The Art Factory is about art and artists. At The Art Factory, we display art; we appreciate art; we learn about art; and, we promote art. We have over a dozen galleries dedicated to in-world artists, where they show their innovative creations. As such, we are continuing our feature - Meet the Artist. This week, we interviewed Antonia Ling, owner of Antonia Ling Gallery, Inspired By Gallery, Metropolis Poster Shop, and a 2001 themed gallery.

Antonia, tell us about yourself and your art.
“It's not easy to talk about myself. What have I to say about my person? Not much... really. I like photography and I like to photograph. I love to photograph old churches when I'm in Denmark. Or ships in the harbor... often details. Not the big ones, I prefer little old boats of the local fishermen. I like to photograph old cars and colorful flowers. I love art from the 1920s to today, I love a lot of the german BAUHAUS and their Master like Kandinsky, Alberts or Lazlo Moholy-Nagy.”

What are you doing currently?
“I try to photograph a bit. At the moment I deal with cyanotype. It fascinates me...”

What is your inspiration for art in world?
“I do what I do because I like to do it. When one in a million likes it... I'm happy.”

Thank you so much for your interview, Ms. Ling. We love your ongoing contributions to The Factory.

It's really not that hard to be ranked #4 on OpenSim when you plant 8 avatars in your region and just keep them there. I really think that is being very deceitful and skewing the OpenSim numbers to raise yourself in the rank. Regions that have been found to have avatars that are just put there 24/7 should have the region deleted and it should not be allowed. Not only is this grid owner stealing people's regions but now they are lying about who is actually occupying their region to raise themselves in the ranks. Awful!

Come for the freebies. Stay for the sites! Take your time exploring this beautiful sim, filled with picturesque views, large forests, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, and beaches. Don't forget to visit Santa along the way.

JAPANESE MAPLE TREES PACK with animated leaves ** FREE and FULL PERM ** Available at BOX 02 at FOREST AREA (ground). Many options of trees sizes and seasonal textures (spring, summer, 8 kinds of autumn and 2 for winter). Also included leaf particles rezer for this time of year. Enjoy :)

SIX KINDS of sculpted wild grasses and weeds for ur place! ALL FREE and FULLPERM at GARDEN AREA BOX 01 with seasonal textures (and this time I put the standart size and also the reduced 128x128 pixels one that helps reduce graphic lag when many are rezed).

I had the pleasure of attending one of Gertie's sets. What I loved the most about her was her upbeat and exuberant personality. I wanted to create something to remember her by. This charm bracelet has a music note with her name. Free-Full Perms
hop://continuum.Outworldz.net:8002/Monentes%20Jewelry/114/...

A statement:

This is a world for avatars. If you put your avatar face in the profile, instead of the standard default picture, you get much more reactions and attention for your posts here in the forum. A standard profile picture does not specifically encourage you to open an account and take a closer look. If a profile is not maintained, the contributions and grid are usually the same. It takes effort, patience and perseverance to get people on his grid. Action = reaction. This is never quick! ;-)

Governor Heron

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Eine Feststellung:

Das hier ist eine Welt für Avatare. Wenn Du Dein Avatar Gesicht ins Profil gibst, an Stelle des Standardes Vorgabe Bildes, bekommst Du wesentlich mehr Reaktionen und Aufmerksamkeit für Deine Posts hier im Forum. Ein Standard Profil Bild animiert nicht speziell einen Account zu öffnen und näher anzusehen. Wenn ein Profil nicht gepflegt wird, sind meistens auch die Beiträge und Grid so. Um Leute auf sein Grid zu bringen, braucht es Anstrengung, Geduld und Ausdauer. Aktion = Reaktion. Das geht nie auf die schnelle! ;-)

Governor Heron

Step Into the Magic! 🎄✨
The Christmas Advent Calendar has officially begun at Kingman Furniture Design — and the gifts this year are truly spectacular!
Every day reveals a new surprise, crafted to bring joy, warmth, and unforgettable holiday spirit.
Come discover the wonder… your perfect Christmas moment is waiting!

I have started an opensim destinations guide. It is totally FREE to participate. IFFF you own a grid and would like to hook it up to YOUR destinations guide just ask and I will get you set up. It is EASY. If you want your region listed just tap add region. NO FLUFF, NO DRAMA, NO BOX, NO COMMENTS, Just a description, a firestorm link and a picture. It will be added automatically. Please lets share with each other FREELY...

Amazonien trauert um Atrista Vig / Amazonia mourns Atrista Vig

Wenn die Sonne des Lebens untergeht,
leuchten die Sterne der Erinnerung
Die Amazonen und Carima gedenken,
der Hoheit und Arbitra
Mitgründerin Amazoniens

When the sun of life sets,
the stars of memory shine.
The Amazons and Carima remember,
the majesty and Arbitra,
co-founder of Amazonia.

