Tag Archives: Natascha Randt

The Natascha Randt Memorial on Kitely -Virtual Worlds

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Hi everyone…Ever since the passing of my creative partner and best friend, Natascha, I have been building her memorial…and now it is finished! For those of you with virtual avatars in Opensim, you can access it here  The Natascha Randt … Continue reading →

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Dissolving & Becoming

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

It has been weeks since I posted or been a good community member,  and I am sorry for that, but I have been working very hard on building a sim-wide memorial for Natascha. It is still not ready, but hopefully … Continue reading →

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How Can You Come To Me?

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

How can you come to me?If I never even heard your voicecall my name?Will you come in a written chat,imposed over the clouds,or across the scrimof my closed eyes? Will your words just enter mewithout words, so I feelyou are … Continue reading →

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For Natascha

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Creativity in grief, has always been a way of dealing with pain and loss. 5 unrelated things happened for this simple little visual poem to come alive. 1.I shot my bedroom window in the wind on my iphone… 2. I … Continue reading →

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Tribute For Natascha Randt at MachinimaMondays

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Yesterday, Chantal Harvey, renowned machinima maker in  Second Life, prepared the setting for a very moving tribute for our beloved Natascha.40 people attended and the audience at many moments was as affected as I was. There was something special in … Continue reading →

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Tribute for Natascha Randt Monday, Sept. 13th 1pm slt

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

This Monday, September 13th, I have been invited to speak about Natascha, as an innovative and prolific filmmaker of Second Life, truly one of the greats of our virtual world. Chantal Harvey, who heads the group, MachinimaMondays in Second Life, … Continue reading →

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Our Next Movie

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Our Next Movie For Natascha my film partner If I were a soaring bird. with a true-blue heart, I would fly across the Atlantic Ocean, to Germany…all the way, just to peck on your window and make sure you were … Continue reading →

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A Personal Note of Thank You from Natascha Randt

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Karima Hoisan

“Hey out there, here is Nat 🙂I am back from Hospital.I am not good but better and so I wanna thank you all who sent prayers and good vibes and positive thoughts and so on.That means a lot to me! … Continue reading →

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Round n’ Round–revisited

Posted on August 22, 2020 by Karima Hoisan

Much of my virtual day is spent in making machinmas (screen capture videos) with my video other half, Natascha Randt. As Nat is recuperating from an illness and not able to do that with me, the next best thing,for me, … Continue reading →

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Creative Soulmates

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Karima Hoisan

Creative SoulmatesFor Natascha Someone once asked me,to tell them all about you.They said, “Who she is?What makes her so important to you?”There really was no easy answeras that reply would take time,was more complicated, then I thinkthey even wanted to … Continue reading →

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