I have been a big fan of Steampunk for quite a long time. I have always loved the way it blends of Victorian style technology and SciFi together. When I was young my Mom encouraged us to read and I fell in love with the writings of H. G. Wells. Even today I have a beautiful leather bound book containing some of his stories on my bookshelf, and I've read them again and again. That may explain one of the reasons I seem so drawn to the style.
Allot of people will ask...What is Steampunk??
Well I have found that the definition on Wikipedia seems to be the best:
Steampunk is a subgenre of fantasy and speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes works set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used—usually the 19th century, and often set in Victorian era England—but with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, or real technological developments like the computer occurring at an earlier date. Other examples of steampunk contain alternate history-style presentations of "the path not taken" of such technology as dirigibles or analog computers; these frequently are presented in an idealized light, or a presumption of functionality.
Steampunk is often associated with cyberpunk and shares a similar fanbase and theme of rebellion, but developed as a separate movement (though both have considerable influence on each other). Apart from time period and level of technological development, the main difference between cyberpunk and steampunk is that steampunk settings usually tend to be less obviously dystopian than cyberpunk, or lack dystopian elements entirely.
Various modern utilitarian objects have been modded by individual craftpersons into a pseudo-Victorian mechanical "steampunk" style, and a number of visual and musical artists have been described as steampunk.
I have been admiring some of the jewelry and accessories I had seen worn at events like Wave Gothic Treffen, Clubs, etc. I finally decided to go ahead and produce my own collection of Steampunk pieces. All of the pieces are one of a kind and made from completely recycled materials...so they are all green and environmentally friendly. The items will be up for sale on my website very shortly...so if you are interested in any check them out. I am also happy to produce any custom made pieces to order...so if you have an old broken watch and want to turn it into a unique piece, just contact me.
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