PROPS & PARASOLS

If you are looking for a good parasol for the picnic, you can get one just a small trek away from the Warner Mansion. This is the one I got, it is freaking bad ass!

 Victorian Lace Elegance

23616 Farmington Road  Farmington, MI 48336

(248) 474-4690

So I was thinking about the idea of a well made Key prop. The fob of fobs. It should be utilitarian with lots of medal and shiny personalize images. It would have to be heavy of course. Mostly worn on the belt, preferably next to other heavy chains and thick leather pouches and belts.

For those who enjoy looking at tiny things or have trouble seeing smaller items in the light, the magnifying glasses are most perfect for your plight. The handled ones are removable for your leisure of observation.

Spy Glasses for ye pirates, sailors, travelers, and nosy ninnies. Sand Timers for all you mad scientists & nurses from the dirigible corps and beyond. Snuff bottles that can pass as a vial for poisons and other tinctured spirits. And of course ANTIQUE KEYS because that is precisely what it was intended to be in the first place. Look for these to be on my Etsy shoppe soon.

Prices are in the $45 - $55 Dollar Range but Coupon Codes for percentage off are available Here & On My ETSY SHOPPE in the ANNOUNCEMENT SECTION. 

Retronautic Summer Soiree 2012

Travel through Time to an Age that Never was via the Governor Warner's Mansion in Farmington, MI.

Sunday June 24, 2012 1:00 - 4:00 PM

The Steam Travelers Summer Picnic was intended to be just more than a good time in the Park. It was meant to be a means of Transferring one into a mindset by means of using Pasts Relics to convey the feeling of an alternate reality. This concept is undeniably what it means to be A Retronaut. This year in the wake of the World Steam Expo we continue to celebrate Steampunk & Retronautica by means of enjoying it in a gorgeous place.

 ABOUT THE SITE:

The Governor Warner Museum is a Victorian Italianate structure built in 1867 by P. D. Warner, the Governor’s father, and is furnished in late Victorian style. Sitting on almost three acres, the house is surrounded by gardens lovingly tended by the Museum Garden auxiliary.

LAST YEAR: BELLE ISLE 2011

 Tickets $15.00 in ADVANCE 
At Sal@otbp-bookstore.com THROUGH PayPal
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Purchase At OTBP Table at World Steam Expo 2012 DISCOUNTS for VIP MEMBERS $10 W/ BADGE




BRING YOUR PICNIC BASKETS!!!

PLAY CROQUET

ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS WELCOME
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Use of the House as backdrop for STEAM AGE Photos!

TINY BOXED DESSERT AUCTION
***If anyone would like to be part of the Tiny Boxed Dessert Contest Let me know, Prizes for the Contestants!***

ART, GEAR, & JEWELRY AUCTION

VENDORS TBA

15% Valentines Day Discounts!!!

Hey there all you Steamheads! Valentines day is coming up and it seems that you might need to treat your significant other or yourself to something classy & stylish. So I want to help you do it for less!!!! From now until V-day I am offering 15% OFF all of my Spectra Nova Merch and adding new items daily! IF you purchase from my ETSY Shoppe, type in this coupon code for 15% OFF ALL MERCH!!!! STEAMLOVE15 ------- Your Item(s) can be gift wrapped IN A BOX and sent to someone special with a steamy greeting card and a brief description of the item and how to care for it!

http://spectranova.etsy.com

OCCUPY Off the Beaten Path ::: Holiday Bizarre Bazaar

With the season of giving horrifically underway, The Occupy movement offers a glimmer of hope for indie vendors & is here to save you from doing something completely immoral: Doing all of your holiday shopping at the "big box corporate machine" stores.


Occupy Off the Beaten Path... You'll not be let down what these vendors have to offer: Unique rare gifts for your or a loved one. Shop Indie & Shop Local. Your support is the lively hood of the community so make sure that you spread the word.

Your support helps to keep Detroit cutting edge Bookstore in business. Offering Italian sodas, fresh brewed coffee & teas, and a place for like-minded Metro Detroiter's to gather for social, educational, and the most avant-garde events around town.

Shop Troll

War Pony Candy Forge
Sticks & Stones

Maple Valley Fibers
Bits & Bobbles

Spectra Nova
Amalgamy Creations

AND Santa Clause is going to be there too
Bring the Kids for Pictures!!!

