Friday, June 19

Steampunk'd

Yup, I have officially been steampunk'd...

I'll admit that it wasn't until about a year and a half ago, that I had actually first heard of the term "steampunk", but the more I learned about it, the more I realized that it was a perfect genre to incorporate into my art. I had started a few steampunk pieces a few months ago, before my creative hiatus, and this is the first completed one. I will be listing it on eBay this weekend.

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"Steampunk"

Mixed-Media Beeswax Collage
20" x 8"

Created with antique book pages, rubber stamps, distress inks, acrylic paints, chipboard, pigment powders, metal corner embellishments, gems and beeswax on MDF.

Posted by Erica - CopperSunSilverMoon at 6/19/2009
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7 comments:

  1. GourdqueenJune 20, 2009 at 6:09 AM

    Ooooo I like! I'm still not sure I understand Steampunk.
    Glad to see you working again!
    Gourdie

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  2. DianieJune 20, 2009 at 2:46 PM

    OOOOH, I REALLY LIKE!
    Fantastic art:)

    ~Diane

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  3. UnknownJune 20, 2009 at 9:46 PM

    That is absolutely gorgeous...I would love to know how you use bees wax..this piece amazes me...Love it

    Smiles,
    Sonia ;)

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  4. Erica - CopperSunSilverMoonJune 22, 2009 at 12:48 PM

    Thank you so much for you comments! I'm glad you like it, I had a lot of fun making it!

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  5. Erica - CopperSunSilverMoonJune 22, 2009 at 1:09 PM

    Gourdie - Steampunk is basically Victorian/Gothic/Science-Fiction all wrapped in one. There is so much information about it on the web and it is quite fascinating.

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  6. Erica - CopperSunSilverMoonJune 22, 2009 at 1:22 PM

    Sonia - Beeswax is such a fun medium to work with and it is quite soothing in some ways - you'll have to try it to understand what I mean by that.
    Neat thing about beeswax is that it can also be used as a glue for paper & embellishments.
    As soon as I finish the other "non-beeswax" pieces that I already started, I will post a new work in process using beeswax so you can see how I use it.

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  7. Bonnie JonesNovember 15, 2009 at 3:57 PM

    This is an awesome piece. I love steampunk and you really have taken it to the top of a creative level with your work......wonderful, just wonderful.....I love that warm patina you have achieved with the beeswax...I must say I am tempted to try the beeswax.
    Bonie

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