Dynamic Creations, an Adelaide group,  is putting together a Steampunk event for the Adelaide Fringe. This will be the first well publicized large gathering of Steampunks in South Australia, with contributions and assistance from the Australian Costumers Guild and the Adelaide University Fringe Club.

Form their Website

“Exit the world you know. Enter a fully immersive, interactive 1890s experience. In a Steampunk universe-of-yesteryear become a passenger of the Olympia on its maiden voyage to the moon! Dress the part; formal wear minimum, brass goggles optional.”

Apologies for no post yesterday, but a power outage to our building to replace some electrical panels, resulted in the loss of internet connectivity..

For today, how about an image found while browsing deviantart?

First off, a big thanks to all who emailed or commented on yesterdays post, and helped identify the ship in question as the USS Macon, in the Akron Goodyear Airdock..

By way of thanks, then, a few more airship photos from my files.

The steampunk community in general, and the members of Brass Goggles in particular, have always shown themselves to be generous in donating their time, talent, and funds to improving the community.

In light of the Haiti tragedy, I’m asking that anyone who was considering making a donation to Brass Goggles in the near future direct those funds to Doctors Without Borders instead. This is a worthy and effective charity, and is not associated with any religious or political group.  There is a donation banner on the right side of the blog site, and I’m providing another in this post for the convenience of our feed subscribers.

We now return you to your regularly-schedule steampunk.

While cruising the aetherwebs, I came across an interesting photo of a Zeppelin being built. Sadly there was little or no information about where and when, but it is an interesting photo from a historical perspective.

There was a comment attached about those boeng very long ladders, but then anyone who has ever seen Fred Dibnah up a 300 foot stack, knows that there are longer..

Good Day steampunks! It is time for another report from the “darker, dirtier side” of the alternate history genres we hold so dear.

First things first: there is lots of snow out in these parts of the world and if, like your correspondent, you rather not venture outdoors, know that there is plenty to read online. Issue #10 of the Gatehouse Gazette and issue #5 of Exhibition Hall are both available for download now—entirely free of charge.

Both online magazines feature excellent cover artwork this winter. For the aviation issue of the Gazette, Mr Myke Amend delivered an exciting painting while Molly Porkshanks Friedrich (also on flickr) did an outstanding job for the latest edition of Exhibition Hall. Be sure to check out all of their work—Amend and Friedrich are without a doubt among the finest of steampunk artists out there.

Regular visitors of The Gatehouse might be familiar already with Sjón Refur’s Cinema is Cinema hosted blog. Those particularly interested in Golden Era motion picture will want to follow the companion edition to this fine feature also!

Over at Wings of Steam, you can read Steampunk 2009 Year in Review, listing all the highlights of steampunk during the past year. “Early in the year there was discussion throughout the community over whether or not steampunk was dead,” notes the blog. Not only has that prediction been proven wrong; steampunk has entered the mainstream in fashion and decor and continues to attract interest.

Dieselpunks is crashing into the New Year with a bang. 2010 has them taking a look back at the technology of yesterday and the engineering wonders of today. The future has given us the tools we need to communicate and the tools we need to build our dreams. “All we need is the spirit, and for that we look to the diesel era for the zeitgeist needed to use these tools properly,” according to Dieselpunks.

Artwork by Myke Amend.

“a dark fable of desire between a fallen angel and a self-medicating neuroscientist in a steampunk hell”

That’s the tagline for Skyler White’s novel “and Falling, Fly”

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“With its lyrical prose and mythological themes, Skyler White’s and Falling, Fly, puts a unique and intelligent spin on the vampire legend, introducing complex, compelling characters in a deeply romantic story that will have readers turning pages well past their bedtime, and thinking about the book long after they’ve reached the end. An absolutely wonderful debut!”

“and falling, Fly“, from Berkley Books in March 2010.

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Maggi Massimo is an Italian maker of kitchen cabinets and other furniture… Although theyd escirbe their lines as “Hard Country”, there is a definite Steampunk vibe in there.

(Maggi Massimo lnk via kbculture)

From Amanda Macleod of Venus Cakes comes a tale of a Steampunk Wedding Cake created for The Great Cake Bake produced by Wedding TV.

The category for this one was Steampunk:

Read more about it at  the  Venus Cakes Blog.