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Steampunk and Surrealism.. just go together
If you’re not on my list of friends, or followers on any of my feeds. then chances are you are coming in for Artprize related things, have seen us on the news, or just stumbled upon this page – and you may not quite know what “steampunk” is. In a nutshell, Steampunk is a return […]
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New Shirt Design
Well, actually it is an improvement and upgrade on the previously proposed tee shirt design. Now that we’re ready to go to production on these, I started off doing some graphical cleanup and decided it would be cooler if the shirts were two sided and had fancier text on them. I’m catching up from the […]
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COOTIES
Well, it looks like I am devoting myself this year to finally finishing up my children’s book – but for now, I am working really hard at making our kickstarter successful. We are beyond dedicated to making this happen… so much so that I stayed up all day and night putting this special drawing together […]
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Coloring Book
So, I’ve been trying to think of something really good, but inexpensive that I could put together as an added incentive to be a part of our kickstarter, and in staying up all night making a new engraving – it came to me… This coloring book. When I was a kid, Advanced Dungeons and Dragon’s […]
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New Video
This new video for our kickstarter and Artprize pages shows our piece in place on the river. Thee 3-D model and lighting for the model were done by Ben Amend (My nephew), and combined with a few days of work on my part, and the music of Vernian Process, it came together fairly well for […]
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Myke Amend talks About The Device
Myke put together this video last night for our kickstarter page, it explains the project, and how we’re going about this. He also does a (somewhat clumsy) demonstration of the device… due to how incredibly directional a blow-dryer is as source of wind. He manages to successfully target the device and pull it together in […]
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We’ve Been Approved
Our Kickstarter was approved and launched yesterday, and you can find it here: Our KickStarter Page If you aren’t familiar with Kickstarter, it is a perfect addition to our community project feel, in that it allows fellow art lovers to become a part of our project, while receiving rewards for their participation. Gifts offered for […]
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The Dangerous Kitchen
(above: Myke Amend stands amidst a tight gathering of machines, hanging tools, sorted wood, and machine parts) One of several things we aim to fix along the way – we each have our own individual work spaces (some more cramped than others), and will definitely need one nice sized workspace near our venue for the […]
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Airship Pirates
Cakebread & Walton: Purveyors of Fine Imaginings, creators of the acclaimed Clockwork & Chivalry roleplaying game, are now set to start working on their new game. Their new game, Airship Pirates, which will feature much art from Myke Amend’s “Airships and Tentacles” series, is based on the band Abney Park‘s fictional back-story, and should be […]
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Steampunk Form and Function
(feature image: Steam Engine by Todd Cahill) While ArtPrize is winding up, The Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation‘s exhibit, featuring (among great others) Infernal artists Todd Cahill and Myke Amend, will be winding down. The Exhibit, : “Steampunk, Form & Function, and an Exhibition of Innovation, Invention and Gadgetry”, sponsored by Steampuffin, runs […]