An Art Hive is a community art studio that welcomes everyone as an artist. From an art pop-up in a local library to a community studio or gallery, at its heart, an Art Hive is about inclusion, respect and learning. It's a welcoming place to talk, make art and build communities. Responding in creative ways to things that matter.

Come and contribute to our Virtual Hive and find out more about the history of the project here: https://arthives.org

Rakis Heron

Your contact person for grid (no drama)
and hometown sim advisor.
Owner of grid. 8 domains, 6 servers, 5 works,
hardware, software, business internet and
all bills every month. $ 300 / month.
PayPal donations are always welcome.

## Create Your Own Mesh Avatar with Outworldz OpenAvatar

Have you ever wanted to create your own mesh avatar instead of simply using a premade one?

Outworldz has a free tool that lets you do just that.

**OpenAvatar** is a free, open-source mesh avatar maker compatible with OpenSim and Second Life. You can use the online creator to put together your own human avatar by choosing the parts you want.

You don't need to know Blender or another 3D modeling program just to get started. OpenAvatar does the basic assembly for you.

## Start with OpenAvatar

Go to the Outworldz OpenAvatar creator:

**[Outworldz OpenAvatar Creator](https://outworldz.com/OpenAvatar/)**

Start by choosing whether you want to create a **male or female avatar**.

Then you can begin building your avatar.

## Choose a Head

Select the head you want to use.

This is one of the fun parts of OpenAvatar because you aren't simply being handed one completed character. You are choosing the pieces that will make up your avatar.

Try the available choices until you find the head that works with the character you have in mind.

## Choose a Body

Next, choose the body.

Your head and body don't have to come from one predetermined avatar. OpenAvatar lets you put the available pieces together to create your own combination.

## Choose the Legs

Choose the legs you want to use with your head and body.

At this point, you've selected the major pieces that make up your custom avatar:

**Head + Body + Legs**

OpenAvatar then combines those selections into your avatar.

## About the Skin

OpenAvatar currently provides **one skin** for the avatar.

So this isn't a skin-selection system with a range of different skin choices. The customization comes primarily from choosing and combining the available **head, body and leg components**.

Once you've created the avatar, you can take your project further yourself if you want a different appearance.

## Make It Your Own

The OpenAvatar creator gives you a starting mesh avatar, but that doesn't have to be where your creativity stops.

Creators can take their avatar further with their own clothing, hair, accessories, textures and other custom content.

If you're comfortable working with programs such as Blender, you can also use your avatar as the starting point for more advanced creative work.

Outworldz has additional avatar-development resources available as well, including male and female avatar models in formats such as **FBX, BLEND and DAE**, along with skin templates and other resources for avatar and clothing creators.

## Why OpenAvatar Is Useful for OpenSim Creators

Sometimes you don't want somebody else's finished character.

You want a starting point.

Maybe you're creating residents for your own grid. Maybe you need characters for a roleplay region. Maybe you're developing clothing or accessories. Or perhaps you simply want to experiment with making your own avatar.

OpenAvatar gives you an easy place to begin.

Choose a head.

Choose a body.

Choose the legs.

Let OpenAvatar put them together.

Then see where your own creativity takes you.

## Try It Yourself

**https://outworldz.com/OpenAvatar/mergeHuman.plx**

It's free, it's open source, and it's another great Outworldz resource for people who would rather **create** than simply settle for what everyone else is wearing.

**Build it. Customize it. Make it yours.**

Hi Starchild Shoppers!
Looks like there was an issue preventing people from rezzing assets in their own grids after purchasing them. It should be patched now!
Apologies for the inconvenience!
Aurora

We got rid of region borders. Once the rolling restart completes you will never hit a region border on Wolf Territories Grid, you wil happily sail between regions, if you come to the extremes of the grid you will "wrap around" just like a globe. In fact our new WolfViewer / WolfStorm map view release coming out today will start off with a globe as we are no longer constrained by region borders. (still works on other grids and other viewer users can still experience no region borders but it won't be as smooth as with WolfViewer), plus we are releasing automatic upgrades, proper linux packages (deb etc) for all linux.

https://youtu.be/4ubsU9N3qDc

https://cozycomfortsgrids.wordpress.com/2026/10/02/sunset-...

