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Blog change & new releases

Organica has been around for quite a while – since October of 2007 in fact! But did you know Organica Specialty Trees is affiliated with an accessory shop as well?

In fact, Kitheres Industries was my first project! Some time last year I decided to consolidate the shop and move it to a single spot located at Fort Stygian in The Wastelands. For a number of different reasons, however, it had to be put on the backburner and I haven’t really had the chance to add to the shop until recently. I’ve added a new product and I’ll talk about that in a sec.

I’ve decided not to keep two seperate blogs for updates and will be posting about both brands on this blog from now on. I will not be combining the subscriber groups, so if you are only subscribed to one brand, you will only recieve notifications for posts which contain relevant material. You are, of course, welcome to sign up for notifications for both.

The blog has been renamed ‘Kitheres and Organica’, which more accurately reflects my branding on Marketplace, however in-world both brands will operate as usual. Over the next few weeks, I will be sorting out proper categories for existing Organica posts and recently imported Kitheres posts, so hopefully things will remain organized and accessible to all.

With that said, let’s get to the new releases!

Kitheres:

Spatterdashery Boots are named such because they include a belt-bound spat along the length of the lower leg, covering the ankle region and reaching upwards, providing added material for the wearer.  These grungey boots are great for everyday wear and especially optimized for use in crowds due to their relatively low draw weight compared to comparable sculpt products. Available in three colours, these boots are 100% mesh modelled and textured from scratch. Left unrigged for easy resizing, the boots are mod/copy and contain removable resizer scripts – so you can use the script to resize the boots for you if you’re not confident with building things (then remove the script once you’re done) or you can remove the script entirely and just resize the boots as needed using build tools. ( Buy in store ) ( Buy on Marketplace: Demo – Charcoal – Hazel – Olive – Fatpack )

Organica:

Organica has joined Spruce Up Your Space and will be a participating merchant this weekend!

This Elm tree is wonderfully lush and detailed – it’s a great item to help create shade and atmosphere to a mature looking landscape! Full mesh, includes three foliage colours both scripted and unscripted. As this is a mesh product, you’ll need a mesh viewer to view.

This item will be available mod/copy on sale for L$150 for this weekend only! This introductory price will go away after Sunday, when I’ll add back a mod/transfer edition, so be sure to pick this one up before the sale ends! (Please note: sale is in-store only! This product will be added to the Marketplace next week 🙂 )

Other non-sale releases:

As mesh items with no transparencies, they don’t conflict with water surface rendering or other plants which use transparency, so they work really well as highlight pieces right next to the existing Cattail 1 set! This product includes two shapes for variety and each piece is 1 land impact at the size packaged. ( Buy in store ) ( Buy on Marketplace )

This new park bench is a wonderful addition to every outdoor area! Carefully modelled and textured, this bench seats and animates up to three people. Includes attachable book. Full mesh, so be sure to use a mesh capable viewer! Mod / Copy ( Buy in store ) ( Buy on Marketplace )

Land:

If you’re looking for the ideal spot for a quiet and wonderfully landscaped home, check out the land offerings below:

Some of the larger parcels have been recently vacated and have been split; they were originally offered at a larger size prior to a change in prim bonuses. As a result, I am pleased to offer four new smaller parcels in the north-east and south-east corners of the sim. They are all waterside to some degree and, located in a 1.75x prim bonus sim, all boast a healthy prim allottment. (Please note: Parcels 1A & 1B as well as 6A & 6B can be merged upon request if still available.) The details are as follows: Details and SLURLS below:

Parcel size Prims Weekly price SLURL
Parcel 1A – 1536sqm 614 L$1105 SLURL
Parcel 1B – 1024sqm 410 L$738 SLURL
Parcel 2B – 960sqm 383 L$690 SLURL
Parcel 6A – 1152sqm 460 L$828 SLURL
Parcel 6B – 1152sqm 460 L$828 SLURL
Parcel 8 – 1696sqm 679 L$1222 SLURL
Parcel 15 – 1680sqm 672 L$1210 SLURL

A land office has also been established in Organica in the News/Gift shop. (SLURL)

More information about land in Sylvan can be found here.

Organica at San Diego

Organica will be opening a new location at the Botanical Gardens of San Diego Balboa sim, Jan 22 2012, during the grand opening of San Diego 3D!

Visit the new location at http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/San%20Diego%20Balboa/149/211/33

 From the press release,

SAN DIEGO 3D GRAND OPENING

For Immediate Release

SAN DIEGO 3D is pleased to announce our official grand opening on Sunday, January 22, 2012.

