tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606171580873762396.post3844422070006739716..comments2023-11-26T07:34:52.475-08:00Comments on Schadenfreude: Goodbye MirielAllegory Malaprophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07343812047840641373noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606171580873762396.post-70327240593406256412009-07-21T12:58:01.372-07:002009-07-21T12:58:01.372-07:00Beautiful post! Unfortunately for me, I missed the...Beautiful post! Unfortunately for me, I missed the closing of Miriel's shop and island due to some real life things I was going through at the time. Had I known she was closing, I'd have dumped as much $ into SL as I could and bought every last eye in her shop. I was in the process of buying them all. Hers ARE the only eyes I will ever wear and were the only eyes I ever recommended to newbies. I have "made over" several newbies over the last year or so and every single one of them received a pair of Miriel's eyes from my inventory. I bought them all in transfer versions for just that purpose. What a sad thing that they'll no longer be available:(skatyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498579156306132381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606171580873762396.post-45915716675182900342009-05-24T10:49:31.615-07:002009-05-24T10:49:31.615-07:00See my tribute here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/...See my tribute here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterstindberg/3553239795/ and here http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterstindberg/3556067931/Peter Stindberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187648076397777162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606171580873762396.post-56565023246364709772009-05-23T15:19:55.221-07:002009-05-23T15:19:55.221-07:00Ach- I fear you're right. I have hoped that she w...Ach- I fear you're right. I have hoped that she will continue what little in world presence she has, keeping SL warm for her if she ever wants to return, but she has, at least currently, moved on to other things. She's one of the people who I do think could simply pick up where she left off and still create at the top of the game, whatever new innovations have been made in SL- while many are still struggling with sculpts, she's shown that she's mastered modelling and texturing, and even if we get mesh support, she's got the skills to translate into that with no problem.<br /><br />Candy- The trickle down effect is amazing, isn't it? The contributions made to the fabric of the world and the people in it, the legacy she will leave in all of the people that she inspired and helped along the way. Even when she disappears entirely, she'll never really be gone.<br /><br />Ketsy- We'll all grieve together, but it's better to have experienced the wonder and be able to take our memories of it with us, to keep the inspiration and beauty close to our hearts, than to never have experienced it at all.<br /><br />Roslin- It's true, that both her strength and her failing, is that she's an artist. It's why she has had such an impact and created such amazing things, but it's also why she never saw the "commercial" success. The safe route always does better financially, as well as the fact that things that, quite simply, are the best in SL, still weren't finished and ready for public consumption in her eyes. Aside from all the magnificent creations on the island to create the place, her journal is littered with glimpses of half finished items that far surpassed much of what is obtainable in SL, and yet were never put up for sale because she wasn't happy with them. Many of the things she did create were far in advance of her time- for instance the Gibson Girl hair, which isn't at all new, is on the same level as all the new "oh my god that's amazing" hair that's come out with the more advanced texturing and sculpting that has become more prevalent just in the last few months- and yet, she'd done the same thing quite some time ago. While commercial success (and we do all need to eat) follows when the really good creators take the easy way out (faster and blander), we lose out on the beauty they could have created instead, and our lives are a little bit less rich because of it.Allegory Malaprophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07343812047840641373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606171580873762396.post-52923502683603381282009-05-22T23:23:15.709-07:002009-05-22T23:23:15.709-07:00Allegory, what a lovely tribute to make to Miriel,...Allegory, what a lovely tribute to make to Miriel, so eloquently put. It breaks my heart that Miriel has decided to close her shop and sim. She was never just a content creator to me, she has always been an artist. Being her sim mate and friend has always inspired and motivated both me and my partner. Miriel is someone whose amazingly high standards were both the reason for amazing quality, but also her commercial downfall. If she were less of a perfectionist, she would have been more prolific and that would have saved her, I'm sure. It makes me sad to see that over the years, SL has been more and more of a reflection all that is banal and bland in RL, making carbon copies of RL and less about creating original work that's fresh and different. My only hope is that this serves as a wake up call to residents to remember how important it is to support the smaller artists of sl. When you see something well executed, even if it's not something you will buy yourself, tell people about it. Word of mouth is still the best way to be made known in sl.Roslinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17968082630789678204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606171580873762396.post-13470019703165091572009-05-22T21:53:37.586-07:002009-05-22T21:53:37.586-07:00Sweet Allegory,
Your words are eloquent, your fee...Sweet Allegory,<br /><br />Your words are eloquent, your feelings shared by many of us who literally "see" SL through Miriel's eyes. I am sad beyond words, but your 'eulogy' of sorts is poetic and precious. The pictures are so lovely, I have the same windlight issues, so they look the same to my own eyes, and I will be looking back to this post when I am stuck for inspiration. Thank-you for capturing the feelings of so many in a way very few could.<br /><br />~ KetsyKetsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972011898505430495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606171580873762396.post-36182447402472929202009-05-22T20:08:48.854-07:002009-05-22T20:08:48.854-07:00You said what I feel far more eloquently than I ev...You said what I feel far more eloquently than I ever could. Miriel was the one who inspired me to start designing jewelry - after seeing her work, I realized that beautiful elegant jewelry could actually exist and I wanted to try to make some of my own. I find her inspiring in so many ways, and though I'm saddened by her departure I do hope that she finds something that brings her joy, whether that is in SL or not.Candace Sargenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022598780625397264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606171580873762396.post-10380872674066704792009-05-22T19:43:10.730-07:002009-05-22T19:43:10.730-07:00I fear that Lassitude & Ennui will someday fol...I fear that Lassitude & Ennui will someday follow, and that will be a crying shame too.Auntykurohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08965495896812633463noreply@blogger.com