I made something awesome. As usual.

I'm quite modest, yeah?

So I made this bad ass sculpture:

His name is Kirin.

He's going to take over the world some day. And he has an adorable fluffy but.

He's quite soft.

And steampunk.

And overall awesome.

Kirin is made entirely out of stuff I had around the house. His body frame is bailing wire and a battery housing. His head is a muskrat skull. His left front leg is the innards of a clamp. His right leg, a baby goat leg. His hind legs are mink legs over bailing wire. His body fur is arctic fox, and tail is pigeon feathers. And then he has tons of steampunk bits - aka watch parts! His horn thingies are watch springs and he has watch housings, gears and cogs as well.

Kirin rules.

Project 365

Yep. That's an Ayden sized gas mask. For an upcoming photoshoot . . . . . .

Feature Friday - MAB Jewelry

MAB Jewelry is, well, a fantastic shop. Awesome covered in awesome-sauce, if you will. And Laura, the gal behind MAB, is pretty darn spiffy! Her jewelry has a slight Victorian/steampunk feel to it. A little bit of vintage and modern.

See? Gorgeous necklaces!

And delightful earrings!

I recommend you visit her shop.

Oh, and her blog is pretty kick ass too.

Feature Friday: Blue Bayer Designs

Today's feature is a truly amazing shop. I found him by way of Etsy's front page. His shop, Blue Bayer Designs (aka billyblue22), is unique, inspired, and fresh. Blue is a self-taught artist and I adore his use of steampunk, skulls, and victorian jewelry.

His pieces are cast from real skulls and can be plated with gold or silver.

This hummingbird skull is quite stunning, intricate, and beautiful.

Steampunk is a running theme in his shop, and is lovely.

Digging this bat skull!

If you want something unique and truly beautiful, visit Blue Bayer Designs. I know I'll be buying from him soon!

Joey the Bat

Wandering through the Etsy alchemy pages a few weeks ago, I stumbled upon a request for Joey the bat. A gentleman by the name of Chris Daly has a plush bat named Joey. He tells of his adventures and travels with Joey and has taken thousands of pictures of the little grey bat. Two of Chris's current projects are a Joey the Bat childrens adventure book and a collection of Joey inspired artwork to hang in a gallery in New York. Why does this matter, you ask? Well, I put in a bid and was accepted to make a piece of artwork for the gallery! (whick is rather awesome, I might add).

The medium of choice for this endevour was watch parts. I gave the choice of painting, plush, or watch sculpture, and watch sculpture was Chris's choice. I thought I'd share my little version of Joey!

Here's some of my watch bits and the work in progress.

Yes, it is very labor intensive putting these sculptures together. I started by digging through my thousands of watch pieces to find inspiration and pieces that I thought would work. The wings had to be light so I used the coiled springs (I uncoiled them and cut them smaller). Gears and cogs make up the detail pieces.

Here's my son helping me pic out pieces. Such a good helper!

The body of my bat is a watch body (with the face and top gears removed). His face is a watch face, cut and folded on itself to form a slight cone. Gears and cogs for eyes and tiny gears around the body completes it!

All I have left to do is mount it in a shadow box and send it off!! I'm excited to hear what Chris says!!

HPC Week 3: Icky Dog Creations

Yeah, I know. I'm promoting myself. But it is my week in the Hooters Promo Club!! So if you need icky, ridiculous things (like plush rats or zombie bunnies) or steampunk sculptures . . . well, visit my store!
Now play the video!