Steampunk

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I always had an idea of what steampunk was….well, sort of.

I knew I liked some of the altered pieces I have seen. I love how they use watch parts and little gears and things, but I never really knew the whole story behind it.

The following website explains it much better than I ever could;

http://www.steampunk.com/what-is-steampunk/

This is what it says in the dictionary;

Main Entry:   steampunk

Part of Speech: noun

Definition:

a genre of science fiction set in Victorian times when steam was the main source of machine power; also written steam-punk

Here I found several different items created in the steampunk style.

These two are made from recycled Altoid tins.

SunnySkyeCreations

jackandcatcurio

These are done with old book pages;

lunaclaydesign

BlackBaroque

Of course there are some really cool pieces of jewelry;

TerrisTreasures

CosmicFirefly

This is just fun, I think everyone needs a little UFO.

WytcheHazel

(jj)

Frozen Charlotte

Ever since I was little, I loved dolls, especially small dolls. My mom even let me play with her bisque dollhouse dolls. Anytime I was given a new doll, it found a home in my dollhouse. Of course I liked the dolls that were jointed best, but….the frozen Charlottes were just too good to pass up.

                                            

They came in such tiny sizes. The smaller the better as far as I was concerned.

shadesofakasha

                      

This link gives the history of frozen Charlotte;

http://artdollsonly.blogspot.com/2009/04/more-doll-history-frozen-charlottes.html

There are hundreds of these tiny dolls still around, many of them have been damaged over the years. I have found that there are many artists that use these broken dolls and doll parts in their art.

StJoshua

Some use them in their steampunk jewelry;

loreliekaydesigns

wondrousstrange

           

Others use them in their mixed media/altered art.

razzledazzlestamps

I think this is just wonderful…these poor little dolls with such a sad story have been given new and wonderful lives.

VintageEnvy

(jj)