Monday, July 11, 2011

Wanted: Clock bits, gears, etc.

If you know my work at all you've seen my steampunk jewelry. While I can buy plenty of little watch bits from various suppliers larger gears and mechanical bits are a bit harder to come across. I would like to make more steampunk sculpture and the watch pieces are mostly too small.

What I really need are pieces from old mechanical clocks and the like. Think old windup alarm clocks, grandfather clock movements, etc. I don't want to rip up anything that still works though. So if you have anything that fits the bill or know where I can buy some, please get in touch. In the meantime I'm going to keep my eyes pealed at yard sales and the like.

Wednesday, July 06, 2011

The Amazing Perma-Pets Video

Still having fun with making videos of my work. The latest one is of my Perma-Pets. I decided to really have fun with this one and make it look like an old silent film. I even found some very cool old calliope music from the early 20th century with static and pops that went well with the video.

Tuesday, July 05, 2011

Mini Stories Part V

The last installment of the mini stories for my cephalopods.

Space Squid
“Black tentacles flashed with shimmering waves of color as two space squid were locked in battle. Great fins along their heads flapped angrily and beaks snapped at one another. The battle stretched on and on, other denizens of that area of the galaxy learned to avoid it.”
Space Nautilus
“The first anyone saw of the space nautilus was it's long pale tentacles the color of a winter moon. It's dark shimmering shell blended into the depths of deep space. Most didn't survive love enough to see it.”

Monday, July 04, 2011

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Thursday, June 09, 2011

Happy Birthday to Me!

It's my birthday today, it's my last year in my 20s. I'll enjoy being 29 and when 30 rolls around I still don't plan to grow up.

It's become a bit of a tradition for me to offer free shipping the weekend of my birthday so I can share the celebration (and buy myself a little something extra). This deal doesn't require a coupon code so if you have one from me you can use it and get free shipping on top of the discount. So head over to my Etsy shop and make me a happy birthday girl! The deal will be up from today through the 13th.

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Memorial Day Coupon

To celebrate the holiday use the coupon May2011 in my Etsy Shop to get 15% off this weekend. The coupon will expire Monday night.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Nautilus Illustration

I've always loved old natural history illustrations and I've wanted for a long time to do some illustrations in that style. This nautilus illustration (shown on a Zazzle iPad case) is the first in what I hope is a series of these. I painted it using GIMP and my tablet, I used a couple stock images of aged and watercolor paper for the textures.

Monday, May 16, 2011

Wholesale and Custom Orders

I LOVE to make custom jewelry and sculptures. If you have an idea for an octopus hairclip or a Cthulhu sculpture or anything you think I could create for you please check out my page on custom work.

If you own/run a store, boutique, or aquarium gift shop and would like to sell my jewelry I have a page dedicated to buying my work wholesale. Go here for more information or take a look at my linesheet below: