Post by hexonal on Oct 24, 2008 18:52:30 GMT -5
Howdy.
Bit about myself:
I'm an artist, fist and foremost. I work in leather, metal, photography, and digital painting.
I work a retail job at godawful hrs to pay the bills.
I've always been a sci-fi fan, which has influenced my art, dress, and beliefs greatly over the years.
I don't roleplay at all; live action, board or online massively. I enjoy a good first person shooter.
I'm Fairly good looking, not very modest, try to be polite, my hair is thinning a bit, but I'm not ready yet to give up the 20 eyelet boots and shave my head.
I don't really consider myself to be a part of the Steampunk subculture, although if you see me on the right day you may think I am. I'll explain in a bit.
That out of the way...
Steampunk Media:
I found it first in Myst (and still dream of having a round house), which I love to this day.
I think that the literary and videogame end of it is fantastic. speculative / alternate history is one of my favorite types of scifi.
Steampunk as a Subculture:(a theory, bit long winded, sorry)
It's been with us for longer than we think, only unmixed.
I see the Steampunk subculture as being like a two part epoxy that's been freshly combined. The two parts have coexisted quite closely, and were often confused...like some readers may be at this point.
I've worn Gears on my clothing, large leather bands and pouches, knee boots, and vests for more than a decade, and goggles for a few years. Am I steampunk? no.
I have friends who have dressed like they stepped out of 1890 for the past 20 years, are they steampunk? no.
The Goth and Industrial subcultures have been lumped together the same way that Sci-Fi and fantasy have, but have always been separate, to those that take part.
(Finaly, a point!)
I believe that the current Steampunk subculture is just a mixture of the two, goth and industrial. Gears, leather, and earth tone textiles Meet frilly shirts and tophats. And like with any good epoxy, some color has changed, swap out black leather for brown, and silver for brass. A natural step, that took a growing popularity in alternate history and scifi media as a catalyst to happen.
My Art:
Most of my wearable stuff I make to sell, and most of it is brown leather with brass metal. Unless doing some kind of cosplay, I wouldn't wear any of it. The things I make for myself, are similar, but I still hold to my black leather and silver metal - Although, honestly, working with so much brown I'm getting tempted ;D(I still prefer Ministry to Abney Park ).
My masks, while most are non wearable are also of brown leather and brass, while steampunk influenced, was also to keep them from looking too bondage-y, and just what crawled from my head.
My digital stuff has influences from everywhere, and seeps out of my head and jumps genres.
Anyhoo, thats me and my theory.
I'll try to stick around and take part in the project, but I'm notoriously bad at keeping up with forums.
A.I. Hexonal
Bit about myself:
I'm an artist, fist and foremost. I work in leather, metal, photography, and digital painting.
I work a retail job at godawful hrs to pay the bills.
I've always been a sci-fi fan, which has influenced my art, dress, and beliefs greatly over the years.
I don't roleplay at all; live action, board or online massively. I enjoy a good first person shooter.
I'm Fairly good looking, not very modest, try to be polite, my hair is thinning a bit, but I'm not ready yet to give up the 20 eyelet boots and shave my head.
I don't really consider myself to be a part of the Steampunk subculture, although if you see me on the right day you may think I am. I'll explain in a bit.
That out of the way...
Steampunk Media:
I found it first in Myst (and still dream of having a round house), which I love to this day.
I think that the literary and videogame end of it is fantastic. speculative / alternate history is one of my favorite types of scifi.
Steampunk as a Subculture:(a theory, bit long winded, sorry)
It's been with us for longer than we think, only unmixed.
I see the Steampunk subculture as being like a two part epoxy that's been freshly combined. The two parts have coexisted quite closely, and were often confused...like some readers may be at this point.
I've worn Gears on my clothing, large leather bands and pouches, knee boots, and vests for more than a decade, and goggles for a few years. Am I steampunk? no.
I have friends who have dressed like they stepped out of 1890 for the past 20 years, are they steampunk? no.
The Goth and Industrial subcultures have been lumped together the same way that Sci-Fi and fantasy have, but have always been separate, to those that take part.
(Finaly, a point!)
I believe that the current Steampunk subculture is just a mixture of the two, goth and industrial. Gears, leather, and earth tone textiles Meet frilly shirts and tophats. And like with any good epoxy, some color has changed, swap out black leather for brown, and silver for brass. A natural step, that took a growing popularity in alternate history and scifi media as a catalyst to happen.
My Art:
Most of my wearable stuff I make to sell, and most of it is brown leather with brass metal. Unless doing some kind of cosplay, I wouldn't wear any of it. The things I make for myself, are similar, but I still hold to my black leather and silver metal - Although, honestly, working with so much brown I'm getting tempted ;D(I still prefer Ministry to Abney Park ).
My masks, while most are non wearable are also of brown leather and brass, while steampunk influenced, was also to keep them from looking too bondage-y, and just what crawled from my head.
My digital stuff has influences from everywhere, and seeps out of my head and jumps genres.
Anyhoo, thats me and my theory.
I'll try to stick around and take part in the project, but I'm notoriously bad at keeping up with forums.
A.I. Hexonal
