This is a project I started recently it came about mainly from the need to get the wife a birthday present and my own drive to give her something unique and a bit quirky. I remembered that she likes masquerade masks but has never bought one. I myself quite like them and also think it fits very well into steampunk history as a common affair. Here is a picture of the plain mask base I used; When I set out… (more…)
Over the past few days (wow its actually been a week and a half thinking about it) I have been doing quite a few little bits, some of which I have been taking photos of and other smaller bits I haven’t. None of these I feel justify a large whole post yet but I am hoping that my current project is decent enough for posting later today.
While searching online for a valentines day present for the wife I can across this awesome heart for necklaces, so I grabbed one it looks even better in person and I was thrilled when it arrived. My mind was racing with all the different things I could do with it but I decided that it would be pretty damn cool to get some gears and cogs inside the heart as it does have… (Picture heavy after the break)
‘Time’ is a bit of a mixed medium project that I started a few months back. I had a lot of spare, old used watch parts and quite enjoy painting when I get the time I wanted to do a modern art piece that was steampunk themed but with a difference as I also like art that can be touched and give an artistic flare through another sense. (Below is an early shot will grab another picture soon) From all… (more…)
Welcome to my steampunk themed blog. I will try to cover all of my creations I have made to-date over the coming weeks as well as starting to document some of my current projects. To start off I shall post a picture of a piece that I made for my wife, it uses entirely used watched parts and some leather thong for the necklace. The process: the total project time was about 2 hours, which included a thorough cleaning, grinding… (more…)