🌅 SUNSET PARTNERS – SPEED DATING OPENING EVENT

Looking for someone special? Join Sunset Partners Dating Agency for a relaxed and playful Speed Dating Opening Event designed to help people meet, talk, flirt and connect.

No pressure, no formal dress code — come as you are (bits covered). 😉

💕 The Event

11:00 – 11:15 SLT | WELCOME
A short introduction to Sunset Partners Dating Agency and how the dating boards work.

11:15 – 11:30 SLT | DATING WALL
Tell us a little about yourself and what kind of partner you are looking for.

11:30 – 12:30 SLT | SPEED DATING
Sit down and spend 10 minutes talking with each potential partner . A simple way to discover who you might click with.

11:30 – 13:00 SLT | DANCING ON THE ROOF
After — and alongside — the dating activities, enjoy some music with Aphra playing a selection of nice tunes in the background.

❤️ Meet • Talk • Flirt • Connect

Registration is open now until 10 AM Sunday.

Good conversations can lead to something special… ✨

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🌅 SUNSET PARTNERS – SPEED-DATING-ERÖFFNUNGSEVENT

Bist du auf der Suche nach jemand Besonderem? Komm zur Partnervermittlung „Sunset Partners“ und erlebe ein entspanntes, spielerisches Speed-Dating-Event, bei dem man sich kennenlernen, unterhalten, flirten und Kontakte knüpfen kann.

Kein Druck, kein formeller Dresscode – komm einfach so, wie du bist (aber bitte bekleidet). 😉

💕 Das Event

11:00 – 11:15 Uhr SLT | BEGRÜSSUNG
Eine kurze Einführung in die Partnervermittlung „Sunset Partners“ und die Funktionsweise der Dating-Boards.

11:15 – 11:30 Uhr SLT | DATING-WAND
Erzähl uns ein wenig über dich und darüber, welche Art von Partner du suchst.

11:30 – 12:30 Uhr SLT | SPEED-DATING
Nimm Platz und unterhalte dich jeweils 10 Minuten lang mit potenziellen Partnern. Eine einfache Möglichkeit herauszufinden, mit wem die Chemie stimmt.

11:30 – 13:00 Uhr SLT | TANZEN AUF DEM DACH
Genieße nach (und während) der Dating-Aktivitäten die Musik: Aphra spielt eine Auswahl schöner Songs im Hintergrund.

❤️ Kennenlernen • Unterhalten • Flirten • Kontakte knüpfen

Die Anmeldung ist ab sofort bis Sonntag um 10:00 Uhr geöffnet.

Gute Gespräche können zu etwas Besonderem führen… ✨

Not all Sandboxes were created equally..

* Separate male and female dressing rooms with tinted windows

* Building supplies

* Building grids

* flying


The sandbox made with YOU in mind!

💗🌸 OCTOBER ROSE PARTY — GET YOUR PINK OUTFIT READY! 🌸💗

Next Tuesday, October 6, the Event Beach Club on BloodMoon Grid will turn completely PINK for a very special evening. 🎀✨

👚👗💖 The dress code is simple: ALL IN PINK!

So if you haven’t found your pink outfit yet… now is the time to start looking! 😄
Pink dress, shirt, suit, accessories, crazy outfit or something elegant — just come dressed in pink and help us fill the club with color. 🌷💕

🎧 DJ CAM will be behind the decks from 20:30 to 23:30 Paris time for an evening of music, dancing and good vibes.

