Here’s a little something I found in my local charity shop for £3 UK! Considering my obsession with things old and brassy, I simply couldn’t resist it! It was a bit tarnished so I cleaned it up with some wire wool and Brasso – I don’t think I ruined any great ancient patina as I [...]
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Ding! (fries are done…)
Posted in Steampunk, Stuff, tagged bell, brass, ding on May 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Copper guitar knob project
Posted in Music, Steampunk, Visual art, tagged brass, copper, copper pipe, electric guitar, guitar, Ibanez, potentiometer on December 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Some time back I lost one of the knurled knobs from my trusty old Ibanez electric guitar…. having failed to find a replacement anywhere, I though I’d have a go at making a new one from copper and brass – it wouldn’t look the same of course but would hopefully echo the brassy look of [...]
Prototype of coppery things to come. . .
Posted in Steampunk, Visual art, tagged brass, copper, copper pipe, keyring, light pull, steampunk on December 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a couple of shots of my latest set of creations – a series of keyrings or light pulls (depending on the size and weight of them) made in a copper/brass steampunk styling. Below is a representative sample – I forgot to put anything in to show scale but the relative sized of the various [...]
A new anemometer spotted in my area. . . a year to the day!
Posted in Steampunk, Stuff, tagged anemometer, copper, copper pipe, steampunk, windvane on October 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Want to know something really spooky!!?? Last year (on this very day!) I posted the following about my new obsession with anemometers. I’ve not really spotted any others since and then, lo and behold (whilst walking to my car following a cuppa with a mate today), I spotted the following in the garden in a house in [...]
‘Finds’. . . and new category is born!
Posted in Finds, Steampunk, tagged brass, copper, finds, found items, found objects, plumbing, skip finds, steampunk on September 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Anyone who knows me (or who reads this blog) will know that finding discarded items – in skips, on the street, in charity shops (not sure it strictly counts if you have to buy them?), donations from kind friends etc – is a major part of my life! It’s a strange yet fascinating lifestyle – [...]
Steampunk fan?
Posted in Finds, Steampunk, tagged desk fan, fan, steampunk on September 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I have just seen this lovely old fan in my excellent local charity shop (see another find from there here >>) Unfortunately I don’t have the spare cash to get it on a possible whim at the mo’ – although I think it would make a fantastic modification project… If anyone out there fancies me [...]
Towersey Diary 2011
Posted in Music, Steampunk, Visual art, tagged folk, folk music, steampunk, Tim Edey, Towersey, Towersey Folk Festival on September 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
So, I have just come back from my annual visit to my favourite folk festival, the Towersey Village Festival. Despite the rain and slightly cold / muddy conditions, once again I had a really nice time at this fabulous, very friendly festival. Apart from hanging out with some very nice people, hearing some amazing folk musicians [...]
Mention in steampunk video
Posted in Steampunk, Visual art, tagged David Bruce, Music, steampunk, steampunk music, victorian on August 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My extremely talented friend David Bruce has just sent me a link to the following video >>. David is a composer of some renown and has recently been involved in composing some ‘steampunk music’ – not only that but he refers to me as the person that introduced him to the term (not actually by [...]
Would this make a good steampunk modification project!?
Posted in Finds, Steampunk, Visual art, tagged chair, steampunk, victorian on June 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
There is a fabulous new charity shop that has just opened literally a few doors from my house – dangerous in the extreme! It is an independently run affair and contains lots of things that are not your average ‘run of the mill’ charity shop fare. One of the finds that really caught my eye the [...]
Check out this steampunk artist. . .
Posted in Steampunk, Visual art, tagged steampunk, The steampunk art of Stephane Halleux on March 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Here is some amazing stuff from Belgian designer/artist Stephane Halleaux… Visit his website here (in French), or read a potted description (in English) here >> Very wonderful. . .
