16 Feb People ask me all the time what in the world set me off on this path, building steampunk airship sculptures of all things. When I tell people I’m an artist, they usually ask if I’m a painter. Nope… not in the classic sense anyway… In the video below, I describe how I got… Continue reading What started me building my steampunk airships?
Month: February 2017
What started me building my steampunk airships?
16 Feb People ask me all the time what in the world set me off on this path, building steampunk airship sculptures of all things. When I tell people I’m an artist, they usually ask if I’m a painter. Nope… not in the classic sense anyway… In the video below, I describe how I got… Continue reading What started me building my steampunk airships?
How large are my steampunk airships?
13 Feb When people see my airships online or see photos of them in other places, they nearly always ask me how large they are. Often the photos I’ve taken have no way to show scale and since they are quite detailed, it’s difficult to tell how large they are. In the video below, I… Continue reading How large are my steampunk airships?
How large are my steampunk airships?
13 Feb When people see my airships online or see photos of them in other places, they nearly always ask me how large they are. Often the photos I’ve taken have no way to show scale and since they are quite detailed, it’s difficult to tell how large they are. In the video below, I… Continue reading How large are my steampunk airships?
What inspires my steampunk airships?
09 Feb I get asked often what inspires the airships that I build. How do I come up with ideas? What kinds of materials do I use and how do I choose what found object becomes what part of my airship build? In the video below, I talk about that process. In future videos, I’ll… Continue reading What inspires my steampunk airships?
Adding the stabilizer fins
07 Feb In building the stabilizer fins for the steampunk diarama airship, I first had to choose a shape. On other ships, I’ve made them rounded, but I like the feeling of a scalloped fin. I’ve also made different scalloped fins before, with some being a solid fin with ribs and others having a support… Continue reading Adding the stabilizer fins