A New Take on an Old Myth

I love a challenge. For the Myths and Legends hunt (May 15 - June 15), designers were challenged to come up with a prize inspired by a myth or legend.  I was brainstorming with some friends and they were all..."OOOOOH you should do Pandora's Box..."  I'm all, "ok sure."  So I knew a little bit about it but I had to read up some more on this myth to try to envision a prize.  (here's a link to the wiki article as a start if you want to read up on it too).

Here is what I learned.  OK so, this is a story from Greek Mythology.  The story of Pandora's Box starts with Zeus who was enraged when his two brothers stole fire from Mount Olympus and gave it to mankind.  So then because mankind had fire (FIRE GOOD!!!) and Zeus was all crabby about it, he created a very beautiful woman (as a punishment?!?!?!).  When she married she was given a jar and told "Don't open it... E V E R!!!"  (just so you know, the voice I imagine for this phrase is Gingy, the gingerbread man character from the movie "Shrek").  So, of course, she opened it, (Who wouldn't?) unleashing all sorts of ills upon the world, sickness, hate, war, and all sorts of bad stuff.  So she quickly closed the jar, just before Hope escaped.


So here's what I think of this myth.
(1) The fire part was cool.
(2) Zeus has a bad attitude.
(3) Women are not a punishment but a gift - so what's with that?!?!
(4) It wasn't a BOX after all, it was a jar, so along the way the story was incorrectly translated turning Pandora's Jar into Pandora's Box.
(5) Why didn't HOPE escape from the jar? That is just SAD!

This myth, I didn't like it so much.  So, I will re-interpret the myth Fire GOOD!!! style.

Presenting:  Pandora's BOXing Gloves

Giant goofy boxing gloves unleash all sorts of particle doom, destruction, and other bad stuff PLUS a little HOPE when you punch and kick.






These were VERY fun to make and even more fun to test.  Here are some of the action shots from the Testing of Pandora's BOXing Gloves.

Owly, Cat, and I dressed up as goddesses and had a super magical smackdown on the roof of my not so secret lab in the sky (where all the buildy magic happens).

First - to show off our goddess hotness...the "Charlie's Angels pose."

 From Left to Right: Owly Indigo ("the self proclaimed Hockey Goddess"); Ariel Wingtips as "Pandora"; Catalina Mistwallow as The Squirrel Goddess (check out the squirrels hanging off her head, they are holding on for dear life).
Action Shots

More action

The Hockey Goddess looks super mean in this shot...don't mess with her.

The Myths & Legends Hunt starts tomorrow, but the prize is out at Fire GOOD!!! already.  So go find it at the Fire GOOD!!! Main Store and have fun!

Pink with a BOOM and POW

Bargain Hunter Paradise Sale item:
The Ladies Boxing Gear in pink is available at Fire GOOD main store for L$49 this week only.  Fun for sparring with friends, these huge shiny pink boxing gloves poof cartoon action particles when you punch and kick.

Other colors are available at any of my shops in world or on XStreetSL, but the pink ones are L$49 sale price this week only at the main store location.

Letter of the Week is "H" ...
On sale this week at the Fire GOOD!!! main store is Hearts on Fire particle effect.  Just wear it and the particles activated when you type /1 poof in local chat or teleport to a new sim.  Arrive in an explosion of burning love.  This item is available for the L$10 sale price at the main store location in world.

Have Fun.


Ariel

ZOMG!

The Letter of the week is Z ...

I made something new for the sale item this week.  ZOMG! it's an EXPLOSION!  Simple..Fun....Explosive...ZOMG!

Check out this link for the other shops participating in the

Letter of the Week ("LOW") sale this week.

Also the bargain hunter's paradise sale item is this pink flame particle effect. 

Check out this link for a listing of the other shops participating in the

Bargain Hunters Paradise sale this week.

For both particle effects just wear it, the particle effect is activated when you teleport or type /1 poof in local chat.  

I love that in SL, my flames can be whatever color I want!

Both items are just 10L this week only at the Fire GOOD!!! Main shop.

Happy Earth Day

If you don't have this already, stop at my shop and grab the Happy Earth Day floating bubble.  Float around in a heart shaped bubble and think peaceful happy thoughts.

Find it at my main store or on XStreetSL 0L  Enjoy!.

