shoot of the very talented first life photographer Marcus Ranum with first life model Carly Champagne.
LadySen also asked me about my other Poetry Art Galleries with the Witches Poetry, Mystic Poetry and BDSM Poetry Collections.
I received a copy of the Magazine with the article and feel so very honored with it. I will be sending it in world in several groups, and a free copy will also be available in my galleries for everyone who is interested to read more about the poetic side of Second Life.
In the third edition of the PPP Magazine, LadySen honored me with writing about my Poetry Art Galleries.
We talked especially about the Carly Collection of my Sensual Mystic Poetry Art Gallery. This collection was inspired by a photo shoot of the very talented first life photographer Marcus Ranum with first life model Carly Champagne.
LadySen also asked me about my other Poetry Art Galleries with the Witches Poetry, Mystic Poetry and BDSM Poetry Collections.
I received a copy of the Magazine with the article and feel so very honored with it. I will be sending it in world in several groups, and a free copy will also be available in my galleries for everyone who is interested to read more about the poetic side of Second Life.
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