Heather Jean is an artist who specializes in wierd, wonderful, horrible collages. She also has a fabulous home to share with us.
Although I would consider myself more horrorpunk than steampunk, I think you can see the influence on my decorating... The first 2 pics are in my living room, that's a radio tube stuck in an antique candle holder, a photo of my spouse and I at Dances of Vice last year, and a fetal skeleton replica which was altered by my friend Mike Locascio to look like one of the dancing fetal skeletons of Bologna. I'm an artist and I work at home, so I've really enjoyed creating an atmosphere to suit my eccentric and esoteric tastes.
I believe that Steampunk is more than just brass and watchparts. It's finding a way to combine the past and the future in an aesthetic pleasing yet still punkish way. It's living a life that looks old-fashioned, yet speaks to the future. It's taking the detritus of our modern technological society and remaking it into useful things. Join me as I search for items for my house that combine the scientific romanticism of the Victorians with our real present and imagined future.
Friday, July 24, 2009
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That's quite an amazing space. One of those places where you tell your guests: uhmmm you might not want to go in there. LOL. Amazing stuff there.
Wow! I love it! I especially love the dancing baby skeleton and the skeleton on top of the baby piano!
That house is awesome! Love the dancing fetus and things in jars!
I like the mossy stuff above the window and the black patent leather upholstery on the club chair.
The punk in Steampunk. This home stopped me and gave me a nice slap on the face. It's not everyday I see dancing baby skeletons or fetuses in jars. Hear, hear.
I like the way the entire room held together. The proportions of stenciled wall and display cases, very nice. There are really a lot of items in this room without looking at all cluttered.
That's simply a fabulous house! And I love how everything is arranged cleanly and clearly.
And that mini-piano: I simply adore it!
Not digging the plain white walls or the border at the top. But the rest is fantastic.
I just came across this artist, who seems to me to distill steampunk to its essence:
http://www.insectlabstudio.com/
I actually do like the border and ceiling and came here to comment on just that! It looks like it has a purplish iridesence. I think white walls work in certain situations and this is one of them. =)
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