Explosive Hockey Particles!

NEW POOFERS for Hockey Fans...  Here's how it went down.  I received this offline from Gray Nacht today...(he has asked for this before....so i had to do it hehehe).

[7:40] Grey Nacht: Hi Ariel.  Playoff season is on us, so I thought I would again whine about .... Hockey poofers or launchers LoL - Thanks - Grey







I love a challenge....so i got busy in my paint program...

..... introducing the new Hockey Poofer Collection.  Now available at Fire GOOD!!!

First - just a MESS of hockey awesomeness - in the Hockey Fanatic Explosion.

Or...choose from

if you just can't choose...get em all!

have fun!!!

:)

Owls, Daisies, and radical Plaid in Space!

I love the challenge of themes for hunts or sales.  Fire GOOD!!! is now participating in the Letter of the Week promotion. (More info on Letter of the Week L.O.W).  As a content creator this one is fun because the new letter is randomly selected and revealed the prior week - so I get to come up with something new to fit the theme.  I kind of like the mystery too....like, "Oooh what's the SECRET LETTER gonna be???"  **Suspense Music**  Then I find out, run to my secret lab and have fun building.

So for this week, the Letter of the Week is "O" which stands for O W L !!!  For this theme, I created a new texture and outfit..  The Owl Play Dress will be on sale for 50L at Fire GOOD!!! for the week of April 11 - 17.  Features sculpted play dress, multiple clothing layers, stockings, and sculpted hat. 

The Owl Play Dress is fun to wear with Daisy Rocket Feet... fun springy daisy particles and light yellow flames when you fly.  On sale this week also for the "April Showers" springy theme in the Bargain Hunters Paradise weekly sale.  Only 10 L for this week.  (more info on bargain hunters paradise on the BHP Blog).

I made this floating bubble spaceship for a 10L Madness Event that was Thursday & Friday.  I didn't get a chance to blog at that time because real life went sort of wacky (in a "not so good" way) but it's all good now.  SO - leaving this Totally Rad Plaid Spaceship on sale for the weekend - 10L also!  IT's like LUMBER JACKS IN SPACE!!!  I love the funky smoke particles when you fly- just wear the spaceship and turn your AO off to float instead of walk.  Have your own totally rad plaid space invasion.

 Oh by the way, that's my friend AngieBabe Pearl in the spaceship ad...I asked her to dress up as a nerd, she makes a GREAT nerd don't you think? 

Have a closer look...

All this fun is available now at Fire GOOD!!!

Have an amazing week!

:)

Butterflies, Jewels, and Skillful Stinky Socks...

What do these have in common?   Hunt prizes YAY!   Fire GOOD!!! is participating in 3 hunts that start today (no April FOols joke).  I had fun with the themes for these hunts.

For the Diamonds in the Rough Hunt:  Two prizes...Explosion of colorful Gems that activates when you TP or type a simple command and a blue play dress with original jeweled print. 

Diamonds in the Rough Hunt is April 1 - 30, find the diamond at Fire GOOD!!! for the prizes - hint: look for particles you can wear, remember this store has two floors...


For the Gone Fishing Hunt - we were asked to create a prize using a pack of textures provided by the organizer.  So, i took a couple of the textures, which originally looked like this

and .... in Fire GOOD!!! Style.... here's what it looks like when they E X P L O D E!

 Gone Fishing Hunt is April 1 - 30, fish for prizes using the Seven Seas fishing game at the new Fire GOOD!!!/Albatross fishing spot.   You can also catch other interesting things in this fishing spot...like prawns with geek glasses, prawns with antlers, cooties.....

For the Below the Belt Hunt..... the hunt organizer challenged us to make stuff that you can wear...below the belt...so - in Fire GOOD!!! style that was translated as

"Super Skilled Stinky Socks" 

What sort of skills can a sock have you ask?  Stinking skills, ugly toe showcase skills, launching skills....Yes in mouse view these socks launch a host of other smelly socks.  Share the good stink with your friends.  Also the stinky particles poof when you walk or fly.  One prize for the gals, one prize for the guys.

Below the belt Hunt is April 1 - 30, find the belt at Fire GOOD!!! for the prize - hint: flames when you fly...


Have Fun!!!!!