May 23, 2017 Repurposing, Artsmith style You may know that I am an avid “repurposer” when it comes to my art. Doing the steampunk airships and steampunk hot air balloons that I do, I try to use as many everyday objects as possible, especially things that most people don’t even try to recycle. I find… Continue reading Repurposing, Artsmith Style
Category: Dr. Steampunk Airships
Wouldn’t you like to fly in my beautiful…
07 Jun Balloon! I mentioned in my previous post that there was a repeat order for two more steampunk hot air balloons from the person who bought the first one, so here they are. Orange and yellow Gondola close up She had indicated that she wanted one to have a yellow and orange stripe pattern… Continue reading Wouldn’t you like to fly in my beautiful…
Up, up and away!
22 May Most of what I’ve done in the past from a steampunk standpoint has been dirigibles or airships. I love doing them and they can be quite different from each other while still maintaining the classic arrangement of envelope and gondola. However, in the gallery where my work is on display for sale, The… Continue reading Up, up and away!
Artsmith Craftworks on display
08 May Though not a new happening, below are photos of my airships and balloons in the front of the Brighton, Michigan store, The Artisan’s Bench, where my work is always on display for sale. If you’re local to Brighton, I’d love to have you stop in and take a look. If you’re not local,… Continue reading Artsmith Craftworks on display
18″ Steampunk airship 003
22 Apr Today’s post is a mid-range size steampunk airship. This dirigible has a more “grunge” gondola with the propeller mounted on it instead of on the airship envelope like others I’ve done. It also has a pillar mount rather than the more Victorian looking netted suspension and the fins are a plate copper design.… Continue reading 18″ Steampunk airship 003
22″ Victorian airship 002a
29 Mar Today’s post is a mid-range size Victorian steampunk airship recently finished. This dirigible has a ship-like gondola and a more “protracted” design on the propeller. It also employs a netted gondola suspension, rather than a pillar suspension. 22′ Victorian with netted ship-like gondola As always, I encourage comments and dialogue. Drop me a… Continue reading 22″ Victorian airship 002a
Steampunk paddlewheel airship
07 Mar Next in the mid-range airship line up is the steamunk paddlewheel design. This airship is approximately 22″ long with a turnable paddlewheel on each side, reminiscent of the Mississippi riverboats of days gone by. This is the first time I’ve done a paddlewheel and I had a great time building it. It gives… Continue reading Steampunk paddlewheel airship
Steampunk airship 002
22 Feb Today’s post is a recently finished Victorian style steampunk airship. This one is approximately 24″ in length overall and has very decorative stabilizer fins and a wooden propeller with scaffolded prop struts. As always, this airship uses repurposed/found object, cardboard, paper and papier-mâché in its construction. How many recognizable objects can you identify?… Continue reading Steampunk airship 002
Fellow steampunk fan loves his new Artsmith Craftworks airship
Fellow steampunk fan loves his new Artsmith Craftworks airship 08 Jun I got an email from a man named Don yesterday, who had purchased one of my airships in The Artisan’s Bench in downtown Brighton, Michigan. (I’ve mentioned them before). Don’s email was very complimentary and I’ve included it with permission below, along with the… Continue reading Fellow steampunk fan loves his new Artsmith Craftworks airship
My artistic process
My artistic process – Artsmith Craftworks 03 Jun When I build my steampunk airships, or any other piece of art, I have a bit of a process that I follow…loosely, I guess. Sometimes I start with a sketch, sometimes I just grab pieces and start putting them together. In the following video, I describe that… Continue reading My artistic process