Archive for October, 2008

Rejoice….!

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

The forum is back…
The Steampunk Forum…
I wish to extend my heart felt thanks to Mr. D. Meyer for his heroic efforts in this respect…
O.S.M.

Aaand, we’re back… almost.

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Your friendly (and rather welted) techie, here! If you’re seeing this post, you’ve arrived at the new home of BrassGoggles. You may notice that “steam.punqs.org” is in your address bar — don’t panic, this is only a temporary change so that people who have Internet Providers that are less savvy than yours have [...]

The Jules Verne Festival (Los Angeles)…

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Just in the nick of time Brass Goggles has been informed of The Jules Verne Festival that runs from the 24th to the 26th of  October (this weekend in fact)…  Follow the link for a better explanation of the proposed events on offer…
The Jules Verne Festival
O.S.M.

Limited Edition Fez..!

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

News comes to Brass Goggles from Jason of Fez-O-Rama  of a Limited Edition Fez! Made of beautiful mahogany velvet with an embroidered  clockwork motif suggestive of the proverbial “thinking cap” that many of us find essential to our tinkerisational conceptual ruminations…
22 of these have been made with a possibility of up to 12 more in [...]

The Titanium Photochromatic Variable-Aperture Spectacles….

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Word comes to the Brass Goggles in-tray of a leap forward in goggluar technology from Mr. Mike Brown principal artist of Highmoon Studios…
Mr. Brown acknowledges Mikest’s work, that was appeared on the forum, in influencing his design.  I recommend a peep at the full details and pictures here:
Titanium Goggles…
O.S.M.

Visual Steam Punk Exhibition…

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Should one find one’s self in the environs of New York City, why not treat yourself to a visit to the American Primitive Gallery where an exhibiton entitled ‘Visual Steampunk’ has been mounted for your edification and delight…
Featuring the work of such artistic luminaries as Gerard Cambon, Taras Von Hrechniw (who’s work is featured at [...]

Mathema

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

A Miss Amy Pearson made us aware about the existence of her steampunk-esque comic and kindly requested that we report on it here. Her web-comic, titled “Mathema,” is set in Victorian London and is characterized by steam and clockworks intertwined with themes of magic and mathematics. The comic can be Read Online by everyone and [...]

Steampunk takes over MTV

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Click to see the MTVs take on Steampunk Infiltrates The Mainstream
If there wasn’t already enough proof that the steampunk trend is gaining widespread attention, MTV has joined other media and entertainment institutions in attempting to cover it. MTV’s article can be found online, along with short films of interviews, a music video by Dr. [...]

Steampunk Ornithopter

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

“Flash Gorden, watch out!” With those telling words, the creator of this whimsical outfit begins her description of it. The creator in question is a Miss Amanda Scrivener AKA Professor Maelstromme, who also maintains several items of accessory For Sale.
“This both comfortable and lightweight Ornithopter,” she writes, “with its five minute capacity [...] steam reservoir [...]

Reasons To Be Cheerful….

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

In a couple of days you will find that no comments can be posted to the blog…
Don’t worry…!
This is so we can then pack all the furniture into the van …
Then the blog and the forum will be transported to our new home and unpacked…
This may take up to 3 days (including tea breaks and [...]