But this party is also about supporting an important cause. 💞

🎗️ During the evening, you will have the opportunity to make a donation, and 100% of the donations collected will be donated to RoseUp, an association supporting women affected by breast cancer.

💗 Learn more about RoseUp:
https://www.rose-up.fr/

📅 EVENT DETAILS & LANDMARK:

🌍 OpenSimWorld:
https://opensimworld.com/events/140639

🌙 BloodMoon Grid:
https://bloodmoonpack.com/grid/events/view.php?&id=69

💗 Tuesday, October 6, 2026
🕣 20:30 – 23:30 Paris time
📍 Event Beach Club — BloodMoon Grid
🎧 DJ CAM
🎀 Dress code: PINK!

🌸 Start preparing your pink outfit… and join us next Tuesday! 💗

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💗🌸 SOIRÉE OCTOBRE ROSE — PRÉPAREZ VOTRE TENUE ROSE ! 🌸💗

Mardi prochain, 6 octobre, l'Event Beach Club de BloodMoon Grid se mettra entièrement en ROSE pour une soirée très spéciale. 🎀✨

👚👗💖 Le dress code est simple : TOUS EN ROSE !

Alors si vous n'avez pas encore trouvé votre tenue rose… c'est le moment de commencer à chercher ! 😄
Robe, chemise, costume, accessoires, tenue complètement déjantée ou plus élégante : venez simplement en rose et aidons-nous à remplir le club de couleur. 🌷💕

🎧 DJ CAM sera aux platines de 20h30 à 23h30, heure de Paris, pour une soirée de musique, de danse et de bonne humeur.

Mais cette soirée sera également l'occasion de soutenir une cause importante. 💞

🎗️ Pendant la soirée, vous aurez la possibilité de faire un don. 100 % des dons récoltés seront reversés à RoseUp, une association qui accompagne les femmes touchées par le cancer du sein.

💗 Découvrir l'association RoseUp :
https://www.rose-up.fr/

📅 ÉVÉNEMENT & LANDMARK :

🌍 OpenSimWorld :
https://opensimworld.com/events/140639

🌙 BloodMoon Grid :
https://bloodmoonpack.com/grid/events/view.php?&id=69

💗 Mardi 6 octobre 2026
🕣 20h30 – 23h30, heure de Paris
📍 Event Beach Club — BloodMoon Grid
🎧 DJ CAM
🎀 Dress code : ROSE !

🌸 Commencez à préparer votre tenue rose… et rendez-vous mardi prochain ! 💗

CALLING ALL CREATORS & VENDORS! Spooky Season is here at Moon Wolf Lounge, and this year we’re bringing you Haunted Howl Hollow!

We’re offering FREE stalls for creators, artists, crafters, small businesses, or anyone wanting to showcase something or give away a free item.

No stall fee — just bring your creativity!

Interested in participating? Message us to reserve your free spot!

Let’s make Haunted Howl Hollow a spooky celebration to remember!

link to the lounge it is held at, there is a tp board when u land its has the logo on it for the trick or treat area

Save the date! This Friday and Saturday prepare to be dazzled in our newly updated underwater venue Neptune's Undersea Garden! Clan will sing live of course, and if you have never met a MerBird, say hello to Sparrow :)

JUST A REMINDER, THIS WEEKEND—there’s a massive virtual festival coming up called WolfFest 2026! It’s hosted by the Wolf Territories Grid on October 3rd and 4th, and it’s basically a huge celebration to show off all the cool regions and creative stuff their community has built. It kicks off at 8:00 AM Grid time, and they have a ton of stuff planned: Live Music: There's going to be DJs spinning tracks. Dancing: High-energy spots to just hang out and dance. Lots of outdoor adventure and unique areas to explore. If you want to come by, you just hit up this link: http://grid.wolfterritories.org:8002/WolfFest%202026/30/25... You can also check out the Wolf Territories tent if you want to get more details beforehand. Definitely mark your calendars, it’s going to be a blast!