A few months ago, GeekMom Brigid listed some cool steampunk apps for your iPhone. But what if you want your smartphone itself look like some delightfully intricate steampunk device ? Rejoice, for you’re not alone! Actually, there’s an amazing amount of steampunk smartphone arts and crafts. So many that I began to wonder about that. […]
Continue ReadingI first heard “steampunk” used in connection with William Gibson and Bruce Sterling’s The Difference Engine, which was published in 1990. At the time, I thought adding tech to the Victorian Age was a fascinating idea but I was much more interested in reading space-based science fiction and gave it a pass. I didn’t think much about steampunk […]
Continue ReadingCrafts and costumes are a great part of steampunk world (and fun!). You may know some American steampunk designers, such as Tom Banwell or Dr Grymm. Here are a few French ones, in three very different styles and very different medias. Volute Corsets What’s more Victorian than corsets? Beautiful, sexy, elegant, intricate, austere… one may […]
Continue ReadingAuthor’s note: This first appeared about two years ago at my steampunk novel blog, The Aldersgate Cycle. At the time I was knee deep writing the book of that name, and spent long hours pondering the meaning of steampunk, especially related to culture and literature. Hot on the heels of my graduate degree (with a […]
Continue ReadingSteampunk. The name evokes an atmospheric vision of London; streets shimmering with damp, the faint glow of yellow gaslight as it barely penetrates the pea soup fog, and swirls of steam rising up from the pavement. Perhaps you have never heard of steampunk. Or have only heard the term, but have no clue as to […]
Continue ReadingIf you are into steampunk you have to check out the latest posting at Cake Wrecks. Typically, this fearless blogger posts the most horrific cake accidents known to man, but on Sundays she has a day of rest and posts amazingly awesome cake finds. She has scoured the web and found incredibly detailed examples of […]
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