Steampunk Disney Princesses
You may not have heard about the scandal of Merida’s sexification for the Disney princesses line, but this is a makeover I can definitely get behind! Nice work MechaniqueFairy!
MechaniqueFairy (deviant art) is a Canadian digital artist who’s been creating these fun steampunk versions of various characters from Disney princess movies. See below for my favorites and check out their dA gallery for more!
Music to Steampunk by: Just Glue Some Gears On It
Don’t be fooled by the title, this song is actually advocating that people DON’T simply glue gears on things. Thank you Reginald Pikedevant! This song is hilarious and I appreciate the sentiment.
Mythbuster’s Grant Imahara Goes Steampunk for Clockwork Couture
I was looking at some tasty Steampunk fashion at Clockwork Couture and I thought I recognized one of the male models. It turns out I was right! Grant Imahara, who is the robotics guru for one of my favorite shows, Mythbusters, appears in the online catalog. You can also see pics featuring Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Emma Caulfield and Felicia Day of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog (among other things.)
Photos by PixieVision
Albert Robida
Albert Robida (1848-1926) was a french illustrator and science fiction writer. You can find a good article about his life here. Below is a small sampling of this prolific artist’s work.
“Going to the Opera in the Year 2000”
1880 illustration of something eerily like a flat-screen television
Steampunk in the Main Stream
I have been seeing Steampunk pop up lately on mainstream networks like ABC and CBS. For instance, the clip above is from the show Castle starring the oh so talented Nathan Fillion (who first came to my attention in Joss Whedon’s space western Firefly) checking out a Steampunk bar in NYC. (Check out this article for more info: http://www.alterna-tv.com/castle/steampunk.htm)
I also found out right after I wrote my Time Machine post that The Big Bang Theory has an episode where they get a hold of a replica of the movie prop.
But, I think the best new Steampunk TV is NBC’s Dracula. In this “punked” version of Bram Stoker’s classic novel the count we all know and love (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is posing as an American entrepreneur in Victorian England. His business? Taking out a secret society of wealthy lords through the miracle of scientific innovation and of course, biting people and smoldering. Episode 3 airs tonight at 10/9c on NBC. (http://www.nbc.com/dracula/)
Steampunk Scrapbook Paper by Die Cuts With a View
Ever since I ran across this Timeless Type stack at Michael’s I have been hunting around for more steamy scrap-booking supplies. It turns out Die Cuts With a View has several stacks that are now on my must-have craft supply list.
For instance, there is another collection called Tattered Time which is pictured below. If you want to see the whole stack you can visit http://www.dcwv.com/product_view.php?id=2206.
And if you are looking for some projects you can do with your scrapbook paper, check out my Steampunk cage ornament tutorial and my Steampunk-inspired assemblage clocks.
Home Decor from Modcloth.com
I have been a big fan of Modcloth.com for the last year or so and I highly recommend it for women’s clothing.
Today I also found some some adorable home decor using the keyword Steampunk. I may try to make a few of these myself and I’ll post my results if they work.
For Whom the Gear Turns 