Skates on with Tina

Tina Bey's art has garnered her a huge following of admirers and collectors. Her sixteen year long inworld career as a digital creator in open sim is founded on her studies at the National School of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires; her imagination and passion for science fiction, environmental causes, and a love of play - bringing humor and a lighthearted sense of youth into our often world weary realms -  inform and give flight to those very creditable foundations.

This new build, which has been an ongoing project for several months, finally got its big opening with a HG safari visit, our first destination of the fourteenth Safari trip of 2026. The location of the event - Star Ravenhurst's grid TenthDimension. The region, Imagination Island (full HG Address at the end of the post) is an annex to the main gallery, Le Beau Retrouve, which opened in the summer of 2024. 

We were all invited to wear skateboards to take the tour as they are fast and fun. Most of us got ours on before we left the clubhouse, but they were also available on the region so if you jump over to view the sim, look  for the green and black rezzing area and take the board from one of the boxes.

Star Ravenhurst: Welcome Everyone!

James Atlloud: Loving the colors here!

Forest Azure: oh, snow! cold feet!

Tina Bey[es→en]: please read the posters hehehe....  all is free, as a gift

Thirza Ember: ahahah of course Lumi is the best on the skateboard

Luminalore Resident: Hahah you know me too well now. XD

Tina Bey[es→en]: let's start!!! follow me

James Atlloud: Tina has a one-wheel board!! <jealous>

Tina Bey:  Thirza's usual question, always spot on: What motivated you to create the Region this way? (Typical Thirza question!!! lol)  Mainly COLOR. I wanted to learn in this situation to interpret the vibration of color, or rather the reaction of opposites. Everything that the NeoPop style represents, and I hadn't explored it enough, and this was a good opportunity. Luckily, the concept always flows.

Tina Bey: The THEME: a snapshot of contemporary society. Joy, nostalgia, play, rest, balance, and peace. The characters are now part of my family, moving through different actions, bringing to life possible, imagined, remembered, and invented scenarios but all of them speak of something, whether painted or not. They speak and say many things for me… each one will resonate with a different viewer, not necessarily in the same way. A piece of music, a face, will trigger a memory or a dream, a good or bad experience…

Tina Bey:  This time, color was the protagonist. The rest is play and situations that usually lead to humor and tenderness. Star Ravenhurst offered me the opportunity to experiment in this region that so generously welcomes artists. So… I set out in mid-2025, and everything unfolded with great calm and enjoyment.

Tina Bey:  Simultaneously, LUDUS was created at Pangea at the invitation of Lampithaler Artist and Marlon Wayne; at Craft World, Rosanna Galvani invited me to create freely in the Garage area, from which a multitude of playful creations emerged, all sharing the same premises, ample space, and a desire to create. That is enough to make me happy... aqui un breve video  muy rapido

The short video is really short - under 20 seconds! but there are chairs available to sit and watch it multiple times. We however rushed on immediately to the next part.

Tina Bey[es→en]: here is my bar

Thirza.Ember: good place to stop at the bar!

James.Atlloud: my drink is a Cosmo please

Shelenn Ayres: was lost haha

Rosanna Galvani: fantastico!!

Shelenn Ayres: where is tina? a beautiful exhibits as always thank you for the invite

We finally stopped for a moment - on water! 

James Atlloud: my childhood bath tub!

Thirza Ember: there must be 100 figures here, maybe more... wow

James Atlloud: easily more than 100 - fun mesh!!

Thirza Ember: this is my first water-borne skateboard

Star Ravenhurst: Yes usually they sink

James Atlloud: it works well Thirza!

Luminalore Resident: I almost forgot too. I was watching a friend's livestream and they mentioned HG Safari was on today

Tina Bey[es→en]: can we continue?

Thirza Ember: yes please

Rosanna Galvani: io sto facendo un po' di foto

Tina Bey[es→en]: this is the town square

Jupiter Rowland: Okay, you can't jump if you keep hitting the wrong key.

