Announcements at Enchanted of Elven Realm!

I've recently been updating and adding some new additions to our lovely art gallery over Enchanted of Elven Realm (slurl.com/secondlife/Elven%20Realm/126/125/245/ ). I've just added 7 new wonderful artists to our already fantastic collection of talent. All of them are true fantasy artists and produce exceptional work continuously. Please stop by the gallery to see their works and some other new updates too :)

A WORTHY CAUSE

In celebration of our new gallery artists and updates, I'd like to announce a couple things going on. First, any and all donations given to the sim or gallery from now until October 4 will go to a children's charity called, First Book. The organization helps children in need by giving them access to books so they can also listen to wonderful bedtime stories and create lifetime memories like other children. Thank you in advance for your donations for this cause :)

FEATURE ARTWORK DISPLAY

Please be sure and stop by the gallery and see our Feature Artwork display at the landing point, along with all the new pictures in the main gallery. The pictures at the landing point are one or two pieces chosen from most artists’ works within the gallery representing the Storybook theme and concentrate on fairy tales and reading in general. It’s wonderful to see all these together in one place!

PHOTO CONTEST

We are also incorporating a photo contest to go along with the Storybook theme, so use your imaginations, dress up your avie, and have fun! Here are the guidelines:

1. You have until Wednesday, September 26 to submit all pictures.

2. Pictures can be taken at any sim or setting as long as it's a storybook theme.

3. You may submit 2 pictures.

4. Pictures can be submitted to Natalie Montagne in game as a texture or photo in a notecard in the Flickr group link: http://www.flickr.com/groups/2092071@N23/. If you submit in game, please be sure and put your avie's full name on the submission.

5. No nudity allowed

Prizes will be based on originality, creativity, and staying within the theme. They are as follows:

First Place - 5000L
Second Place - 3000L
Third Place - 1000L

Please message Natalie Montagne either here or in game if you have any questions. Good luck and have fun!

The Magic Wood

The little girl lives in the wood around the bend,
She was lonely with only storybooks as friends.
Her favorites were tales of unicorns and elves.
Though many others filled her bookshelves.

One day the little girl wandered deep in the woods,
Her imagination grew with each step of her foot.
Suddenly she found herself lost and afraid
And tears filled her eyes as the sun went away.

As the big, tall trees surrounded the little girl,
Darkness set in and she felt she was in a different world.
She heard all kinds of sounds in the night,
And even saw a troll's outline in the moonlight.

Splendid elf of the misty wood,
Light the way for the little girl so afraid.
Brighten the path she must follow
So she may find a one-horned friend in the hollow.

Majestic unicorn divine and white,
Let the little girl tame your regal might..
Carry her to the one who twinkles like starlight,
And finds the way to her worried mother's sight.

Mischievous fairy of magical flight
Guide the little girl lost through the night.
Sprinkle her with your soothing dust,
And calm her awesome fright you must.

Enchanting mermaid with long, flowing hair,
Warn her when the water's near.
Sing your song of ocean dreams
Until she reaches her house upstream.

The little girl is finally home.
She's in her mother's arms where she belongs.
Her mother wonders how she found her way,
The little girl smiles and looks away.

She bravely looks at the woods with a grin,
Thinking she'll never be lost or lonely again.
She watches four figures fading into the wood,
Knowing in her heart true friendship is good.


As the above poem is a curious little girl's amazing adventure in the woods ending in the discovery of a wonderful friendship, this blog will express the adventures, ideas and information of a mischievous, yet good-hearted elf making discoveries of her own. Enjoy!