Collagesity 01

I’ve been working on shaping up Minoa’s Collagesity next to the Great Rubi Forest for several days now. I may have reached a point of relative stability with the creation of a small but pretty cool Town Park. The railroad is gone, true, but all in all I believe that the Minoa version of Collagesity is on even keel with Noru’s version now. Let’s take a peek, shall we?

We’ll start with a map… Because I’ve been generating so many collages in the past several years, the galleries holding them now dominate the town. The axis for both Noru and Minoa Collagesity remains the Power Tower Gowlery and, especially, the more recent Falmouth Gallery containing the still quite unique Falmouth series of 61 collages. Beside this comes the Sam Parr *Library* and Gallery holding the last collage series I created in September, when I was still in Noru. There it was projected to be the Admin Building of Sam Parr State Collage, along with acting as a library and gallery. What’s the status of the college? I think it’s dead in the water presently, especially as I’ve begun a new collage series beyond Sam Parr as of a couple of weeks back, represented by what I’d number as 6 healthy art works already. If there is a college still to be created (and ex- Sam Parr State College president Karoz Blogger is still desiring such), it will probably be centered around Falmouth, and thus possibly called Fal Mouth College. A direct connection with Whitehead Crossing’s hypothetical Falmouth Castle is still implied. I’ve been thinking of WH X-ing quite a bit lately, but I’m not sure it will be a Spring hiking focus still. My back is basically healed up — excited to get *back* out there in the woods soon!

The Power Tower, Fal Mouth, and Sam Parr alignment follows the eastern border of the town (east is at the top in the below map). The next largest building in town is probably Gallery Jack, holding 6/10ths of the Art 10×10, the long term collage work that predated Gilatona-Lis (Power Tower) and Falmouth (Fal Mouth). Beyond my original Greenup series from 2004, the only digital collage series I’ve created not represented in a current town gallery is the Oblong series from 2007, which I still consider a peak creation. I’ll attempt to rectify that gap soon. But back to the map… let’s just examine some of the streets…

We start at the west end of Church Street, named for the TILE church or chapel whose entrance is off of it. Flat Ebbe Linden, now raised to a vertical position, acts as a greeter to Collagesity from this direction. To the left is the red bricked Norum Gallery, still holding the collages of Julie Sadler. She’s changed her name since I first created this gallery in 2010 in Sunklands’ Pietmond but I always forget exactly what it is. Besides, Sadler is a map synchy name, and remains relevant because of it. In GNIRPS (map database), Sadler is connected with “*Gray*son” and “South” (Texas and Kentucky), as explained here and here a bit. The South’s Scarlet O’Hara has been included in a recent collage as well.

To the right in the below photo is the TILE Chapel, I believe I’ll call it…

… another carryover from Noru’s Collagesity and still with the All Knowing and Wise Cracking Carrcassonnee strategically positioned within. Big Carr has been pretty silent lately, but I’m sure now that Collagesity has been rebooted she’ll have her opinions about its future. Baker just has to tune his Big Ear into the information. Additional note: I’m not sure the TILE Chapel is now connected to Sam Parr State College, as it was in Noru. Again, we’re awaiting news about Karoz Blogger before debating the school’s status further.

A right turn takes us down Flower Avenue, perhaps the prettiest of Collagesity’s several lanes. It leads directly to the town diner, also found in Noru and containing the same objects within basically, including Head of Perch. More on that particular subject soon, I’m assuming.

Town Diner interior, 2nd Floor

The grave of the mysterious entity known as SoSo is found in back of the TILE Chapel. The purple thing on the church’s roof with the light bulb head is a new addition to my virtual towns. Welcome to Collagesity, er, “Little Climbing Light”! (as I’m reading its name inworld).

Nice! As I’ve just checked, LCL’s creator is Agnes “Charlie” Sharple. I’ve also just visited her shop at Hugo Chavez Plaza and procured quite a few more freebie creations. Thanks Charlie!

Interesting juxtaposition of Collagesity structures from the grave site.

Looking east toward Sam Parr Library and Gallery. Or should that be Gallery and Library? Anyway, Diana the Huntress still points her bow and arrow directly away from it and down a small lane I’m tempted to call Arrow Street.

Quite a collection of characters have assembled in The Plaza fronting Sam Parr. Animals and humans and aliens and robots and mystical beings alike.

Southern terminus of Main Way, the longest street of the town. Way in the back you can spy The Cottage positioned along its northern border.

Another Collagesity view, from over The Plaza this time. In the background you can see the side of Big Wheel Gallery, another brand new addition to my virtual villages — empty so far, however. It sits atop Gallery Jack.