San Diego 3D is a themed entertainment destination recreating the look and feel of San Diego, California in the virtual world Second Life. Using their avatar, visitors can explore some of San Diego’s most beautiful landmarks, in stunning, interactive 3D. Destinations include historic Old Town; Balboa Park’s Organ Pavilion, Museum of Art, and Spanish Village Arts Center; downtown; and the famous San Diego Zoo. For entertainment, they can catch a live performance at the Balboa Theatre, or dance in the ballroom at the Hotel Del Coronado.

San Diego 3D promotes tourism, entertainment, and the arts through strategic partnerships with businesses and organizations operating in the physical and virtual world. Founded in 2007 as “Diegoland”, the project passed into the hands of its current owner, Ayesha Lytton, in 2010. In 2011, the simulator was completely rebuilt by Akimeta Metaverse Development to create the most realistic replicas yet of numerous San Diego locations.

Our grand opening event will be held on Sunday, January 22, 2012 at the Balboa Theatre. This near-replica of the 1920’s vaudeville and movie theatre features numerous details accurate to the real building, including its famed wall murals and working waterfalls in the auditorium. The Balboa Theatre 3D raises the bar for live performances in Second Life, using realistic animations, sets and costumes to create a truly immersive theatre experience.

Our first concert showcases soprano Tamra Hayden, who has starred on Broadway and on tour in musicals such as Les Miserables, the Phantom of the Opera, and Cabaret. A talented songwriter in her own right, she will be sharing some of her own beautiful music as well as favorites from Phantom, Wicked, and more. Hayden and Lytton have been collaborating for several months with programmers Alchemy Epstein and Tangle Giano, as well as builders and designers to create the effects seen in the production.

The event is open to the public and all are welcome to attend. Formal or semi-formal attire is preferred.

Second Life SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/San%20Diego%20Balboa/178/61/33

 

 

More photos of my work from the rest of the project can be found here.

Two new releases, more land now available

Another offering in the recent line of plants suitable for tropical or indoor environments, rubber plants are so-named because they are part of a larger family of plants which excrete a milky-white latex which can be used to create rubber. This package comes with two varieties, burgundy and green. As packaged, each plant is 3 LI. The included planter (with two plants) comes out to 7LI at packaged size. This is a mesh product, so you’ll need a  mesh capable client to view. Mod, Copy, No Transfer. ( Buy in Store ) ( Buy on Marketplace )

This set of bamboo (two units pictured in vendor) is an excellent choice for landscaping tight spaces in the Japanese theme or for populating a fuller bamboo forest if you prefer. Packaged at 6LE, they are a great low impact solution to add an Eastern ambience to your home.  Mod, Copy, No Transfer ( Buy in Store ) ( Buy on Marketplace )

Additional Note: Bamboo 1 has been discounted and moved to the plant shop as it is more correctly classified grass and not a tree.

Land:

Some of the larger parcels have been recently vacated and have been split; they were originally offered at a larger size prior to a change in prim bonuses. As a result, I am pleased to offer four new smaller parcels in the north-east and south-east corners of the sim. They are all waterside to some degree and, located in a 1.75x prim bonus sim, all boast a healthy prim allottment. (Please note: Parcels 1A & 1B as well as 6A & 6B can be merged upon request if still available.) The details are as follows: Details and SLURLS below:

Parcel size Prims Weekly price SLURL
Parcel 1A – 1536sqm 614 L$1105 SLURL
Parcel 1B – 1024sqm 410 L$738 SLURL
Parcel 2B – 960sqm 383 L$690 SLURL
Parcel 6A – 1152sqm 460 L$828 SLURL
Parcel 6B – 1152sqm 460 L$828 SLURL
Parcel 8 – 1696sqm 679 L$1222 SLURL
Parcel 15 – 1680sqm 672 L$1210 SLURL

 

Parcel #1A - FOR SALE - 1536sqm, 614 prims, L$1105/w

 

Parcel #1B - FOR SALE - 1024sqm, 410 prims, L$738/w
Parcel #2A - FOR SALE - 960sqm, 383 prims, L$690/w | Parcel #2B - FOR SALE - 960sqm, 383 prims, L$690/w
Parcel #6A - FOR SALE - 1152sqm, 460 prims, L$828/w
Parcel #6B - FOR SALE - 1152sqm, 460 prims, L$828/w
Parcel #8 - FOR SALE - 1696sqm, 679 prims, L$1222/w
Parcel #15 - FOR SALE - 1680sqm, 672 prims, L$1210/w

Two new furniture releases this week!

 

Based on traditional ‘kaidan dansu’, these chests and cabinets were traditionally used in tight homes that needed a compact means of reaching high places, such as a second floor or attic, without having to sacrifice storage space. As a result, kaidan dansu came about as dual function steps and storage devices.