Tina Bey[es→en]: I love that we collide

Dings Digital: I like this chaotic terrain, feels good

Luminalore Resident: It's very colourful. :D

Kimm Starr: I kind of liked the whole skateboard experience

Star Ravenhurst: Skateboards are fun

Kimm Starr: Love love love this world exhibit Tina!!!!!!!!!!

Tina Bey[es→en]: get together here again, follow me so you don't get lost

Thirza Ember: Star, can you please tell us something about this exhibit?

Star Ravenhurst: I gave Tina full freedom to create whatever she wants. And this is it!  I knew it would be fun and colorful. I think the idea of the skateboards is to add some fun and a quick way to get around the region to see as much as possible

Thirza Ember: in your gallery how long do you give an artist to work? do they have a time limit?

Star Ravenhurst: In Tina's case, she has had longer than usual. With problems with the grid and my avatar, it took a long time to fix those things. So Tina had a lot of time to come up with ideas and do the work.

Tina Bey[es→en]: here you can breathe a little

Thirza Ember: the quality and originality of the mesh is wonderful

Original Character: yeah the description says the regions id "by various artists" ...do they each get a piece or is it more like a time?

Star Ravenhurst: So far there have been two artists that have exhibited here. I usually give the whole region, a 2x2 t the artist. In the future, I am thinking since it is such a large space, asking a few artists to come in and do something.  Maybe even a collaboration between all of them. That could be fun.

Thirza Ember: i would love to see some of the Mobius artists come and do something here... a sort of pan grid thing

Star Ravenhurst: I haven't have a lot of time to devote to the gallery, but I should have more time and energy to spend on it now

Original Character: Yeah that might be cool, or have like a gallery where each artist has a parcel

Tina Bey[es→en]: I like this place a lot

Rosanna Galvani[it→en]: Everything is beautiful Tina. Thank you Thirza for this tour

Thirza Ember: that's a lot of space to fill!... no lag here, at least for me

Cooper Swizzle: shouts: Awesome exhibit Tina

Kimm Starr: It is amazing and soooo you!, It screams your name! So much fun riding around on a skateboard too!

Yara Eilde: Thanks, Tina, for showing us. Your figures are so imaginative. And thanks for sharing them with us.

Tina Bey[es→en]: let's get into the disco

Tina Bey[es→en]: I warned that it would be a different safari

Star Ravenhurst: It certainly is different!

James Atlloud: Luv it

Shelenn Ayres: tina is one of my favorite artists :) ... good to see everyone too

 Rosanna Galvani: Bravissima

Tina Bey[es→en]: I'm happy to see you all here

Tina Bey[es→en]: At the entrance there is a sign explaining.  It has all the works so that they can take them as a souvenir

Rosanna Galvani[it→en]: it's nice to see these works all together

Thirza Ember: i love the textures she does, so original

James Atlloud: Tina, you make mesh look easy, but I'm sure it is not!

Shelenn Ayres: an interesting interpretation of color vibrations and fun chaos

Lavia Lavine: I think it's amazing, it gives me a kind of Alice in Wonderland feel.  I love it. Fantastic job Tina!

Tina.Bey[es→en]: yes, the color, which makes us creators suffer so much

Thirza Ember: anyone want to say in 5 words what Tina's art reminds them of?

Forest Azure: what .. how.. why .. oh, that's just 3

Lavia Lavine: Alice in Wonderland.

Star Ravenhurst: Lavia, so true

Shelenn Ayres joined us on the Safari and took the opportunity to speak about the upcoming Opensim event, OSFest. The date has not been set yet, as the organizers want people to have a say in determining both the date and the theme of the 2026 edition. 

Shelenn Ayres: btw we only have 11 votes so far on the dates or OSFest! if you haven't voted please do that in osfest server or send me a dm and i will proxy your vote... I very much hope everyone here participates whether on osfest grid or home grids!

Original Character: I'm in the OSfest discord so I'll take a look at what's going on, has the theme been decided already?

