AVENUE Magazine August 2011

Sensuous Soulstar: I want to extend a heartfelt “thank you” for taking the time out to let the readers get to know a little more about the woman behind the art, so let’s get right into the swing of things. Tell me a bit about the woman behind the avatar and how does it influence or show through your artwork?

Annie Klavinham: It is very hard for anyone to describe themselves accurately! I have a very busy life, with a career in the Arts...which is fantastic, but gives me little chance to relax.

That is where SL™ and koinup come in. I lose myself in SL by exploring sims and talking with people from all over the world. I think it is clear that I am a passionate person who loves the arts and literature, as well as the performing and visual arts. Through my work, I know that I enjoy others’ creativity and sparking from that, which is what I have taken into SL now.

Hopefully, I am intelligent, playful, kind and sensitive to others. Part of what has been so pleasurable for me in starting to create pictures is having a route to explore aspects of me that are less appropriate in day-to-day life. Art gives such a great way for darkness and joy, hopes and fears, to be expressed, explored and shared.

SS: That is absolutely beautiful. Tell me a bit about your background. How did you get your start in photography here in SL and what led to that desire to began expressing yourself through art?

AK: I was exploring SL and came across a male avatar who was hanging in the air taking