“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”

Well, basically everybody agrees that 2016 was a flaming trash fire, but I wanted to take some time to go back and find the good things that happened to me this year.  For one thing, Peri and I both got accepted to Evergreen State College.  But lots of amazing things happened to me in 2016.  Here we go!

January:
1.) My partner and I spent a weekend in Portland, hung out with a friend there, and took a beautiful scenic drive on the way back home.

The Pink Lodge – My First Completed Artwork in 2015 is Now Open at ArtFest 4

My latest Second Life work, The Pink Lodge, was inspired by the work of David Lynch and my own recent visits to some of the iconic filming locations of the cult classic 90s TV series, Twin Peaks.

Twin Peaks day trip, Snoqualmie & North Bend, WA, 2015

I was invited to participate in ArtFest 4, an artist gathering that is open to all sorts of artistic content, from SL snapshots to music to performance art.  According to their event information, ArtFest “…is a CHARITY art competition to raise funds for disaster relief.  100% of the $L [Linden dollars] raised with ArtFest is converted to [real] money, and donated to the Red Cross/Crescent (Via their Everyday Heroes program).”
(Bracket emphasis mine)

The Pink Lodge – teaser image

If you’re in Second Life, you can visit The Pink Lodge by clicking the link —> Eclectic Diversity (243,84,21)

Click the info box for viewing instructions, and don’t forget to vote while you’re visiting!  Voting proceeds go to the Red Cross.

The Pink Lodge – teaser image 2