Leider ist unsere Hoheit und Mitgründerin Atrista verstorben.
Sadly, our Highness and co-founder Atrista has passed away.


Wer Erinnerungen teilen möchte oder sich verabschieden möchte kann dies hier:
Those who wish to share memories or say goodbye can do so here:

Slinfo : https://www.slinfo.de/threads/atrista-vig.47340/
Carima Forum: http://forum.carima-welt.de/viewforum.php?f=94
oder gerne auch ingame in Amazonien an der Gedenkstelle hop://carima-welt.de:8002/Amazonien-Tempel/220/204/62
oder Donnerstags 20:30 (MEZ) am Feuerkreis der Amazonen

Ruhe in Frieden Atrista // Rest in peace Atrista

**** OPENSIM Grandpiano V4 - NOVEMBER 12th 2025 Updated Release! ****
**** AVAILABLE AT SOUND SECTOR ****

What's New from V3??
• Fixed the glitch when piano is touched (owner or not) and nothing is selected, music stop being played by the slave prims and play only from root prim
• OpenSIM GrandPiano V4 uses now 1 script instead of 3 from old version - so less lag to your region!It recognizes all prims called "speaker" and sound come from each of them!
• Fixed the issue when more than 1 piano rezzed in a same region! They don`t interact with each other anymore.
• Fixed the issue on NOTECARDS "ALL" and "AVE MARIA" where some of the UUIDs were not properly insert so sound was not played.

OBS1: If sound not coming from the invisible boxes (the speakers) on 1st time when rezzing the piano, stop the music and reset the script.

OBS2: Special thanks for Clifford Hangar, owner of ALTERNATE METAVERSE GRID (AMV) who kindly helped me with this script (up to V3) and I could share to Opensim citizens. V4 modified and simplified via DeepSeek AI

Enjoy :)

Jimmy Olsen
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Tired of not finding a decent piano? And when it`s found it plays any sound but the piano itself? No more!!
-03 kinds of low prims models! (BLACK, BROWN and WHITE models)
- 40 completed classic musics on 03 hours, 35 minutes and 20 seconds of audio!
- WAV and UUID files included in case HG plays the "betch"

Available for FREE and FULLPERM at SOUND area (BOX 07).
Enjoy :)
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NUMBER MUSIC NAME AUTHOR DURATION (HH/MM/SS)
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1 AEOLIAN HARP OP.25 N.1 Piotr IlitchTchaikovsky 00:02:40
2 APPASSIONATA SONATA N.23 3RD MOV Ludwig Van Beethoven 00:08:00
3 AVE MARIA Johann Sebastian Bach 00:05:20
4 CAN-CAN Jacques Offenbach 00:02:00
5 CLAIRE DU LUNE Claude Debussy 00:05:30
6 EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK (A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 00:04:20
7 FANTAISIE IMPROMPTU OP.66 Frédéric Chopin 00:05:40
8 FLIGHT OF BUMBLEBEE Rimsky/Korsakov 00:01:20
9 GRANDE VALSE BRILLANTE E.MAJOR OP.18 Frédéric Chopin 00:05:30
10 GUILLAUME-TELL OUVERTURE G.Rossini/Franz Lisz 00:03:40
11 HEROIC POLONAISE OP.53 A FLAT MAJOR Frédéric Chopin 00:06:50
12 HUNGARIAN DANCE N.2 Johannes Brahms 00:02:20
13 HUNGARIAN RAPSODY II Franz Lisz 00:12:20
14 LA CAMPANELLA Franz Lisz/ Paganini 00:04:50
15 LIBESTRAUM N.3 (LOVE DREAMS) Franz Lisz 00:05:20
16 MAPLE LEAF RAG Scott Joplin 00:02:50
17 MINUTE WALTZ OP.64 N.1 Frédéric Chopin 00:01:50
18 MOONLIGHT SONATA 1ST MOVEMENT Ludwig Van Beethoven 00:07:00
19 MOONLIGHT SONATA 3RD MOVEMENT Ludwig Van Beethoven 00:07:10
20 NOCTURNE OP.2 N.9 Frédéric Chopin 00:05:10
21 PATHETIQUE SONATA N.8 C MINOR OP.13 ,3 Movements Ludwig Van Beethoven 00:18:10
22 PIANO CONCERT N.1 B FLAT MINOR OP.23 Piotr IlitchTchaikovsky 00:03:30
23 POUR ELISE (FÜR ELISE) Ludwig Van Beethoven 00:03:40
24 RADETZKY MARCH OP.228 Johann Strauss 00:02:20
25 SONATA N.05 G MAJOR KV.283 3 Movements. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 00:12:00
26 SONATA N.16 C MAJOR K545 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 00:05:00
27 SUGAR PLUM FAIRY (THE NUTCRACKER SUITE) Piotr IlitchTchaikovsky 00:02:00
28 SWAN LAKE OP.20 I.Scene Piotr IlitchTchaikovsky 00:03:30
29 SYMPHONY N.5 Ludwig Van Beethoven 00:06:00
30 TEMPEST SONATA N.17 3RD Movement Ludwig Van Beethoven 00:07:00
31 THE ENTERTAINER Scott Joplin 00:03:50
32 TICO TICO NO FUBÁ Zequinha de Abreu 00:03:10
33 TORRENT ETUDE OP.10 N.4 Frédéric Chopin 00:01:50
34 TURKISH MARCH (RONDO ALLA TURCA) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 00:03:10
35 TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR (12 VARIATIONS OF AH JE VOUS DIRAI-JE, MAMAN) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 00:13:40
36 WALDSTEIN SONATA N.21 1ST MOV Ludwig Van Beethoven 00:10:40
37 WALTZ A MINOR B150 OP POTSTH Frédéric Chopin 00:01:50
38 WALTZ N.2 (Variety Stage Orchestra suite) Dmitri Shostakovich 00:03:40
39 WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS (THE NUTCRACKER SUITE) Piotr IlitchTchaikovsky 00:07:00
40 WINTER WIND OP.25 N.11 Frédéric Chopin 00:03:40

