BABY MACHINE

 

The title speaks for itself ... for what girl in the pinnacle of her womanhood - no matter how beautiful, how soft, how ultimately feminine in the act of creation doesn't, at least once, feel like she is lost to the cold gears of inevitability - and there is nothing left of her except a "baby machine."

A crazy, fun piece done in the steampunk style to exagerate the clunky, overwrought, mechanical part of a robot in direct opposition to the gentle innocence of the girl. The subtle skeleton key? One of my favorite symbols of the hope of there being an answer ... no matter the question.

Also a black and white version of this - look for it.
8"x10" color print available for purchase

 

http://www.etsy.com/listing/43620029/baby-machine-color

No watermarks on finished art of course!
Ships in plastic sleeve in heavy carboard mailer.
(Free shipping)

CHARMS

Pendant-group6-310 a photo by broken toys on Flickr.

Charms -
These handsculpted beauties recall the art nouveau style of "la Belle Epoch".
Some beaded, riveted or bejewelled accents bring a delicate detail to the richly antiqued pewter finish.
Embossed words sum it all up your mantra -
Handmade and One of a Kind -
All pendants are based in an heat cured polymer clay, coated in enamel. Set on an aluminum plate(2"x1"). Various jewels, beads and metal sundries adorn the individuality of each piece.
Waxed cording and a circular metal clasp.

Find the one that speaks to you and find an added strength and clarity in your day.
"Truth and right and beauty and love surround us ...
we've but to open our heart and let them in."

http://www.etsy.com/shop/whisperstudio?ref=ss_items

ANCORA IMPARO - I am still learning

etsy art 310 015 a photo by broken toys on Flickr.

more fun shoes ... black converse hightops - medieval angel, dove, banner reading "ancora imparo" , Michelangelo's quote "I am still learning".

ADMIT ONE

admit one 1 310 (12) a photo by broken toys on Flickr.

Found in the wunderkammern of an eccentric victorian collector of dark history,
we present ...
"Admit One"
The simple yet purposefully innocent looking "machina d'morti".
Lost in a footnote of history, these began appearing throughout England and allied europe just before the "Great War". Few exist today as most were, well ... quite frankly, exploded.
An unsuspecting citizen would see the most enticing metal face, full of promise and escape and more importantly - a free ticket to one of the succinctly "greatest shows on earth".
Either a pulled ticket or a pushed button would just as easily activate an electrical charge of such magnitude as to destroy most anyone and anything for up to a city block.
Survivors descriptions only served to explain the gruesome mayem after the damage was done. As many as 100 pieces were believed to be spread through 12 countries faster than any warnings could be ...
Gypsies were immediately blamed and outbreaks of vigilante violence escalated daily.
Confessions in the form of 14 letters written to the "Times" were published after the single culprit had already taken his own twisted and cowardly life.
You may see artist renderings and reproductions folks,
but believe you me - this is the genuine article.
Only one in existence.
Functioning?(only pull the ticket and find out)
Makes a great gift for those with an appreciation of practical jokes and strange history and horrid death.

disclaimer: the lawyers(and my wife) just informed me I better tell you, none of the above stuff is true ...
except the part about not knowing what would happen if you pulled the ticket -
ADMIT ONE
a scary, attractive steampunk assemblage piece by eddie wilson.
enjoy.
SOLD!

all art and characters and made up stuff,
copyright eddie wilson.
respect

STEAMPUNK ARCTIC EXPLORER - Concept

Steampunk-arctic-explorer-1 a photo by broken toys on Flickr.

I like the idea of basing steampunk in the historical limitations of the technology of the day. The end result should be recognizable from the turn of the century and still something never seen before.
Here the truck can traverse an icy plane if fitted with "wheel skis" and hub extensions(these were really used). The robot/walker is built to kneel in the bed of the truck until inaccessable terrain warrants it's use.
A powerstart from a trailered generator, a few loosed "tie down cables", and one last surveyance(and peek at the map by the financier) and the exploration continues. Robot/walker complete with bell jar observation cockpit, archimedes screw arms, hand to hand motor control, exposed gear systems for maintenance accessability. (The rest of the small convoy, including crew carriers and the posh land yacht for the monopoly guy, not shown).

MY GOOD DAY

contest-MY-GOOD-DAY_template a photo by broken toys on Flickr.

thought I would quit taking myself so seriously.

Little steampunk girl taking a walk with her best friend.
Question is does finding the dead bird make a good day better?
Or is that the spoiler that epitomizes how your life goes.
I guess that depends on whether you are an optimist or a gothssimist

Now, quickly forget that horrible pun and check out the silly details in this piece.
-lollipop and crossed bones
-cattail bandage
-cat earring
-cat ear bitemark(ouch)
-star tattoos on skull
-pentagram converse button up curly toe witch shoes
(my favorite)

Just guess how much fun I had doing this.


color print available for purchase ...
http://www.etsy.com/listing/43626756/my-good-day

though originally designed for screen print on T-shirts,
it is not available as a t-shirt print ... sorry.

IRON MAN ARMOUR

iron-man-armour-prelim-b&w- a photo by broken toys on Flickr.

Again, for the Superhero birthday party and the short notice these come with.
I decided to focus on the helmet ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/27774074@N02/2744756134/in/photostream )
 and chest armour.
Plastic pieces layered, bolted and sewn to a hockey shoulder pad set.
2 gigantic bullets and the reflective tape in the arc reactor really turned out well.
Am using this as a base to trick out the "Dr. Lazarus" costume I am working toward.