Shelenn Ayres: see polling channel... vote on dates then we vote on themes

Original Character: I really wanna  try getting a parcel there some time but I better haul to make my models and stuff to put there

Shelenn Ayres: the way osfest works since last year is people can choose to exhibit on osfest or at home grids by scheduling calendar time... first come first serve ! i need to upgrade the grid before we open to build for those wanting a parcel

Luminalore Resident: Can i get a link to the OSFest Discord?  

Shelenn Ayres: https://discord.gg/vJNEDd375Z

Tina Bey[es→en]: Thanks for coming,  It was fantastic, messy the way I like it hehehe

Tina Bey[es→en]: Thank you for this opportunity

Koshari Mahana: I love all of your work Tina, thanks for having us.

Yara Eilde: Yeah, everything's so cheerful

Shelenn Ayres: tina is everybody's bey hehhe

Lavia Lavine: This work is a "cheerer upper"!

Luminalore Resident: Time to teleport. :D

 Star Ravenhurst: Thank you Tina for this wonderful exhibit. You have out done yourself! Bravo!

James Atlloud: Thank you Tina - this was fun!! I very much enjoyed it.

Jupiter Rowland: Well, then see you on the other side!

HG Address: grid.tenthdimension.org:26002:Imagination Island

One For the Road

SIWAS S: Hallo zusammen

Wyldewen Veil: You’ve crossed the unseen threshold — through cloud and current, past memory and time — and now the Veil parts for you. Before you lies Wyldewen Veil: a hidden realm adrift at the edge of wild nature and ancient magic. Beyond the open door of your plane, a new world awakens. Here, the air hums with mystery. Roads wind through forgotten forests. Waters whisper stories to those who listen.  Choose your path — by motorcycle or vintage auto, sailboat or hoverboard. Explore beaches kissed by twin suns, caverns where echoes remember your name, and towns that never show up on maps.  Stay as long as the Veil allows. Breathe deep. Let go. And let the Wyld remember you.

Star Ravenhurst: Welcome to Wyldewen Veil!  It will take a bit to rez. 

James Atlloud: How do we pronounce Wyldewen?

Tosha Tyran: Now that is a change :)

Petlove Petshop: also stunning!

Dings Digital: oh another moon, this is the real thing

Kimm Starr: It looks amazing!

Star Ravenhurst: The region is still under construction, so pardon anything you see unfinished. Enough is done to have a tour, so I hope you will enjoy.  Eventually I will have Lore and stories in place, but for now, we will tour it as it is.

Dings Digital: when is a piece of art finished?

Tina Bey: nunca jajajaj

Star Ravenhurst: This is a 6x6 region with two airports and many modes of transportation. Today we will be taking a plane tour, F-222. As we move along, if you drop your camera below, and behind the plane, you will get a good view as we go along. We can thank Kimm for the moon

Nara Nook: see the airplane taking off, so cool

Star Ravenhurst: We are going to board the plane grounded F-222. This box has a map HUD

Tina Bey: y nuestros billetes ?

Tosha Tyran: te olvidaste el tuyo, Tina? que desastre!!!

Dings Digital: will they serve food?

eva Nowicka: This is going to be worse than the bus incident :D

Out of the Gate

 Star Ravenhurst: Art and storytelling

are the best bits of OpenSim. 

Currently under construction on Star Ravenhurst's grid 10thDimension is 'Raven Gate', an 8x8 Var where the landscape tells a story that you will be able to explore via the 'Quest' format, meeting brand new characters who will help you discover clues and thus unfold the narrative, ultimately discovering the key to the mystery. 

The current arrival point on Raven Gate

The project is out of the gate, but miles of road lie ahead before they reach the finish line, and open the quest to the public. There's still plenty to place, choose, refine. design, and animate, so some of the things you'll see in these photos will change radically, not only in their development but also the preferred Environment lighting. Also, if you're a builder or scripter and are looking to be part of a group project, this may be somewhere for you to shine, contact Star to learn more. 'Raven Gate' promises dark secrets, magic, tragedy... but in the end redemption and triumph. The idea for this project came to her last year in the fall, and it's a long term job. Why so?

