It is something to be a
creative content creator in Second Life, but it is something else to be a Jane
of all trades. Somebunny Cheetah has mastered a number of trades by immersing herself in building, scripting,
designing clothes, creating useful tools and even DJ-ing.
These are just a few of her many
skills. However, at the SL Enquirer she is known for her creative take on event
invitations. I had the pleasure of seeing two of her amazing creations per
Lanai Jarrico, who uses her services for SLE events. Her work was love at first sight. I had never
before seen innovation such as this in Second Life. It became my mission to
discover who the creator of these magnificent conceptions were, and speak with
her to find her source of inspiration.
I sat down Somebunny
Cheetah, or simply Bunny to learn more about her and what she does in Second
Life
As her name suggests, she is
cute, adorable and a sweetheart, to say the least. Upon contacting her,
initially, to schedule an interview, she was more than willing to lend her
valuable time to give me the opportunity to enquire about her SL experience
with my probing questions.
I invited her out to a quaint café to
chit-chat about what it was like to be Bunny, and most of all, ask about her
one-of-a kind invitations. She pulled up a sit, settled in, and I begin to
interrogate this lovely resourceful goddess.
I began with the question of
her uniqueness. By taking a mere look, I would peg her bunny ears and fluffy
cottontail as being reflective of how unique she is-although I have come across
other zoomorphic humanoids, I have yet to see a bunny/human hybrid. Her answers
reflected on her seemingly kind nature as she cooed modestly, “[I] have been
labeled the maker of fun.” She flashes a white smile at me as I sip my tea,
absorbing her aura. I get on with the
rest of the interview before losing myself in her charismatic light.
Mikile
Vinciolo: Tell me about your experience coming to the grid.
She looks at me as though she hopes to find an answer in
my bright brown eyes, she begins her rant with a chuckle that contends with her
innocuous disposition,
Bunny: Well, when I came to SL first off, I came from the
game "There" and was used to the 2D flat looking avis. Upon coming
here, I noticed how much more advanced this platform was in comparison. Looking
back, I was an amazon and man how skins and hair have improved. I was around when flexi hair came out it was
exciting for noobs that started out as “baldies” with bald hair bases.
Bunny: We [Chili and I] had linden land at first so
everything had to be low prim. I wanted nice things that were low prim, so I
just started to play with prims to make my own. I also wanted to bring in
Lindens often, so I started off with baby furniture, and began to DJ, making
tips. After sometime, I shifted my focus and then built my first wedding venue
when Chili and I renewed our vows. The construction caught the attention of
many people, which is how I got my start building for others; creating custom
items for clients. I enjoy doing custom work the most- I can make others dreams
come true.
MV: So,
speaking of customization, let's talk about your unique invitations.
Bunny: Sure! What can I say, I do all different event
invitations. I let people bring me their ideas and I put them together-I do 3D
and wearable invites.
MV: Where
did the ingenious idea come from?
Bunny: In retrospect, the first invite I did was for our
Halloween party at the club, I wanted something unique we could all pass out
for people to have that would visually inspire them to remember to come to the
party.
The design was of two headstones with our names on it and
a spider web with spider, and skeleton with hand coming out of the mound of
dirt. There was a pop up component that had the invitation on it
MV: How
tedious is the process of making your 3D invitations?
Bunny: depends on what it is, for some of the flower
ideas it gets tedious with all of the prims. I, recently, did a cake that was
over 300 prims due to sculpted flowers and trim.
MV: What
was your very first invitation job?
Bunny: It was for
a party for a girl -who came to the club and saw the Halloween one- for a
Thanksgiving party she was having, and so, that is where it went and there were
a few weddings right at the same time. Things went into over drive rather
quickly.
MV: Do
you find yourself being contacted for your invitations rather than your other
works?
Bunny: I would say they are my most known but, once they
see what I can do and talk to me, they know I do a lot of other things.
MV: Do
you have any plans to become the Hallmark of SL, and span out into making 3D
greeting cards, as well?
Bunny: Hmmm! probably not, I would get bored
with doing general things like that. I like the challenge of creating custom
works.
I guess I work better under pressure.
MV: Where
do you plan to go with your line of businesses in the next year? Do you still
have plans to be a part of SL?
Bunny: Well, I am managing the Lucky Raven and Djin, and
I have plans to start up doing my clothing line again, as I took a break for a
while from that and did breedables. I have also had many contracts with
different people in SL such as Touch of Class Weddings and Batista's resort. I
have found that SL is my creative outlet, so no, I do not plan to leave anytime
soon.
Visit Bunny at The Lucky Raven
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