Steampunk meets Martha Stewart
Posted at 12:41 PM Dec 05, 2008
By Bonnie Ruberg
Along with Gourmet magazine, Craftzine.com is one of those things I never previously gave a damn about, and now I absolutely adore. My current favorite thing up one their blog: steampunk clay creatures. They've got hearts, but also turtles and a half-griffin, half-shrimp thingy. Granted, they all look pretty challenging to make, but you know there's someone in your life who loves top hats and pocket watches and who would think these make awesome Xmas gifts.Speaking of steampunk, I tried the other day to explain to a friend who's unfamiliar with the term just what the heck steampunk was. I ended up with, "It's like it's still the year 1890, so modern technology has developed, it's just all industrial revolution-y." Needless to say, that wasn't very helpful. I ended up directing her to the Wikipedia page. Here in San Francisco we have a steampunk society -- I'm sure there are many out there -- the members of which dress up and put on performances and generally revel in aesthetically pleasing dorkdom. I've always wanted someone to commission me for a feature on steampunk culture. Then again, I've thought the same thing about renaissance fairs for years, and that hasn't happened yet. I suppose I'll have to content myself with buying my own top hat.