Star Ravenhurst on the quest Var region Raven Gate, a work in progress

Star Ravenhurst: Because it’s complex, creative, and collaborative. I contacted people I believed would work well together—those with talent, knowledge, and the kind of imagination and enthusiasm needed to bring a new world to life. Just as important, they share a strong sense of commitment.

Star's Hereafter

Star Ravenhurst waited for us on a dusty, grungy street corner by a sign that said 'Welcome to Hell'. 

No, not TP or IM hell for once, this was the 'other' place, our second destination of the day with, as it turned out, a surprising coincidence in the architecture, but more of that later, This region Heaven & Hell is on Star's own grid, TenthDimensionGrid.

Francisco Koolhoven: Well I made it to this grid :) wasn't able to go to alternate metaverse

Star Ravenhurst: Sorry to hear that Francisco

Francisco Koolhoven: it happens sometimes,  I'll try to go there later

James Atlloud: It was great Fran... Oh! Shared environment makes a difference, thanks... rats!

Star Ravenhurst: A lot has changed since you were last week Tina

Kelso Uxlay: A rats parade

Thirza Ember: hmmm definitely a dry heat here

Star Ravenhurst: Yep and dry heat is terrible for the skin!

Thirza Ember: ok we're all here

Star Ravenhurst: We can walk down the block and see if we can catch the bus... This way...

James Atlloud: a bus!!

Who Goes There

This week's first destination was to one of the wonders of Opensim, the Doctor Who region on Littlefield grid, often known as lfgrid because it's shorter! As usual the full HG Address is at the end of the post. The sim creator, Toy McBride, lives on the other side of the world to most of the Safari-goers, so she wasn't able to join us in person.

Dirk Mathers

However Dirk Mathers, one of the founding members of Littlefield grid, a master scripter and none too shabby builder in his own right, was kind enough to step in as guide. He's a knowledgeable Whovian, but even he admitted to getting a little lost in this build, which is encyclopedic and labyrinthine. Much like the long, mysterious and twisted plot of one of the most popular ever sci-fi shows on TV. 

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past half century, you probably know that Dr Who is a British TV show for children which began back in 1962, took a hiatus in the 90's and came roaring back in the naughties to an even wider audience of all ages, and it is still going strong.

Dreams on the 10th Dimension

All is like a dream

Star Ravenhurst's new grid Tenth Dimension is home to her art gallery Le Beau Retrouvé, and there's a big new show scheduled for September 29. 

You're still just about in time to participate. If you make art this could be your chance to exhibit alongside the likes of Tina Bey, Xenon Darrow, Remmy Ravenhurst (no relation), Savannah Joy, Forest Azure, Arcfury and a huge multimedia install by Cherry Manga  and Nico Kailani. The deadline to submit art is September 23, although the sooner you do it, the better it is for Star's nerves! Organizing art shows can be onerous, so why does Star do it?

Star Ravenhurst: It can be difficult to get into a gallery in the real world and most artists never get that opportunity. In fact, they are lucky if anyone beyond their family, friends, or instructors ever sees their work. Having my own grid, I can now give them more opportunities to showcase their work in virtual.

If you're a regular dipper-in to this blog, you may remember reading about Le Beau Retrouvé here although bear in mind, the location of the gallery has changed since then (just part of the way opensim is always in flux and keeping it interesting), and perhaps you caught the episode of Inworld Review where Star spoke about the gallery, among her many other projects. 

Star Ravenhurst:  What does the gallery mean to me? I am an artist in RL and have formal education in Fine Arts, Graphic Arts, Art History, and Design. During college, I worked for an art gallery and learned a lot during my time with them and also took classes in Marketing and Professional Practices to help me learn the business side of art. I do not have the funds in RL to open my own gallery, but in virtual, everything is possible. I have seized the chance to create an art gallery that is welcoming and supportive of new artists as well as established artists. 

