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.

A Small but Important Update on Textures

Ina Beaumont recently asked if I could include all of the textures with my items, not just the PBR materials, so that people who are not using a PBR-enabled viewer can still enjoy them properly.

I gave this some thought. I had been hoping that most everyone was moving toward PBR-enabled viewers, but Ina made a very good point—not everyone is there yet, and not everyone uses Firestorm.

So, going forward, I will include the complete set of textures that comes with the model, including the traditional textures as well as the PBR materials.

A quick note about texture sizes: please feel free to reduce them to whatever size works best for you. I have experimented with reducing them myself, but on many of the items I find that they become noticeably blurry, so the original size generally gives me the best results.

These are the textures produced with the model pack, and with the number of things I create, I simply don't have the time to resize and test every individual texture before release.

Please resize them as you wish and use whatever gives you the best balance between appearance and performance on your grid.

Thank you, Ina, for bringing this up. It was a good suggestion, and hopefully including everything will make my creations more accessible to everyone. ♥

I have added all the textures to the Hot Damn BBQ (sorry for the return trip to grab them) Also the Butterflies are Near Choker at Monentes Jewelry. Thank you Ina for helping me to realize the obvious, not everyone has or likes PBR!

🎀 OCTOBER ROSE SPECIAL PARTY 🎀

💗 Together against breast cancer

On Tuesday, October 6, the Event Beach Club on BloodMoon Grid will turn pink for a very special evening dedicated to October Rose.

🎧 DJ CAM will be behind the decks for a night of music, dancing and good vibes — but above all, for a cause that matters. 💕

👚 DRESS CODE: ALL IN PINK! 🩷
Wear pink and come light up the dance floor with us!

🎗️ 100% of all donations received during the event will be donated to RoseUp, an association supporting women affected by cancer and defending their rights.

📅 Tuesday, October 6, 2026
🕣 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM Paris Time
🕦 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM SLT
📍 Event Beach Club – BloodMoon Grid
🎧 DJ CAM

💕 Music • Awareness • Support

🎶 Come dance, have fun, wear pink… and join us for a good cause.

🎀 Together through music, united for a good cause.

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🎀 SOIRÉE SPÉCIALE OCTOBRE ROSE 🎀

💗 Ensemble contre le cancer du sein

Le mardi 6 octobre, l'Event Beach Club sur la grille BloodMoon se mettra en rose pour une soirée très spéciale dédiée à Octobre Rose.

🎧 DJ CAM sera aux platines pour une soirée de musique, de danse et de bonne humeur — mais surtout pour une cause qui nous tient à cœur. 💕

👚 DRESS CODE : TOUS EN ROSE ! 🩷
Portez du rose et venez illuminer le dancefloor avec nous !

🎗️ 100 % des dons reçus durant cette soirée seront intégralement reversés à l'association RoseUp, qui accompagne les femmes touchées par le cancer et défend leurs droits.

📅 Mardi 6 octobre 2026
🕣 20h30 – 23h30, heure de Paris
🕦 11h30 – 14h30 SLT
📍 Event Beach Club – Grille BloodMoon
🎧 DJ CAM

💕 Musique • Sensibilisation • Solidarité

🎶 Venez danser, vous amuser, vous habiller en rose… et surtout vous joindre à nous pour une belle cause.

🎀 Ensemble en musique, unis pour une belle cause.

Entertain Here! Bring Your Talent!
Come aboard the MS Neverworld Bountiful Moving Event Cruise that now crosses Region borders! DJ's will find a fully equipped booth, Live Singers and Comedy Acts will find a microphone stand, Live Video Feed on the Media screen behind the entertainer to add nice effects or video enhancements! Stream connection provided if needed, or bring your own!
Cruises are announced and posted on Social Media and Gatecrashers.
Come and try it out!
Check our calendar for cruise schedule: https://neverworldgrid.com/event-calendar/ or follow here on OSW!

🌿 LYDORA — RÉOUVERTURE 🌿

Là où la nature reprend ses droits…

Après un temps dans l’ombre, Lydora ouvre à nouveau ses portes !

Découvrez un univers post-apocalyptique où les ruines d’une ville oubliée ont été englouties par la nature. Rues envahies par la végétation, bâtiments abandonnés et paysages luxuriants créent une atmosphère mystérieuse et immersive.

✨ Découvrez notre boutique :

💇 Cheveux & Beauté — Trouvez votre prochain look et affirmez votre style, même à la fin du monde.

🌿 Explorez, flânez et laissez-vous emporter par l’atmosphère envoûtante de Lydora, où chaque recoin raconte l’histoire d’un monde reconquis par la nature.

Lydora est de retour. Les ruines demeurent, mais la vie renaît.

🌿 Bienvenue à Lydora — Là où la nature reprend ses droits.

🌿 LYDORA — REOPENING 🌿

Where nature reclaims the forgotten…

After a time in the shadows, Lydora is opening its doors once again!

Discover a post-apocalyptic world where the ruins of a forgotten city have been swallowed by nature. Overgrown streets, abandoned buildings, and lush vegetation create a mysterious and immersive atmosphere.

✨ Discover our shop:

💇 Hair & Beauty — Find your next look and express your unique style, even at the end of the world.

🌿 Explore, wander, and lose yourself in the enchanting atmosphere of Lydora, where every corner tells a story of a world reclaimed by nature.

Lydora is back. The ruins remain, but life finds a way.

🌿 Welcome to Lydora — Where Nature Reclaims the Forgotten.

🎧 KAYELE IS IN ACTION! ✨

Tonight, the worlds collide!

Step through the golden portal and join us at the Between Worlds Club, where the music is magical, the drinks are imaginary, and nobody cares whether you arrived from this world or the next. 😄✨

🎶 DJ Kayele
aka Bonnie Cleary

She’ll be spinning a sparkling mix of dance, energy and good vibes to get even the most reluctant avatars moving. 💃🕺

📅 Tonight, Sunday
🕛 12:00 Noon SLT
🇪🇺 21:00 in Europe

Dress code? Your style. Your world. Your rules.

Bring your friends, bring your best moves, and leave your seriousness at the teleport. 🌹

BETWEEN WORLDS CLUB
Somewhere on the Cozy Comforts Grids

🌟 All worlds welcome. The music is the bridge. 🌟

Trance Vibes with Adriana Darkheart
█◄♫►█ ⇨ sᴛʏʟᴇ : good vibes & deep bass
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴇɴ : 13/09/26 -- start is 1pm Grid Time
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ: Pangeaville
█◄♫►█ ⇨ GRAB YOUR FRIENDS and come :)))
█◄♫►█ ⇨ Taxi: hop://pangeagrid.de:8002/PangeaVille/220/364/22

Techno and Trance Vibes with DJ Light Ray
█◄♫►█ ⇨ sᴛʏʟᴇ : good vibes & deep bass
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴇɴ : 13/09/26 -- start is 11am Grid Time
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ: Pangeaville
█◄♫►█ ⇨ GRAB YOUR FRIENDS and come :)))
█◄♫►█ ⇨ Taxi: hop://pangeagrid.de:8002/PangeaVille/220/364/22

Today at 12 pm grid time: Burlesque at Oasis! Come wearing your best burlesque outfits, or come as you are and enjoy the show and the music! For this occasion we built a special skybox, styled as an old Amsterdam nightclub. Come have fun with us!