Kallaina jewellery set

Due to the bad weather and other circumstances both events for the weekend were canceled. So my new steampunk outfit has to wait in the cupboard until FaRK next week. In the meantime I can show you the close-ups of the jewelry. The set consists of a necklace, a slave bracelet and earrings.

I think at least for the earrings I will write a tutorial.

Steam emblem for Frankfurt

This emblem für the steampunk group Frankfurt is the result of a democratic process. There were drafts, new ideas and elections. This version won:

An airship above an alternative skyline of Frankfurt.

You might think the airship is a little bit cliché but since the visit of the Zeppelin museum in Neu-Isenburg we know there’s been an airship station right beside the airport Frankfurt which has been the starting point of the “Hindenburg” and the “Graf Zeppelin” for their transatlantic flights. The latter also modeled for the airship in the emblem.
The skyline beneath is Frankfurt’s but relegated in time. I changed the silhouette you would see from the bridge “Alte Brücke” in the style of old skyscrapers from the beginning of the 20th century. The cathedral is a little bit closer than in reality and I also have to place the Paul’s Church to the left. This one was requested by Audiovisionär as a symbol for the first - very short - democracy on German ground.

New wardrobe - Kallaina - WIP part 3

This is the last teaser for the new steampunk outfit. It’s ready for the Multiperiod-Picknick on Saturday.

But bevor the whole thing will be revealed I can tell you the name of the ensemble: Kallaina, derived from the Greek word for the gemstone turquoise.

Steampunk Dawn

I've been thinking about doing some cosplay since quite some time now but never found a matching character. It should be visually matching and I have to be comfortable in the costume.

After thinking a lot about this last weekend I got an enlightenment:

Joseph Michael Linsner’s Dawn.

I really like the mythology behind this character and enjoyed the dialogues in the comics. The look of the stories is an interesting mixture of different epochs. So a steampunk variant of Dawn ist truly obvious.

As a basis for my redesign I primarily used Dawn’s main manifestation. The roses and chains stand for anarchy (hell) and strict order (heaven), respectively. As well do the masks.

Whether I implement this design into a cosplay or not I don't know. Earliest next year.

Casseler Steamwappen - Update

Seems like being ill helps my creativity. Because of a serious flu I have to stay at home since one week now and during this time this blog got a new design, the matching business cards are almost ready, I started to draw again, the emblem for the Steampunk Frankfurt group is ready and in the course of doing this I also edited the Cassel emblem

Zu letzterem Punkt hier das Ergebnis in seiner ganzen Pracht:

Textures are wonderful, this one is Chestnut from Wieselblitz. Additionally a added shadows to the vines.

New wardrobe - WIP part 2

I’m still working on the new steampunk outfit. The corset has already arrived. Waistcoat and overskirt are finished.

Festival of Lights

Some weeks ago I beaded the Festival of Lights Bangle from Jill Wiseman. I didn’t stop with this one. Because this project is very fast I beaded two other ones.