Steampunk Hot Air Balloon – Dr. Steampunk

Airships in Chicago

14 Dec Early in November, I got a call from a man named David Krause of Big Works, Inc. Seems David, or “Big” as he is called, was hired to stage a corporate holiday party in Chicago. The theme of the party was to be steampunk and he found my website and wanted to commission… Continue reading Airships in Chicago

Custom Wedding steampunk hot air balloon

Back in June, a woman bought three of my hot air balloons. She really loved them and showed them to her daughter, who also loved them. The daughter was getting married in August and asked her mother to get her and her future husband one as a wedding gift, since they were both steampunk fans.… Continue reading Custom Wedding steampunk hot air balloon

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…

“When trash meets vision, art happens!!”
Our modern life creates a constant stream of refuse; some is recycled, some is buried in landfills, some sits at the bottom of the ocean. And some, the truly lucky bits, are re-purposed into new things: things of usefulness, beauty and inspiration. This is what I love to do.
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