Ekphrasis: PJ Trenton by Rowan Derryth

A short documentary produced by Rowan Derryth based on the Ekphrasis piece she wrote about my work on the Prim Perfect blog.

Ekphrasis: PJ Trenton, by Rowan Derryth from Rowan Derryth on Vimeo.

'Ekphrasis' is a regular column written by Rowan Derryth which appears on the Prim Perfect blog, and profiles art and artists in virtual worlds. This film is an adaptation of 'Ekphrasis:PJ Trenton' which appeared on 4 March 2010.

Thanks to Rowan for all of her hard work in creating this really great documentary about my work in Second Life. While I was so impressed with the original Ekphrasis post working on this documentary and seeing the final results really amazed me...even more so as this is her first SL-based video.

I hope everyone enjoys watching this as much as I did getting to work on it.

Radio Riel Players : Halloween

"The Radio Riel Players Present" is Radio Riel's independent radio production of classic stories, poems and plays, all performed by The Radio Riel Players from around the world.

This episode features Tricia Aferdita reading Mark Twain's "A Ghost Story", and two works by Edgar Allan Poe: "The Tell Tale Heart" read by Rowan Derryth and "The Raven" read by PJ Trenton.

You can listen to "The Radio Riel Players Present" through the following direct link to the show on Archive.org, where you can listen to it as a stream or download the audio file directly.

For more information about Radio Riel or to subscribe to their RSS feed, visit their site at http://www.radioriel.org.

Radio Riel Players Tonight @ 6 pm SLT

Tonight at 6 pm SLT I invite you to tune in to Radio Riel to enjoy the re-launch of Radio Riel Players, with some spooky tales read by Rowan Derryth, Tricia Aferdita and myself. We might even have a tale from Miss Riel herself, who is handling all the creepy production!

Miss Derryth will be reading Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart”, while Miss Aferdita offers up "A Ghost Story" by Mark Twain and I share Poe's "The Raven”

Better than just tuning into Radio Riel, come and join us for a listening party at Harmony Cafe in Avalon – costumes welcome!

Hope to see you there!

Eliza Wierwight at the New Exposure Art Gallery

I am extremely excited to welcome award-winning artist and designer Eliza Wierwight to the newly renovated Exposure Art Gallery in Avalon Town. This is Eliza's first solo exhibit in Second Life and features some of her award winning work and stunning design.

Please join us on Wednesday, September 29, 2010 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm SLT for great art, great music and great conversation!

Exposure Art Gallery is on Tabula Rasa in the thriving arts community of Avalon Town (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tabula%20rasa/134/33/27/)

Ambassador Suite by Eliza Wierwight

See you there!

Photography! Transcript Now Available

The transcript of my Photography! Aether Salon presentation is now available on the Aether Salon blog at http://aethersalon.blogspot.com.

Thanks once again to Viv, Jed, Sera and Jasper for inviting me to present at the Salon and for all of the people who took time from their day to come and "listen" to my presentation.

A few additional photographs can be seen on my Flickr photostream.

The Luminous Lens: Photo Abstractions by PJ Trenton on Calameo

I am pleased to announce the availability of the exhibit catalogue for my most recent show entitled the Luminous Lens: Photo Abstractions by PJ Trenton. The exhibit has completed its run at the Tricia Aferdita Gallery but is now on view at the Treet TV sim in front of the Designing Worlds Studio.

The catalogue, written by Miss Rowan Derryth with a foreword by Tricia Aferdita can now be viewed online at Calameo.

Simply go to http://en.calameo.com/books/000045496d4d9a0069359 in order to read the catalogue.

My sincere thanks once again to both Tricia and Rowan for making both the exhibition and this wonderful catalogue available. Thanks also to Miss Ceejay Writer for work on the catalogue and Miss Saffia Widdershins for her support and assistance in this endeavor.

The Luminous Lens by Rowan Derryth and PJ Trenton

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Luminous Lens Exhibition Catalogue

The works you see in this exhibit are the culmination of my passion for photography and desire to create and share my artistic vision with those around me. More importantly, my work would mean little without the support, encouragement and validation of the great people I am proud to call my friends. A very heartfelt thanks to one in particular, Tricia Aferdita, who not only encouraged me to finish this exhibit but provided an incredible venue in which to feature it. Tricia’s enthusiasm for and support of my work means so much. She is a tireless supporter and promoter of the arts and is an inspiration to those who are fortunate enough to know and work with her. She is also a fabulous artist in her own right.

This catalogue would certainly not have been possible without the enthusiasm, creativity, and eloquence of Rowan Derryth. Her appreciation of this collection of works and the excitement with which she talked of the need for an exhibition catalogue are why you read these words today. Through an extremely interesting experiment (see Ekphrasis: PJ Trenton on the Prim Perfect blog ~ http://primperfectblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/04/ekphrasis-pj-trenton/), these works now have a much deeper meaning and their own stories as a result of Rowan’s eloquent keystrokes.

I would also like to take the opportunity to thank intrepid publisher extra-ordinaire, Saffia Widdershins for her support of this exhibit and catalogue and for exposing me to the artistic and photographic potential of the wide world of Second Life.

