notes on steampunk
Somehow this whole steampunk thing had escaped me until recently — as a phenomenon if not an aesthetic. I’ve been a fan of Victorian futurism for years, and had a friend who really was steampunk before steampunk existed. The style, I think, is sort of a boy version of what I’m going for with ostrichclaw — with an emphasis on technology and the fantastic in place of the domestic and macabre.
So after much thought I determined that it’s off-topic for o.c., but since this blog functions partly (er, primarily) as a personal bibliography of things that interest me, i’ve compiled a set of links to things that are either explicity steampunk or in my mind evocative of the s.p. worldview. More after the jump.
Philadelphia’s Mutter Museum
L.A.’s Museum of Jurassic Technology
Great U.K. steampunk blog Brass Goggles
Many Dead Things blog by “steampunk cryptozoological assemblage artist” AlexCF
Self-proclaimed “eccentric genius” Kaden Harris
Japanese s.p. watchmaker Haruo Suekichi (via Watchismo)
KMF said,
November 5, 2007 at 4:19 am
Been spying for a while. Loved the reminder of steampunk! Those who are forward thinking are often rediculed and deemed unacceptable within society.
PS – The DIY emablming kit. That and a paper bag is now my set funeral plan – $10. Ha!