🧨 Xara Petite bei BK Mode: Die Kollektion, die sich nicht entschuldigt

Sechs Outfits, ein Ziel: den Raum übernehmen, bevor du überhaupt „Teleport“ sagen kannst. Diese Looks sind nicht für stille Ecken gedacht – sie sind für Avatare, die wissen, wie man pixelweise Präsenz zeigt.

Ob Glitzer, Jogger oder Bikini – Xara Petite spielt nicht mit Trends, sie macht ihre eigenen. Die Farben? Laut. Die Schnitte? Unverschämt gut. Die Haltung? „Ich bin da, du kannst jetzt aufhören zu scrollen.“

Hol sie dir jetzt!

Only a few days left until Halloween, so here are two of my rare Halloween collection packages for you.
Don't forget! On October 30th, everything will be removed and packed into vendors.

Now it was really the last for Halloween ;-)

Heute ist es nun endlich soweit, wir freuen uns Euch endlich unsere Gothic Modenschau präsentieren zu dürfen.
Um 19:00 Uhr werden wir mit der Modenschau beginnen. Die Sim wird aber schon ab 17 Uhr für Euch geöffnet sein.
Alle Outfit die in der Modenschau gezeigt wurden, werden gleich danach auf dem Laufsteg zum Erwerb aufgestelt.
im Anschluss beginnt gegenüber die Gothic Party.
Wir freuen uns schon riesig auf Euch Alle
Today is finally the day, and we're excited to present our Gothic fashion show to you.
We'll start the fashion show at 10am SLT. The sim will be open for you starting at 8am SLT.
All outfits shown in the fashion show will be available for purchase on the catwalk immediately afterward.
Afterwards the Gothic party starts opposite.
We're really looking forward to seeing you all.

***Happy Sunday***

Here's something very special for all kings and vampires.

I put this throne in my Halloween corner.

You may have to change the sitting animations, as I only included standard animations.

***OUT NOW***

- NEW Legacy f & Legacy Perky / Petite & Lara X & Lara X Petite Outfits available

- NEUE Legacy f & Legacy Perky / Petite & Lara X & Lara X Petite Klamotten verfügbar

For all a Wonderful Weekend ♥

Taaaac! 💥 5 more Mia Breil outfits just landed, and they're killer! 🚀
Stefy, Euphoria, Ayka, Courtney, and Lella... names to remember, style to envy.
Super cool, super fresh, and always super fashionable! 😎✨
hop://sciattisigrid.it:8002/MiaBreilSciattiShopClothes/97/...

Was für ein Verhalten von den Betreibern von Virtual Vista Metaworld, ich habe meinem Herzen Luft ngemacht über das Verhalten der zwei und einen Comment geschrieben, innerhalb kürzester Zeit gelöscht.
Nun habe ich Antwort von Emma bekommen:
Also du bist ja der allerletzte, mit welchem recht wirst du beleidigend. Du hattest immer einen gut laufenden grid, der von unserer Entwicklerin gewartet wird. Deine üble Nachrede zeugt von deinem üblen Charackter. Schäme dich und geh uns aus dem weg. Solche leute wie du sind bei uns nicht erwünscht, und wollen wir auh nicht. Und pass blos auf das deine üble phrophezeiung nicht au dich selbst zurück fällt. Zum Glück besteht Opensim nicht aus solchen Leuten und Konsorten wie du einer bist.

Wow was für eine Betreiberin und was für eine Antwort von ihr.

Ich habe niemand beleidigt und nur Tatsachen benannt, aber damit kann man wohl nicht umgehen.