This set includes both left and right-facing steps. Each chest is 4 prims total at the size packaged. Offered mod/copy/no transfer. This is a mesh product, so view with SL v3.0 or newer.  ( Buy in Store ) ( Buy on Marketplace )

This set of furniture includes paper lantern, end table, coffee table, and animated armchair and couch. The armchair seats one, couch seats two. Available in six different colours, seperately or as a fatpack. ( Buy in Store ) (Buy on Marketplace: ( white ) ( red ) ( blue ) ( tan ) ( brown ) ( black ) ( fatpack ))

Wilds of Organica: Burrowing and Snowy Owls

This update has been in development for a great number of months, dating some time back before mesh was implimented to the main grid. It’s been a project that has challenged me to learn avatar-based mesh modelling, bone offsets, animation, and more. I’m sure there is a lot left to learn still, but I’m proud to offer the following item as the inaugural product from the newest branch of Organica products, Wilds of Organica.

 



This mesh-based avatar is rigged and will crush your avatar down to about 0.5m in height, which you can adjust to some degree with avatar height and width sliders. Because bird wings require that av arms be swept back when not in use, the owl comes with a custom AO. The product also features customizable eyes, with up to 10 iris colours, three pupil colours, glow, awake, wary and closed eyes, all controllable from the Owl HUD. All scripting by Desolate Studios’ Neobokrug Elytis.  Offered mod/copy/no transfer.

For now, you can find the vendor for these avatars at the Wilds of Organica shop in Organica or on the Marketplace ( Burrowing Owl ) ( Snowy Owl ).

 

Tiny Trees, Delicious Monsters and a little taste of Paradise

Three new items released this week!

Two new tropicals are available;

Known by many names, including ‘Swiss Cheese Plant’, ‘Split Leaf Plant’, Mexican Breadfruit, Ceriman, and even Delicious Monster (after the Latin name), Monstera Deliciosa are broad-leafed plants which in nature develop attachments to tropical trees and use them as a support to gain height. Domestically, they’re known as excellent low maintenance plants that do well in planters in homes, offices and commercial areas. Offered with a mesh version (small cluster of the plant set within a mesh planter) as well as a sculpt version (large cluster of plants, suited for outdoor use). The mesh version requires at minimum a mesh-capable SL Viewer such as V3.0+. Sculpts are viewable with SL 1.21 or newer. Offered mod, copy, no transfer. ( Buy in Store ) ( Buy on Marketplace )

When one thinks of exotic tropical flowers, it is hard to overlook the highly iconic Bird of Paradise plant. This plant is offered mesh only and takes up 8 LI out of the box.  Because it’s mesh, you’ll need a mesh-capable SL viewer such as V3.o or newer. Offered mod, copy, no transfer. ( Buy in Store) ( Buy at Marketplace )

A new bonsai is now available – it features classic Japanese Maple foliage which can be switched between red and green on click. This is a mesh item – you’ll need a mesh-capable viewer to see it. Offered mod, no copy, transfer and mod, copy, no transfer. ( Buy in Store ) ( Buy at Marketplace )

Land Update:

Only two parcels are still available in Sylvan!

Land:

Both parcels split from the originally larger Parcel 7 are now occupied, so there are now only two parcels available in the sim. Both are quite scenic – Parcel #2 is a square shaped lot in a quiet bordered on two sides by water on the eastern half of the region and the other (parcel 9) is a generously sized L-shaped lot that faces north-west, with a full view of the waterfall.

Full parcel details as follows:

Parcel size Prims Weekly price SLURL
Parcel 2 – 1760 704 L$1267 SLURL
Parcel 9 – 1584sqm 633 L$1140 SLURL

Crocus and Hawthorn

Two new products released this week!

These beautiful flowers are offered in three shapes for a variety of arrangements. They come in ten different colours individually and in a fatpack. No alpha textures used – no texture flipping! Buy a fatpack of crocus and save up to 33%! Each flower is as low as 1 land impact count and is mesh, so do ensure you are running SL Viewer 2.8 or newer. Offered mod/copy/no transfer. ( Buy in Store ) ( Buy on Marketplace – Fatpack – White – White/Purple Veins – Yellow – Yellow/Purple Veins – Pink – Creme – Amethyst – Lavender/White – Blue/White/Purple – Orange/Red )

Hawthorn is a large family of plants that features unique foliage, small white flowers, small red berries in the summer and bright red foliage in the autumn. Offered in tree form, this product comes with four foliage types, scripted and unscripted.  Oblong sculpties – requires SL Viewer 1.21 or newer. Offered mod/no copy/transfer and mod/copy/no transfer. ( Buy in Store ) ( Buy on Marketplace )

Land:

Three parcels are still available in Sylvan. Some changes were made to parcel 7, which is now two parcels. If you are looking for a smaller lot, one is still available and situated just next to the Falls.

