Tuna Oddfellow is another long-time (well, by Second Life standards!) friend. I knew his fiancee, Shava, from a LONG time ago when we were both active in the SCA, and renewed the connection when we found each other in Second Life; from there, I also got to know Tuna. I’m a regular attendee of his Odd Ball, and helped him make an audition video for America’s Got Talent. (Last year, he won NBC’s SL competition for Second Life’s Most Talented Avatar, so they asked him to try out for the RL version this time around.) So here comes another unbiased art review 
Tuna is perhaps best known for the Odd Ball, a weekly event where he dazzles people with constantly changing textures displayed on complex curved surfaces. (That description doesn’t do justice to the event; to really understand you’ll just have to go some time! To get more info, join the Tunaverse group in-world or visit his new site at Ning.) His new work at BIW is inspired by the work with sculpted shapes that he has been doing for the Odd Ball and for his new line of clothing.
The first challenge you’ll face with this so-far untitled work is figuring out how to get there. You can’t simply fly up from ground level; Dancoyote has a floor at 600m for looking at his work, and you’ll bump your head against that. Instead, take one of Dancoyote’s chairs up from the ground level to his viewing platform, and then fly up to 900m or so. You’ll need flight assist; the free flight feather works nicely if you don’t have a MystiTool.
Once you’re there, you’ll see a complex sculpted prim. From some angles, it reminds me of the top hat that Tuna normally wears. From other angles, it evokes a flower. I’m sure you’ll see many other things in it… explore!
One gripe: the texture looked a bit washed out to me. The combination of WindLight, full-bright textures, and light colors often does that.
And a postscript: Reactor Core has been taken down. Dancoyote has a new piece on his viewing platform at 600m; I’ll post about that soon.
