Sticking gears on everything is debated in the steampunk community. Some just love the gear in its own right, others say sticking gears on everything and calling it “steampunk” misses the nuance and aesthetic of the genre. I’m in the middle - I use gears but not “orphan” gears and they must look like they actually have a purpose in the design. They can imply movement.
I’m telling you this because I wanted to make this piece with no gears. I wanted it to look like a miniature steam engine powering this little guy. Starting with a brass shelf support pin I drilled numerous holes to attach the “engine”, exhaust, wings, head and legs. Everything is screwed in.
He needed a purpose - in situ - so I made him a stand, bracket with a copper and brass flower to “fly” to. It’s curled around the main support. He can be taken off the bracket but I really like seeing him “working”. He is a combination of parts from jewellery supplies, watch parts, electrical supplies and miscellaneous hardware.
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ZOIDS-like robotic pterosaur by Takashi Yamazaki…I’m getting Roger Dean and Hajime Sorayama vibes from this one. This illustration appears on page 106 of The Mind’s Eye: The Art of Omni.
detail friends from one of the semesters final drawings #architecture #design #drawing #alien #biomechanical #structure #archstagram #graphic #emotions #futureprimitive
Met up again with Chris at the Scottish Tattoo Convention 2014, where he showed off this amazing recent work by Tomek from Fallen Angels Tattoo and Bodypiercing Studio, Kirkcaldy. #asm1 #tattoo #biomechanical #chestpiece #scottishtattooconvention
