I think I found my dream-house; too bad it’s not for sell, or I would have grabbed eleven copies of it to make sure it will last forever. This is Ms. Angrybeth Shortbread’s home instead, an artist and educator in RL herself. I saw it from nearby Big Green Switch, from where I noticed that purplish building trapped in what looked like momentarily as a white sanded desert –I think it’s actually snow, by the way. The roof was what first caught my eye, since I’m in the process of building a less than usual house for myself. So I thought: hmm I should get a closer look of that weird thing. So I got closer, not knowing that I would fall in love with the whole structure instantly. Man… and woman… or anybody in between: This is lovely! Due to its “not-so-common” coloring (and JPGs shortcomings) I’m uploading this pics in PNG, so they’re a little big in size.
The house is purple, yes, your eyes are ok. Shocking purple, isn’t it? Why do you wonder? Didn’t I say so already? Well, I think it’s nice! It’s mostly a two story building topped by an astronomical observatory on the third level, which you can access from a stairway on the second floor. There aren’t Hubble-like views up there, but it adds a nice touch.
Everything in here has a crooked appeal: from the door frame, the chimney, and the telescope’s tube. The rooftop is very curvy, the windows are mainly round and the tower is out of shape, so to speak. Ms. Shortbread says: “if you are familiar with video games it was inspired by a game called Maniac Mansion by LucasArts – which is why its quite cartoony and garish colours.” Well, though familiar with video games (or so I thought cause Ms. Shortbread proves me wrong), I didn’t know that one, so this version of the Manic Mansion –also know as the Ghost house– was very original to me.
Yet, it isn’t a place for living (but would surely make a unique living space). The whole house is pretty empty, except for a pic on a wall that links to another of Ms. Shortbread’s projects (worth checking too). There’s so much that my (f-cked up) mind imagines in and around this house that I should simply end this post and freak out somewhere else… I love it, I love it! (Manic Mansion, slurl).
Note: The Big Green Switch is an eco-friendly group dedicated to spreading the word of environmental awareness through their freely available creations and other UK-based charities. Visit their home-base to get their stuff and get involved in the way (slurl).
Note 2: Neither the Manic Mansion nor the Big Green Switch are in those two slurls anymore. I have no idea where they have gone to, or if they are inworld anymore.