Monthly Archives: February 2015

Steampunk Hands: International Q&A Project Pts 1-3

Posted on February 28, 2015 by

Steampunk month is over. My final post for Steampunk Hands Around the World, showcases Ray Dean’s International Q&A on her website, My Ethereality. Ray interviewed several participants from around the world. Other participants included:  Sally-Ann Livingston (England), Davide Mana (Italy), Josue Ramos (Spain), Jaymee Goh Sook Yi (Malaysia), Paulo Ramirez (Mexico), Arthur Morgan (France), Kenneth Toglia (USA), Suna (Scotland/India), Kevin…

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#8 Steampunk Hands: Standing at Attention

Posted on February 25, 2015 by

The Evolution of My Workshop Where do I do most of my steampunk related things – costuming, art and writing? I admit my work gets spread over several rooms. Costume making spreads through the lounge room (when watching inspiring videos), the dining table and the veranda. I even invade my husband’s work area in the sacred…

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The Forty Elephants – the All Girl Gang of Victorian-era England: A Steampunk Feminist Perspective

Posted on February 25, 2015 by

Originally posted on Cogpunk Steamscribe:
The topic of this article was inspired by the episode ‘Toronto’s Girl Problem’ of Murdoch Mysteries (Season Eight) The Forty Elephants were a 19th-century all-female gang who specialized in shoplifting. Their centre of operations was…

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#7 Steampunk Hands: Welcome to Our Workshops

Posted on February 22, 2015 by

A Showcase local creators and their workshops – and things they create We are fortunate to have some very talented people in Adelaide who are part of our steampunk community. These include artists, costume-makers, writers and gadget makers. Let me introduce you to just a few of them. These generous people let me into their workshop…

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Steampunk Hands: International Steampunk Q&A

Posted on February 20, 2015 by

Wow. What a week! I finished painting and gluing my steampunk Fairy Eliminator, visited local artiscan’s workshops for photoshoots and had my first internation request for a guest blog post, translated into Spanish. I was also asked to take part in an International Q&A Interview (of several fellow steampunks all over the world) by  Raydeen, who writes…

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Don’t just ask what your Steampunk community can do for you…

Posted on February 19, 2015 by

Come and join the fun! reblogged from Cogpunk Steamscribe Don’t just ask what your Steampunk community can do for you….  

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#6: Through the Looking Glass

Posted on February 19, 2015 by

Steampunk Hands Around the World: Our Workshop – Creating the Steampunk Aesthetic Steampunk is not just a writing genre or a series of philosophies (encompasing the reuse, recycle and repurpose ethic, its promotion of hand-made craft and positive outlook on life – Back to the Future). It is also an aesthetic, encompassing style, clothing, jewelry. It…

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