STEAMPUNKERING

One of my Christmas gifts happen to be the new book by Christi Friesen, Steampunkery.

Christi chosen a picture of my steampunk butterfly to be included in her book, so she sent me the contributor's copy.

Her new book is a lot of fun! Not only is it packed with lots of exciting projects, but it is also bursting with Christi's sense of humor. My 13-year old son is Christi's new fan. He snatched the book from me as soon as it arrived, and literally devoured it before I had a chance to even flip through it. I am sure Stempunkery will be as popular as Christi's other books!

EDGY

Steampunk, Gothic, and Victorian – these the styles that Sage Bray works in. Her jewelry is unique and memorable. Find it in Sage's Etsy shop, and more at her web site.

STEAMPUNK

Rafa Maya is an artist from Barcelona, who uses polymer clay in his Steampunk creations only occasionally. The three pictures below are the only works I found, in which he included polymer clay, but the results are simply amazing. Surprisingly, his main medium is cardboard, assembled in fascinating designs and painted to look as metal.

You can see Rafa's works in his Etsy shop and blog.

EDUCATIONAL

These original hair sticks and Steampunk Squid necklace are from the shop of Sheryl Westleigh, noadi.etsy.com.

Sheryl is inspired (in her own words) “by a love of marine animals (especially the cephalopods), science, and all things weird and wonderful” and is eager to share her knowledge. The listings in her Etsy shop read like a fantastic illustrated encyclopedia of marine life. Here is for example, an excerpt from her description of the octopus hair sticks: “Octopus are cephalopods like squid, cuttlefish and the nautilus. They are extremely intelligent non-vertibrates including having problem solving abilities. There are over 300 different species ranging from the penny sized Octopus Wolfi to the 14 foot diameter North Pacific Giant Octopus”.

TIMELESS

Some polymer clay, old watch parts, scientific mind, and a pair of skilled hands – and you have yet another manifest of human creativity and endless possibilities of polymer clay.

These are a few pieces from a fun collection with an important message about evolution, extinction, and responsibility. More at genealogy.etsy.com.

INDUSTRIAL

The beauty of polymer clay is that this material can be made to look like almost any other material. Kimberly, a Canadian polymer clay artist, makes it look convincingly metal in her industrial and steampunk designs. Her Industrial Hearts are my favorite. They simply overflowing with creativity!

You may see Kimberly's creations in her Etsy shop and on her web site. Have fun!