Medium sized Victorian Steampunk “Maki” airship

09 Sep I’ve done larger ships and I’ve done smaller ones, but this medium sized, Victorian Steampunk “Maki” airship is a very desirable one. It’s small enough to easily place in a room without special accommodations, yet large enough to make a statement and be the center of an arrangement. Medium Victorian Steampunk “Maki” airship… Continue reading Medium sized Victorian Steampunk “Maki” airship

Steampunk Airship delivery to Legendary Escapes!

Steampunk Airship delivery to Legendary Escapes! 04 Aug This past Thursday, one of my latest creations found it’s way into the “clubhouse” and offices at Legendary Escapes Swimming Pools, and is now sailing next to it’s older sister ship, the “Original Maki”. The matriarch of Legendary Escapes, Sandi Maki, who the “sister ship” was named… Continue reading Steampunk Airship delivery to Legendary Escapes!

Steampunk Airship delivery to Legendary Escapes!

04 Aug This past Thursday, one of my latest creations found it’s way into the “clubhouse” and offices at Legendary Escapes Swimming Pools, and is now sailing next to it’s older sister ship, the “Original Maki”. The matriarch of Legendary Escapes, Sandi Maki, who the “sister ship” was named after, couldn’t resist the almost magnetic… Continue reading Steampunk Airship delivery to Legendary Escapes!

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

Repurposing cardboard into steampunk airship gondolas

Repurposing cardboard into steampunk airship gondolas – Artsmith Craftworks 09 May One of the major activities I engage in when creating my art is repurposing everyday objects into something else. A couple of the things I repurpose the most are paper and corrugated cardboard…  simple and seemingly utilitarian materials that we all take for granted.… Continue reading Repurposing cardboard into steampunk airship gondolas

Artsmith Craftworks’ airship flies in Boston

Artsmith Craftworks’ airship flies in Boston 28 Jan Over the Holidays, a couple visiting from Boston saw one of my intermediate size Victorian airships they liked at The Artisan’s Bench in Brighton. They couldn’t take it back to Boston on the plane, so we shipped it to them and they now have it installed in… Continue reading Artsmith Craftworks’ airship flies in Boston