Cajsa Lilliehook covers the best in virtual world screenshot art and digital painting
Jawhara caught my attention for a few reasons. She’s a Flickr micro-blogger who wears clothes more often than not. She has a consistent look with her delicate and refined features, her strong cheekbones and brows, and the tenderness in her eyes. I don’t know if it’s the eye-maker or her use of pose expressions, but even her simplest pictures have emotional heft. In “LaRosa,” the picture is turned on its side which normally would irritate me, but she is positioned so her head is not perceived as sideways, making it a far more dynamic picture.
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“Cherry Cola” is an adorable picture, but it looks very uncomfortable. There’s a little-girl element to this picture with the pose and the ruffles at the end of her sleeves. At first glance, you might think she was holding the hem of her dress, but it’s just ruffles. Again, her eyes show her vulnerability and have real emotional effect.
She shared “Clear Waters” back in February, but that jacket might have been handy in the high winds here on Saturday night. I love how comfortable she looks all dressed for the weather. Her hair blows in the wind just a bit to remind us why she needs a jacket.
Jawhara caught my eye for a few reasons. First, she wears clothes. I may sound like a broken record but I am tired of streams of women wearing nothing but lingerie and swimwear and tops that slip and skirts that flip. It’s not that I am a prude, it’s that it’s boring. Everybody and their sister is doing it. But it’s more than that. I like her style and her decor as well. She’s of the less is more school of homes you can walk through without tripping. More importantly, I love how she conveys so much emotion with her face. Her eyes look so gentle and kind. It’s extraordinary.
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Cajsa’s Choices is devoted to unique, artistic, and innovative virtual world-based images and screenshots that showcase the medium as an art form and Second Life as a creative platform. (Generally not images that fit on this Bingo card.)
Cajsa Lilliehook is a seventeen year resident of Second Life, where she owned a photo studio, spent several years as a DJ at The Velvet, and for her first SL job, cleaned up prim trash. She co-founded and runs the It’s Only Fashion blog with her best friend Gidge Uriza. She also has a book review blog, Tonstant Weader Reviews and a cooking blog, Single Serving Recipes. She spends a lot of time researching and reporting on Republican sexual predators. In her first life, she is a retired grassroots leader who has worked for economic and social justice issues most of her life. She is also the minion of a cat named Nora.
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