Full parcel details as follows:

Parcel size Prims Weekly price SLURL
Parcel 6 – 1760sqm 973 L$1752 SLURL
Parcel 7A – 1120sqm 448 L$806 SLURL
Parcel 9 – 1584sqm 633 L$1140 SLURL

 

Organica Sim-wide Halloween Hunt! (plus one more release!)

For a very limited time, three items (seen in the above image) will be scattered throughout Organica sim. They are each discount items, which means you can wear them like discount cards and Right-click> Select ‘Card’ to redeem their rewards.

The longhorn skull’s discount expires on November 1, 2011, so that item can no longer be found after that date. The discount on the other two items expire at the end of November 2011. Discounts cannot be combined – if multiple discount objects are worn simultaneously, you will get the lowest discount.

If you purchased items from the store today, find one of these items and send me a snapshot of you holding or wearing it; I’ll go through and refund you the percent discount granted by that item!

On an unrelated tangent, I’m also releasing some new Rose Gates while I have a chance!

These Rose Gates are available in eight colours and are only 4 prims each! They are made from oblong sculpts, so make sure you have at least viewer 1.21 or newer to view.  Available individually as well as in a fatpack. ( Buy in Store ) ( Marketplace link forthcoming )

Autumn release + lighting and more!

By now many of us in the Northern Hemisphere will be experiencing autumn colours in abundance; two releases this week will help you spruce up your SL along these lines!

The Assorted Squash package includes three types of squash (pumpkin, acorn, summer), each in three colours and two configurations for a total of 18 unique items. Each prim has two gourds. This is a sculptie product, so you’ll need SL Viewer 1.21 or newer to view. Cart sold seperately. Mod, copy, no transfer. ( Buy in store ) (Buy on marketplace )

This squash cart is 14 prims total and features oblong sculpts. It includes a small variety of the aforementioned squash nestled upon a bed of dried leaves. You’ll need SL Viewer 1.21 or newer to view. Mod, copy, no transfer.( Buy in store ) ( Buy on Marketplace )

There are a few non-seasonal items offered this week as well:

Horsetail reeds can be found on many continents, but in landscaping it is most commonly used in Japanese gardens. They are often mistaken for bamboo shoots because of their vertical & segmented growth, but are actually only tangentially related since both are technically grasses. This item is offered with four sculpt shapes to best fit your landscaping and you can use as few as 1 prim. Offered mod/copy/no transfer only. You’ll need SL Viewer 1.21 or newer to view. ( Buy in Store )( Buy on Marketplace )

 

This gaslamp type streetlight is offered as the first in a line of streetlights from Organica. They are scripted for on, off and daylight cycle (Turned off during the day, turned on during the night) and respond only to owner touch. Be sure to allow for global sun if you wish to take advantage of the daylight cycle. Offered mod/copy/no transfer. Scripts inside are copy only. Composed of oblong sculpts; you’ll need SL Viewer 1.21 or newer to view. ( Buy in Store) ( Buy on Marketplace )

This package is offered as the second in a line of streetlights from Organica.  This package contains 5 different streetlamps in the same style – they range from single lamp to 5 lamp arrangements. They are scripted for on, off and daylight cycle (Turned off during the day, turned on during the night) and respond only to owner touch. Be sure to allow for global sun if you wish to take advantage of the daylight cycle. Offered mod/copy/no transfer. Scripts inside are copy only. Composed of oblong sculpts; you’ll need SL Viewer 1.21 or newer to view. ( Buy in Store) ( Buy on Marketplace )

Land available:

Six parcels of land have been made available Sylvan sim. If you have always wanted a spot in this quiet sim, now’s your chance! They’re in the north-west corner of the sim, all waterside and with a view of the Sylvan waterfall.  All parcels in Sylvan now have a 1.75x prim bonus, which means you can have 75% more prims on your parcel than you would normally.

The details are as follows:

Parcel size Prims Weekly price SLURL
Parcel 6 – 1760sqm 973 L$1752 SLURL
Parcel 7 – 2432sqm 704 L$1267 SLURL
Parcel 8 – 1696sqm 679 L$1223 SLURL
Parcel 9 – 1584sqm 633 L$1140 SLURL
Parcel 10 – 1280sqm 511 L$920 SLURL


Daffodils!

Five varieties, all sculptie ground cover. Available mod/copy/no transfer individually or as a fat-pack of five! Excellent low prim items, stretchable/squishable to fit your garden!

In-store: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Organica/101/152/24
On location: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Organica/224/23/25
Marketplace: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Organica-Daffodils-Fatpack/2789993