Le Beau Retrouvé

 Tomorrow Sunday 28 is the grand opening of Star Ravenhurst's new gallery called le Beau Retrouvé. It's on Genesis RP grid - the Address is as always at the end of the post - and it's a project she has spent many months putting together. It's beautiful!

Shining Xzar

Star Ravenhurst: I JUST got nervous!  

Ms.Cal: hello Lucy,  Mal

Star Ravenhurst: Hugs Lucy! Thirza you may want to move. They will be landing on your head

Roffellos Kisses: she likes it

Star Ravenhurst: Welcome James, you may want to move. That thing will keep going off when you are near it

James Atlloud: A welcome message!  I feel very welcome. Do you recommend region environment or something else?

Tosha Tyran: wow, how lovely

Star Ravenhurst: Shared environment.  Some of the parcels have different EPP settings, so with Shared on, you will experience the changes in climate as we walk... Hi Marlon. Welcome. Hi Kelso. Hi Tosha

Safari Calendar 2024

 Another splendid year of opensim fun has drawn to an end and another is just gearing up - grid hopping in virtual worlds has never been more rewarding or reliable!  To celebrate the new year, here's a calendar that celebrates just a few of the loveliest people and places. 

This calendar is an inworld object, available at the HG Safari clubhouse, and if you hit the Calendar Info button, you will receive a Notecard that gives you the HG addresses and LMs to each of the places featured in the pictures. A big thank you to all the artists and builders who agreed to pose for the calendar, and to snowbody Cortes for invaluable help on the script. 

So who and where does this year's calendar feature?

Our cover artist is Luna Lunaria, seen here on her region Luxor, on Wolf Territories Grid. An absolute genius when it comes to texturing Luna is well known for her

Xzar Gazing

Last Sunday was the official opening of The Land of Xzar on Genesis RP grid, a region built by Star Ravenhurst, and this Wednesday it the Safari took the tour for our second hour of the 2 hour ride around opensim.  As lovely as opensim is at any time, there's nothing quite like visiting a sim with the creator and some friends to truly get the measure of what is meant by the fine pixels on show. You might say that this build (HG Address is at the end of the post, as always) is really several tales in one. 

It's the 3D representation of Star's novel, to be published on Amazon later this year, but it's also a story of a Star's talent and tenacity as a builder, with many original constructions and textures that she has put together over her many years in virtual. And it's also the chronicle of the many grids she has been part of, several of which have come to an untimely end, forcing her to regroup, rebuild, and re-imagine her regions in other worlds. That opportunity to glimpse and gaze into the creative universe of our fellow Opensimmers is one of the most exciting and interesting parts of the life virtual. Unlike most gaming platforms, it offers a unique connection between original imaginations - yours and theirs - and is infinitely fascinating, if on occasion hard work.

Youca Godel: I'm finding it neat that people are building sims based on shows and books.

Star Ravenhurst: This is based on my book Youca

Forest Azure: are there any fairytales sims? for a fairytale rp sim

Doctor Dave: There's a dead angel on the lawn.  Did anyone bring a first aid kit?

Star Ravenhurst: Is everyone here? I think we are missing Tosha... Welcome Tim

humbletim metaverse: hi

Star Ravenhurst: Well I will start pasting into chat what you need to know. This build is based on my upcoming novel by the same name. This is a visual of the land that has lived inside of my head for years. This is an ancient world that has seen war and destruction with many characters seeking power over time. 1000+ years have passed since the end of the world and civilization returned. The antagonist is Hadean the Executioner. He is a narcissistic, power hungry, sexual predator, brutal, and evil as they come. The hero is Michael McCall of Plano Texas who is angry with his father who has taken over as ruler of the whole planet due to advancements that he owns, sells, and controls the population with.

Lavia Lavine: You didn't tell me your novel was about my Ex husband.

Forest Azure: lol