The story behind the publication—and the journey that continues to shape it.
Through Owl’s Eye grew from a simple belief that Second Life is a genuine cultural space.
Through Owl’s Eye celebrates the artists, musicians, communities, landscapes, and shared moments that make this virtual world worth returning to. Every story begins with curiosity and grows from time spent exploring, listening, and paying attention.
This site documents that culture from the inside through writing shaped by presence, genuine care, and the quiet magic of people choosing to build something meaningful together.
Some pieces here are immediate, caught in the moment. Others are slower and more reflective. All of them are rooted in staying rather than passing through.
About Me
I first logged into Second Life in 2007 and almost immediately found something I wasn’t expecting—a community.
What kept me wasn’t any single thing. It was the accumulated texture of a world where real culture was happening. Galleries opening. Musicians performing. Regions built with extraordinary care and attention. People investing years of creative life into something they believed in.
Over time I became part of that culture: supporting artists, showing up for musicians, helping tend shared spaces that feel like they matter. My own creative practice — photography, writing and curation grew out of that long involvement.
Through Owl’s Eye became my way of sharing what I’ve seen, loved, and kept returning to.
You can see my in-world photography on Flickr.
My Projects
Community sits at the heart of everything I do, because it’s where Second Life’s culture truly lives.
Over the years I’ve been fortunate to help build and care for several creative spaces across Second Life. Each has its own story, personality, and community.
I’m one of the founding members of Corsica South Coasters, a community I’m genuinely proud of and deeply attached to.
I help care for several long-running creative spaces, including . Cloud Galleries, Maison de la Chouette and Hoot Suite. Together with Ceakay Ballyhoo, I co-steward Port Emyniad and the annual Hippiestock — a festival that embodies everything I love about what Second Life can be.
These aren’t projects. They’re places where art, music, and genuine human connection are practiced over time. A part of the living culture this site exists to document.
Much of this work is quiet: organizing, supporting, making room, creating the conditions where others can create and feel genuinely welcome. That work matters to me. It’s at the core of everything.
Community Projects Include
- Hoot Suite
- Cloud Galleries
- Maison de la Chouette
- Port Emyniad & Enchanted Forest
- Hippiestock
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A Note
Second Life is a cultural space because people continue to choose to make it one, and I find that genuinely wonderful.
If our paths cross at a gallery opening, a live music performance, or somewhere along the roads of Corsica, I hope you’ll say hello.
~ Owl 🦉