Today is the official end of blogging as we all know it. Dixie Starr has decided that the world cannot live without a Starr-ving Artist Blog. Around the globe, you can hear people canceling there blogging acounts. There is a rumor now, that the RSS standard for blogging will be revoked in order to prevent the Dixie Blog from taking effect in cyberspace. There is even fear in the International Business Community as millions, even billions of dollars will be put at risk due to the new Dixie Starr - Starr-ving Artist Blog. The fear is that Dixie's effect on the blogging community and the resulting changes to the RSS standard, and do we dare say it, even the TCP/IP protocal itself will have untold impacts to not only today's technology related markets, but, even have reprecussions to future generations. Or maybe I am taking this "butterfly effect" a little too seriously.
Hi, I am Dixie Starr a Second Life Resident and if you don't know me, shame on you! I have been in Second life almost 6 whole months now and despite an unsuccessful SLuicide attempt am donig well in SL. I think I will love this whole blogging thing, because as all of you that do know me already know, I love to talk about ME. That's right, Dixie did this, Dixie wants that,

Dixie plans to do this, Dixie already has tried that, blah, blah, blah.
This past week I have been busy in SL cohosting a Second Life Art Show with Fayadrina Foley at McDunnoughs in Samoa. I have been active in the SL art community for the last 4 months. I have a Gallery in Clear. I have been doing Real Life art for a hobby for the last 10+ years. I am an abstract expressionist, geometric and primitive painter. I actually sell art in RL, as well as, SL as a sideline. But, enough about ME, ME, ME. My stuff was there and sold very well, thank you all that visited.
I have been lucky enough to meet a number of fantastic artists in Second Life and due to my persistance (I always bug people I admire), a number of them showed at that art show. The various people and groups showing were:
Roy Irwin - showed a number of VERY talented artists from his Gallery. Roy represents his partner Karen Zohari, Artside Mainline, Kaela Kalira, and AJ Dinkin. Roy is a great patron of the arts and we are all very excited about how he is marrying the SL art community with the RL international art community from Austrailia, to Holland, to England and now that Dixie will be showing in his Gallery, the Republic of Texas!

Cainin Griffith - the "Big Daddy" of the SL art world. Cainin showed a number of his limited pieces at the show including one that I had bought at one of his outstanding art auctions. I had managed to outbid Sasun "Grand Dame of SL art" Steinbeck and Cylindrian Rutabaga for the piece. He displayed it amongst other outstanding art because it is one of his best and you can't own it. Ha ha, I own it and it was a limited edition and you can't own it. Nah nah nah nah nah. (Sorry a little out of control).
Half Moxing - one of personal favorites and one of the 3000 AD artists. I bought one of his newest to go along with my favorite Half self portrait that I had bought a couple of months ago. Boy, he sure does a lot of self portraits. Makes you wonder (just kidding Half, I love you). Too bad Alto his running buddy couldn't make the show, but, Alto was immersed in another RPG game. What is Alto thinking. Come back to SL baby.

Selaras Partridge another one of my favorites, I have bought over the last year displayed as well. She brought a fantastic artistic, sculpture, painting combination conceptual piece called aquarium that I can't even begin to describe because it was so amazing! If I had the scratch and the room somewhere I certainly would have picked it up. But, I have to stay within my budget, so, it only allows me to pick up one of her landscapes, every now and then.
Roarth Gasparini my fellow Liam Mall compatriate also was kind enough to come show. Though Roarth is mostly known for his outstanding photography he also dabbles in art. Sorry, dabbles is not the right word. He is a very, very good artist. I bought a piece that I just loved called Enlightened. Beautiful and Bold! He brought his creative photography to the show in addition to the art.
Carlo Pimpernel could not make it because he wasn't in Second Life. He was busy visiting London. But, his agent, inara Bethune, showed up and set it up for him. Fantastic stuff. I love it because I have tried the same exact style in some of color texture studies I did a few years ago and can get nowhere close to the level he is at. Once again, I bought a painting for a friend as a Christmas present. It is called Dutch Sailboats (I wonder which friend it could be for) :)
Amythe Moonlight was kind enough to bring out her Christmas collection to the show. It including original Christmas Paintings, and sculptures of a Christmas Tree, Polar Bear, Person Caroling, etc. Great stuff and again I couldn't resist. You guys seeing a pattern here. I don't make money in SL because I am too busy buying. But, boy do I have a lot of fantastic art now.
Silver Click whom I displayed with at the last art show at McDunnoughs made it as well. His oversize art is always some of my favorite and I am so glad he got by to set up.
That will be the end of my first Blog. Now, you know why the warning at the beginning was warrented. Dixie can type, like there is no tomorrow. I just am so excited that the art show came off as well as it did. I can't thank Jed and Fay enough for all their support in partnering with me to host the show at McDunnough's. They are so supportive, as well as, talented individuals in Second Life and I am proud to call them my friends.