Second Life Blogger Challenge: Help Me Profile These Great Undiscovered Personalities of Second Life!

"Breakaway Armada" created by Albus Weka, photo by Mako Kungfu

Last weekend's open forum "Who Are Second Life's Great Undiscovered Personalities?" generated a tremendous response, with dozens of names suggested, some I'm already familiar with and have written about here, but most that I haven't. There's so many, I'm asking fellow SL bloggers to help me shine a spotlight on them, by issuing this challenge:

Peruse this list of SL personalities below, write an illustrated profile of one or more on your blog, and post the URL in Comments.

I'll be reading the posts as they arrive, and will feature them on NWN as I can throughout the next few weeks!

Fashion/Avatar Creation

• Betty Doyle (Suggested by Aldo Stern)
• Esme Isbell (Cherished) (Suggested by Saffia Widdershins)
• Dazai Voom of D'Labs (Suggested by Cyclic Gearz)
• Delora Starbrook of Haven Designs (suggested by Arwyn Quandry)
• Jez Oh of Oblique Avatars (Suggested by Mako Kungfu)
• Kittie Munro (Kitstar Designs) (Suggested by Saffia Widdershins)
• Riann Maltese (Suggested by Nandana Singh)
• Viv Trafalgar of Viv Trafalgar Outfitters (Suggested by Mako Kungfu)

Content creators

• Albus Weka (Suggested by Mako Kungfu)
• CJ Carnot (suggested by Roslin Petion)
• Lalwende Leakey (Suggested by Peter Stindberg)
• Leben Schnabel (Suggested by Nandana Singh)
• Lunata Lupin (Suggested by Saffia Widdershins
• Perceval Dryke (Suggested by Aldo Stern)
• Renn Luik (Suggested by Valentina Kendal)
• Surfwidow Beaumont (Suggested by Delinda Dyrssen)
• Syn Beresford (Suggested by Nandana Singh)

Live Music/Community Leader/Social Sites

• Djai Skellerup (Suggested by Voodoo Buwan)
• Fox Reinsch of IndieSpectrum Radio (Suggested by Voodoo Buwan)
• Bowyer Hawks (Suggested by Voodoo Buwan)
• Zayn Till of Tiny Community (Suggested by Trinity Dechou )
• Chivalrybean Ragu and William Pitre (Suggested by Crap Mariner)

Comments

[Terri Zhangsun]

I would like to add Holli Holli Hollwood to the list live music, etc. She did a lot to help bring the live music scene to SL through her club Blue Fusion. She recently closed it down but it operated for two years, which I am thinking is a long time for a club in SL. http://www.bluefusionsl.com/

[Miro Collas]

Sebastean Steamweaver
http://chicatphilsplace.blogspot.com/2009/09/magic.html

(Not my blog; but it is a write-up.)

His website:
http://www.curiouscontraptions.org/public/

[Faerie]

I nominate Selos Dae from Trap who is making really imaginative skins and clothing.

http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2009/08/koi-skin.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9036376@N02/3858229215/

(the skin Dunan is wearing on the left is also from Trap).

[Patrick Lichty/Man Michinaga]

I second Zayn Till. Really unexpected stuff.

[Iggy O]

I've profiled Viv Trafalgar at:

http://iggyo.blogspot.com/2009/09/second-lifes-viv-trafalgar-portrait.html

[Sioban McMahon]

Oh, I'd love to see a profile of Betty Doyle. I'm a long time fan of her dresses.

If you are adding to the list, I'd like to nominate Derry McMahon under community leaders.

[Torley]

Please, enlighten me on uberexplorers who share their discoveries of fantastical experiences!

[Mako Kungfu]

I've profiled Jez Oh's shop Oblique Avatars for the Cioccolata sim blog -- she just moved her mainstore in. http://alberogssm.wordpress.com/2009/09/18/welcome-oblique-avatars/

Thanks for this opportunity, Hamlet -- really great to see these personalities get some recognition!

[Saffia Widdershins]

I've profiled Lunata Lupino on the Prim Perfect blog - see:http://primperfectblog.wordpress.com/2009/09/19/lunata-lupino-in-darkwood-gardens/. And do use any of the photos that you want :-)

[Dio Kuhr]

I have posted a piece about content creator Perceval Dryke

http://ephemeralfrontier.blogspot.com/2009/09/i-laughed-i-cried-it-become-part-of-me.html

[misa delight]

I am very happy to see Zayn Till's name on the list!
He originally brought Raglan Shire into existence, and has nurtured and helped develop one of the most amazingly creative communities in Second Life.
I interviewed him for a blog post in response to this article: http://misa-delight.blogspot.com/2009/09/interview-with-zayn-till.html

I really hope he gets featured on NWN!

[Dio Kuhr]

Well, if it's not too late to get one more included under this challenge, I really wanted to talk about Betty Doyle at Ingenue. I've posted a piece about this retro-inspired designer and her work at:

http://ephemeralfrontier.blogspot.com/2009/10/class-act-betty-doyle-and-her-retro.html