#metaverse

Reflections… socially constructed ideas of ‘beauty’

I am reposting my reply from comments in my last blog post because I think it is important and continues this conversation… My work on...

The Paper Doll Project

Me, about 10 minutes ago My hair has been short for about a year and a half now. I had it shaved for an art performance in which I was...

Binge and Purge… the video!

The lovely Nina Camplin/Fuschia Nightfire filmed the whole 5+ hours of my first “Binge and Purge” performance/installation in Second...

The Avatars on display… @Create:Fixate a one night art event in DTLA

I was honored to be invited to display the avatars at Create:Fixate a one night art event in Downtown LA last night. It was a fun night...

Where art lives!!! (and where I live!)

#LlynFoulkes #losangeles #feminism #conceptual #art #community #painting #BruceDean #EmilyHalpern #collector #ClaudiaEndler #KevinFlint...

The end of an era… or… new beginnings?

It kind of depends on whether you think the cup is half empty or half full as to what you think of my latest virtual...

Saying Good-bye… to Second Life stuff!

Please join me Sunday Oct 20th at 10am pst/slt as I finish the durational performance where I delete the entire contents of my Second...

Presence and Transience in a virtual world

A couple months ago I started a performance/installation called “Binge and Purge.” My plan is to delete my entire Second Life inventory...

Why I wear a wig…

The last couple of art events I have gone to, I have warn a bright pink wig. I bought the wig a year and a half ago and thought it would...

Playing with video…

I can’t stop and sit still for anything. Even when I try to relax, I always find something else to do. So today, when I was supposed to...

#firstworldproblems

“I have a confession: I’m a wannabe minimalist. And I use the term wannabe loosely because this minimalism thing? It’s a work in...

What does it mean to be one-of-a-kind in the digital world?

One of the interesting conversations started from my project “Binge and Purge” is that of the unique, one-of-a-kind work of art in Second...

The fragility of life

When I set out to create a work of art, whether a performance or installation, a painting or collage, I normally don’t have any plans. I...

“Binge and Purge” an installation by Kristine Schomaker (Gracie Kendal)

I have a new project. Did I tell you??? I recently received a virtual land grant, equal to $1500 USD for 5 months, in the 3D online...

Virtual conceptualism? How do you explain art created in virtual worlds?

I just found out I was awarded a Linden Endowment for the Arts Land Grant for the second time. How cool is that??? The first time I...

NEW WORK!!!

So It has been a crazy busy time for me. I just moved to a new loft… _____________________________ I am reconnecting with good friends… I...

My life as performance art

A year ago, almost to the day, I had my shoulder length blond hair shaved off. It was one of the most freeing experiences I have ever...

My so called second Life…

The title of this post is taken from a Times article from Dec of 2006, and also a panel discussion that was held at the College Art...

Second Life: A Global Art Community….

Hi my friends. Wanted to Say Happy New Years!!! Wanted to run something by you and see if I can get some helpful advice. I am going to be...