Kat Johnston

Tag: monocle

  • Sanu: A limited edition release for St Paddy’s

    Sanu Stuff: A special limited edition for St Paddy’s day… a little luck o’the Irish!

    Just a little notice on here as well as in Second Life: I’ve done up a limited edition set of monocles featuring some beautiful green gems for St Paddy’s. Sold in a limited set of 50, they will not be re-released once they are all sold, so I guess you’d better get in quick!

    I must admit, I love making limited edition pieces. In Second Life, there’s the ability to sell an unlimited number of items. While you can retire items, make room for more, and so forth, there is the potential for a piece to be up indefinately… or at least until Second Life goes up in deliciously digital flames. There is the potential for each and every person in Second Life to get exactly the same item… unprobable, but still possible.

    Limited edition and limited time items somewhat combat that. Its something special, something with a degree of uniqueness. As a creator… I like that.

    Update: I got back on a few minutes ago and threw together some earrings to go with the monocles, and I’m providing them beneath the limited edition monocles sign for just a linden. Go grab em!

  • Sanu: Gummies are yummies.

    Sanu Stuff: Mmmm… gummy bear jewelry, they say? I say yes!

    Today has been a long day, made no shorter by the fact that something made me rather grumbley earlier on in the day. That aside though… this is a new release in the Sanu store. My group yesterday, after me handing out a freebie, went into a bit of a discussion about gummy bears. Radio, the incredibly talented owner of Scribble, went ‘you know… I can make gummy bears’, so we put our heads together and came up with some stuff.

    Something inside me squeals out in delight when it comes to combining the intricately detailed scrollwork I put into my most elaborate pieces with something as (lets face it) patently rediculous as gummy bears. I think just about anyone can take a gummy bear and do raver jewelry and so forth with it – I think it takes a special hand to turn it into something not only fun, but can also be admired on more than the 2-second novelty value it provides because it is, well, made with gummy bears. Does that make sense? Say what you will, I don’t think everybody can do it… so I feel special, because I think I have.

    That’s not to say, by the way, that I don’t absolutely love full on novelty stuff (why the hell would I say that? Half my store is dedicated to it!) but yeah… its nice to try and push the envelope a little to create something super special with that touch of something unique in it at the same time – not just jewelry, not just novelty… a little of both. Like my tiniest bunneh monocles, of which I have produced a few.

    Sanu Stuff: the lucky chair gummy love rainbow set.

    This is the special rainbow set, now available in the lucky chair. After all, gummy bears and rainbows do just seem right together, don’t they? Sanu: taking virtual food to a whole new level.

  • Sanu: Limited Editions and New Releases

    Sanu Stuff: Geartime Locket Set to match the past Geartime Monocle (no longer available)

    Some more Sanu stuff for today, and fun things besides! Today I’ve released a couple new items, one of them being another limited edition release: the Geartime Locket set. This set perfectly matches the Geartime monocle, which is no longer available for purchase. Only 50 will be sold, only 42 are left at the second of this posting, so you’d better move quick if you want it!

    Sanu Stuff: Signage for the Shimmer Monocle set… warm, refined, simply divine.

    Last night I was playing around, making more pretty things… pretty things are pretty, after all. This monocle set was the result of that playing. I may yet do a full additional set to match these monocles, because I think that I can make something quite refined to match. I love how the rich, deep copper and the lighter blush of the pink compliment each other so beautifully.

    Anyhow, that’s it for the Sanu releases today. Stay tuned for some sketches!

  • Sanu: A slew of new releases.

    Sanu Stuff: The midnight monocle now in store! Awww, isn’t that the cutest little bunny?

    Yes, I’ve been neglectful of updates over the past couple of days… yeep! I’ve been so busy releasing new stuff for Sanu that it just slid by the wayside. The picture above is just the first – a monocle I made a little while back originally for my Lucky Chair, now available for people to buy. It comes with two monocles and the earrings to match. Isn’t it cute?

    Sanu Stuff: The scribble monocle with some decent signage to go with.

    I’ve recently moved into a brand new location – a sim called Scribble. With the move, you just know I had to update the Lucky Chair with something a bit new and exciting to celebrate the new location. Therefore I made… you guessed it… monocles! They’re now properly signed (rather than the temporary one I popped in store) and added to the regular line. I will be updating the lucky chair with something new fairly soon, so keep an eye out.

    Sanu Stuff: The matching set for the Scribble Monocles now available in store.

    Also up in store now is an additional set of jewelry designed to match the Scribble monocles. I did want to display the monocle in the signage too, to show it all together… but… well, you just know that someone out there isn’t going to read the text on the sign with the great big letters saying ‘MONOCLES NOT INCLUDED’ and see the sign above it saying ‘Monocles’ and still not connect the dots. Am I jaded? A little. But lets face it – it would happen. Disgruntled IMs from indignant customers make me grumbley.

    Sanu Stuff: Limited Edition Geartime Monocle – and they’re nearly all gone!

    This one is not a new release – but I thought I should throw it up here anyway. This is the limited edition Geartime monocle to fulfil the request of a few people for something a bit more steampunky. Only fifty will be sold until they are no longer available at all – and there are less than 5 left in store! So the thing is, if you want one, you’d better move quick.

    Phew! That’s enough of the Sanu stuff for now – I should be posting a sketch later today, if I can find the time (and my damn back would stop aching). Have a great day all!

  • Not Quite There.

    Kat Johnston Sketch – Some days… I’m just not quite there.

    Know how there are some days that you’re just not quite there, despite every effort you’ve been making to get with the program? Today’s just one of those days. Eh. They happen. And there is somewhat of an upside, when you think about it: without a ‘meh’ day, this little girlie would not have been drawn! And I think she’d be rather disappointed if she were left in the far less trafficked back rooms of my mind. At least I make it nice and cozy back there for them… and make sure they have plenty of cookies!

    Ok, onto the Sanu stuff for the day! For those SL readers, if you haven’t heard about the Greatest Love Gridwide Hunt yet, where have you been? I’ve been accepted into the hunt, and will be participating by offering my own little present for all of you celebrating this season of lurrrrve. That said, I’ve actually made it with a duel purpose in mind: while it is decorated with love-hearts, I do believe that it is suitable for all-year-round type wearing. Themed seasonal hunts are all fun and all, but I have to say, I hardly ever wear a generic Christmas costume after the Christmas season is over – same goes with Valentines.

    Therefore, just for you, here is a sneak peek at what I’m going to be giving for this hunt: a monocle and Marilyn piercing set, each of which is offered in 6 colour combinations, just for a nice amount of versitility. Keep an eye out – the hunt starts soon!

    Sanu stuff: A close-up of my offering for the hunt item for the Greatest Love Gridwide Hunt.