Steampunk!!! ...don't ya just love that word!!!

Lately there has been lots of talk about Steampunk Art... I was made aware of it last year by a good friend who keeps me up on all the latest 'fun stuff' out there...Thank You Scott! ... Anywho... I looked for all types of this art form on the Internet... just basically drooling over the imagination and skill of artists out there in the world. And I think there is something almost primal and so basic about this art form...yet complicated and thought provoking that we are each drawn into this wonderful Art Form...It is Old..it is New...it is the Modern 'Now' yet it is the beginning when it all started... It is complicated yet extremely basic... so hard to pin point other than it pleases our eyes, makes us smile and fascinates us all at the same time...ahhhh Steampunk, you intriguing Art Form You!!!

I have so been enjoying several 'bloggers' Artistic approaches to SP..."WOW"!!! she says as she wipes that tiny bit of spittle from her chin!!....FANTASTIC!!!
A few have mentioned to us in private emails that Richard and I should try our hand at Steampunk Art (frankly I think everyone should) ...to see what we would come up with...

I mentioned it to Richard....and he seemed very interested...but then he reminded me that we actually did create a piece that could be considered Steampunk ...back in 2004. "OH" I said... trying to act as though I realized this fact but had just placed the memory gently away in my brain for the time being until needed again... not letting on that it had completely fallen Out of my gray matter ages ago and I was oblivious to what he was talking about!!! HUH!!! should have been in the place of "OH"!!

We did a piece for EBAY in mid 2004 called 'Henri and the Perfumerator' ...a little elf who's task it is to make fine French Perfumes ..using his little 'device' called the Perfumerator . Henri's invention captures not only the flower nectar, but also the very essence....through a series of copper pipes, tubes and thing-a-ma-bobs!!
Because of his Perfumerator he is the only little Elf that can get the Perfume to the Oo-La La stage...

So this was our 'Steampunk' Art from 2004.... seeing it again makes me want to try something in miniature or at least 'elf' size again....

By the by this was all carved in wood with some metal fittings and tubes...also a brass and glass gauge .

Happy Weekend Everyone...

Jodi