Empress and Hierophant

Sharing the names of two cards in the Tarot, the Empress and Hierophant occupied most of my Saturday night. It's been open for awhile, but Saturday was my first visit. I've seen the Welsh countryside, and I totally felt a sense of nostalgia as I looked around. Although I'm not sure it was the Welsh countryside that inspired this terrain and atmosphere, it definitely has a Celtic flavor. It's refreshing to see something different to explore. As Second Life evolves and our builders just get better and better, it becomes harder to find a geographic region that hasn't been emulated.

There's more then meets the eye here. If you wonder when new releases will be announced, and perhaps even the opening of the Bed & Breakfast Experience, check the moon phase. This is an important element in the creative process for Alchemy and Immortalis Cyannis.

They've a mystical approach to life. Instead of being the tortured artists, frustrated by judgement and alienation, they've learned to find harmony by infusing magic into their daily lives.

Apparently it's working. This place is a full featured piece of art. Texture, landscape, design, terraform, vision: It's all here.

I'm using my current favorite Windlight preset. AM Radio's Nostalgia. (I just realized how appropriate that name is.) I love the aqua color of the water that this preset gives, and the blur of the horizon.

This picture is dedicated to my RL sister Emily. She began collecting sheep after she toured the British countryside, and although she has since moved on and no longer really collects them, she's stuck with the legacy. :)

Enjoy!