A complimentary copy of the exhibit catalogue is available from a kiosk at Exposure Art Gallery (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tabula%20rasa/134/35/27). Purchase the Thinc book for $0L and either wear it or rezz it to read (I recommend rezzing it).

The Luminous Lens: Photo Abstractions by PJ Trenton

I cordially invite you to join us at the Tricia Aferdita Gallery in Avalon Town on Wednesday, March 3 at 7 pm slt for the opening of a my new exhibit...my first in quite some time.

The Luminous Lens is a collection of abstract images that push the limits of photography to create some uniquely "painted" images from across the metaverse. Shot at various locations, the collection takes advantage of light, colour and texture to create bright, vibrant and abstract works with a somewhat impressionistic feel.

We welcome DJ Sredni Eel to provide the music for this exhibit opening.

The Tricia Aferdita Gallery is located in the vibrant Second Life arts community of Avalon Town. Avalon is a vibrant & innovative virtual community that prides itself on being a fun and creative atmosphere of art and literature.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tabula%20rasa/92/26/28.

Quest for the Golden Prim Podcast

Welcome to a behind the scenes look at The Quest for the Golden Prim! Radio Riel's Gabrielle Riel, discovers the mysteries of the making of the web comic, as she interview the creators, writers, producers and cast of The Quest for the Golden Prim. The time for secrets...is at an end!

Radio Riel's second Quest podcast featured Miss Aisling Sinclair, Mr. Blackhawk60 Sikorsky and PJ Trenton in discussion about the Quest. Miss Sinclair plays the role of Miss Annabelle Scott and Mister Sikorsky plays the role of Mordecai Watson. I, of course am the photographer and designer of the Quest.

The second podcast can be found by visiting http://www.archive.org/details/TheQuestForTheGoldenPrimPodcast-Episode2PjTrentonAislingSinclair.

Find out more about the Quest by visiting the official blog at http://goldenprim.blogspot.com/.

The Quest for the Golden Prim is presented by Primgraph Magazine.

Quest for the Golden Prim Podcast

Welcome to a behind the scenes look at The Quest for the Golden Prim! Join Gabrielle Riel, as she discovers the mysteries of the making of the web comic, through interviews with the creators, writers, producers and cast of The Quest for the Golden Prim. The time for secrets...is at an end!

In the first episode, Gabrielle Riel speaks with Saffia Widdershins and PJ Trenton about some of the inspirations that created The Quest!

The podcast is available by visiting the Golden Prim blog at http://goldenprim.blogspot.com/2009/08/quest-for-golden-prim-podcast-episode-1.html.

Latin Music Night @ Exposure (August 26 from 7 to 8 pm SLT)

I cordially invite you to join us at Exposure Art Gallery for the closing of my joint show with Tricia Aferdita. Tricia and I have created an exhibit featuring my real life photographs and her fabulous renditions of those photographs in paint!

We are excited to welcome Miss Gabrielle Riel of Radio Riel to host our event and to play the best salsa, mambo, bossa nova and other latin music for your listening and dancing enjoyment.

Join us for a fun-filled hour of music and camaraderie in the best Avalon tradition.

Join us at Exposure (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tabula%20rasa/135/20/27) on Wednesday, August 26th from 7 to 8 pm slt.

Prim Perfect 19 on news stands...

August has also seen the release of issue 19 of Prim Perfect magazine. We visited the fabulous region of Hosoi for this month`s feature articles.

Hosoi (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Japan%20Kanto/93/176/31) is comprised of four sims which include an Edo-period Japanese village. The sweeping vistas and attention to detail make the region one my highest recommendations for a serious exploration. Some of the most beautiful images I have yet captured in world are from Hosoi...look for them on Flickr (and in issue 19) over the next little while.

This issue marks two very important points in my affiliation with Prim Perfect...one is the opportunity to have my work featured on the cover and the second was the article which I worked on with Miss Viv Trafalgar...The Way of Hosoi.

While the writing of an article is typically a solitary exercise; generally with little direct interaction between the author and the photographer...this article was a little different. Viv and I walked the sim together, following the paths of Hosoi...I capturing images as Viv composed. All the while, we discussed what we were seeing and experiencing. It was a very interesting and rewarding experience and I send out my sincere thanks to Viv for asking me to join her in the creation of this article.

We both hope you enjoy reading it as much as we did pulling it together.

The full issue is available online at http://en.calameo.com/read/00000423498fa545f9454.

Pokes at his blog...

...and thinks he feels a faint pulse. Perhaps it can be saved...resuscitated...poked...prodded and cajoled back to life.

As you can see, it has been a VERY long time since Virtually PJ has seen any activity. Not because PJ has been virtually inactive...far from it! I'm without doubt busier now then I have ever been in Second Life.

Over this long period of time I have been fortunate to meet so many new, interesting and creative people. I have also been lucky enough to find myself involved with a number of very interesting and well respected publications, namely Prim Perfect magazine, and The Primgraph.

There is just so much that I have come across...so many interesting things out there that MUST be shared. So here I am..back...I think! Let's see how this goes shall we?

PJ