I have been doing a range of stuff today - including a hoard of riveted earrings; but I did get a bit sidetracked on some Steampunk bits. Partly because I needed to finish the blue pendant I almost finished a couple on months ago; and partly because I had the small Steampunk assemblage I was going to blog on on Wednesday.
Anyway below are a few photos of the small desktop Steampunk assemblage.
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| ©2015 Barry Smith - Desktop Steampunk assemblage |
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| ©2015 Barry Smith - Desktop Steampunk assemblage |
And this is how it started life.
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| ©2015 Barry Smith - Bits for a desktop Steampunk assemblage |
The pendant has had a polish and has been given a stainless steel wire. The pendant is about 45-50mm in diameter. It will go into the shop soon.
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| ©2015 Barry Smith - Steampunk pendant with a bit of blue |
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| ©2015 Barry Smith - Steampunk pendant with a bit of blue |
When our friend Jeff was visiting after Christmas we visited the jewellery studio - the clean one; and he was taken buy the watch bodies and selected a few he thought matched and would make Steampunkisk earrings. Below are a couple of photos of the two sets I made today. I like to preserve the red jewels in the watch bodies and in the first one I have reflected these by adding a brass peg and ruby crystals. I thought the second pair need chains and cogs for a bit of length. Stainless steel watch bodies can be hard to drill through - I busted a couple of very fine bits drilling these sets.
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| ©2015 Barry Smith - Small slender rectangular watch body (about 10mmX22mm) Steampunkish earrings |
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| ©2015 Barry Smith - Small squarish watch body (about 100mmX15mm) Steampunkish earrings |
And of course there is always action on the block so I thought I'd share a couple of photos of the developing fungi on the book we all
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| ©2015 Barry Smith - Fungi on the book wall |
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| ©2015 Barry Smith - Fungi on the book wall |
And a couple of Fiona's photos of a large pidgin that thought it wanted a rest on the book stacks.
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| ©2015 Fiona Dempster - Bird on the book stack |
Never a dull moment on the mountain. Now we are off to do an art consult with a friend and probably also drink bubbles etc.
i love the jewels! what grand things! the dangly ones are very appealing. i love the books becoming earth!
ReplyDelete~your first creation reminds me of a crystallized flame...the clock bodies are fascinating with there many little gears...you have fit them well for a new kind of life...be well and much love light and blessings be with you~
ReplyDeleteThe books are developing beautifully. I may one day build something from books in my garden, though the snakes would probably love it. Of course your steampunkish pieces appeal enormously to me. And while I hanker after your top piece, I do truly love the tarnished look of the original pieces. I think that's why I have such trouble making things - I just love the way they look untouched. I bid on another box of hammers and general junk today and I do wonder when too many hammers are too much.
ReplyDeleteV, B & C - thanks for the visit and comments. V - I smiled when I read dangly ones - so technical!!! B - crystal flame is right - maybe a flame of ice. I love the jewel like nature of the tiny watch parts. V & C - the books are quietly doing their change thing which I also like. C - the choice about transforming is often difficult but most folk like shiny - or at least that is what I have been told. Go well. B
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