Luna Lunaria^✦ @lunalunaria

I've found that most visitors are there for freebies and nothing else. They generally stay for a couple of minutes in one spot and leave. It's the ones that wander the region that I love to engage with since they're there for the experience

Got my booth there :-)

Thank you Milly!

Love coming here :-)

Volunteers Lunaria Emporium for a bridge :-)

I have my office there, and we've been discussing a website for me

As a merchant I am on multiple social sites. Some I interact with more than others. We all got spoiled several years back when we were all on Google+, but once that disbanded we were all blown to the four winds :-(

Contact me there :-)

As a merchant I am on multiple social sites, including Wolf's mastodon

So very sad to see your place close down Milly. I wish you nothing but happiness and peace no matter where you are

This was such a cool underwater space, thanks for having us :-)

Thank you for having us, it was a great tour

Thank you Hyacinth :-)

This was fun and the region is lovely :-)

I am fully self-taught, and being a designer and a portrait artist in RL I have used graphics-intensive software for some time. Most of what I make are large architectural builds that are mostly prim with some mesh components mixed in, some of which I make in Blender and some that I either buy outright or source with commercial licenses. By choice, no part of my builds are sourced from Opensim, not because they're aren't great builders here, but much of what I find has questionable provenance, so I avoid the issue entirely. If an online 3D modeler has already made an excellent mesh component that will fit my larger vision, I'm not going to waste time trying to perfectly duplicate their work just to be able to say I made every little part of something. My cinema for example has over 3000 parts, 95% of which are my own prims, mesh, and textures, but it also includes a few very nice art deco pieces I purchased.

In Second Life I was able to source the few components I needed from stores there, but when I came to OS a few years ago none of that infrastructure existed and I had to start over from scratch. I had to learn Blender, mesh, materials, basic scripting, sounds, and others. My skills took a significant leap forward, and while it was all a very steep learning curve, I've never regretted it. There are so many creative areas I haven't yet stepped into, and there are so many OS artists I totally admire like my friend Cherry Manga. I respect anyone in OS who tries their hand at making anything. As for me, I love creating and stretching my talents, and I am very grateful for those loyal patrons who make it possible for me to keep doing what I love.

As for the TGA Discord group, I joined just for the camaraderie and to offer help wherever I can, which has already happened. I'm sure others will share information and tips that I will find helpful in my own work. I haven't seen any standards being mandated for anyone, just a fun collaboration mostly among those working with avatars and avatar accessories. Those are beyond my purview but interesting to follow. I'm glad I joined :-)

I like this idea. Would the Accord be only for avatar and and avatar-related accessories creators, or would those of us in other fields also be included?

Love all the soft whites and that tiara is beautiful :-)

Thank you Rosemary :-)

I love this genre and I stream it on my regions. Wolf Territories has DJ Illusions who not only plays it but also creates original pieces. AMV and Stark also have occasional events with this music.

Nice work, I look forward to visiting. I stopped by your regions today but I dont think this one is open yet

Thank you :-)