Off The Beaten Path
Holiday Bizarre Bazaar

23023 Orchard Lake Rd., Farmington, MI 48336

December 11th 2011 12:00-6:30

The Infernal Device - Huge Mechanical Sculpture and Painting

The Infernal Device - Huge Mechanical Sculpture and Painting

Hey all, I gotta share another awesome project by some fellow artists friends of mine! I had the pleasure of going out to Grand Rapids to support Myke Amend & his crew on their last Art Prize endeavors, and now he is at it again with two other very talented guys, Steve Brook & Todd Cahill. They are doing a Kickstarter, please pledge & share!

The Infernal Device is a large mechanical animated sculpture conceived by steampunk/retrofuturist artist Myke Amend, enginartist Steve Brook and steam modeler Todd Cahill as a collaborative entry for Artprize (the country’s largest open entry art competition, held in Grand Rapids MI). Our intent is to build a dynamic sculpture using 90% Vintage, Re-purposed materials that will be powered entirely by alternative energy sources (wind, solar, steam). The final work will be an stunning combination of moving 3-D sculpture and 2-dimensional painting, with many articulating features working together as one cohesive work of art. Our mission is to mark mankind’s progress through the industrial age into now in a single sculpture. Our goal is to combine old and new world technology to present a visually stunning, monumental engineering tribute of Art and Science. If you would like to be a part of this project, please consider cashing in on the many awards available at our Kickstarter page. We are doing this all out of pocket, and the expense is something as astounding as the project is tremendous. It would *really* mean a lot to us. Our kickstarter page: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/infernaldevice/the-infernal-device-an-enormous-mechanical-and-pai Myke Amend: http://www.mykeamend.com Steve Brook: Page coming soon Todd Cahill: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfYjBFtrUj0 (read less) The Infernal Device is a large mechanical animated sculpture conceived by steampunk/retrofuturist artist Myke Amend, enginartist Steve Brook and steam modeler Todd Cahill as a collaborative entry for Artprize (the country’s largest open entry art competition, held in Grand Rapids MI). Their intent is to build a dynamic sculpture using 90% Vintage, Re-purposed materials that will be powered entirely by alternative energy sources (wind, solar, steam).

The final work will be an stunning combination of moving 3-D sculpture and 2-dimensional painting, with many articulating features working together as one cohesive work of art.

Our mission is to mark mankind’s progress through the industrial age into now in a single sculpture.

Our goal is to combine old and new world technology to present a visually stunning, monumental engineering tribute of Art and Science.

If you would like to be a part of this project, please consider cashing in on the many awards available at our Kickstarter page. We are doing this all out of pocket, and the expense is something as astounding as the project is tremendous. It would *really* mean a lot to us.

Kickstarter ::: Sings with Stars

Sings With Stars ::: Kickstarter

I first met Bethany Grenier at the World Steam Expo last year 2010. Her sense of style was the first thing I noticed. It was so original that I had to compliment her when she came over to check out my wares. Later that year I had the pleasure of going out to Grand Rapids, MI in support of the a project that Bethany and her friends were working on, called Cirque Acirca for Art Prize 2010. During my second trip out that way for Art Prize, I got a chance to hang out with Bethany & Bethalynne Bajema first hand. It was good times, as we ran about the city, shared a drink, and later hooked up with many other people at Destination 1111 for the Show there that night featuring many of the cities talented artists, as well as some imported talent. During that time, she gave me her first book: Sings With Stars, which I thoroughly enjoyed while working late nights at my work.

Now she is preparing to launch her second book at the World Steam Expo 2011. Help her to reach her goal!!!

The Black Ibis Project ::: KICKSTARTER

To be an artist is a challenge, to be an artist with huge dreams is even more of a challenge. I understand this very well, having scrimped and saved, sacrificed things for my self, in the name of art and making art.

Kickstarter: The Black Ibis Project : Pledge HERE

When I first became familiar with Bethalynne's work, I was floored. Looking at a all of the detail, I imagined all of the painstaking hours and years of hard work that she has poured into her work. When I asked how she did it, she hinted along the lines of digital collage & painting. And again, I was amazed again at the sheer intricacies of her work because THAT was a whole different ball game.

"The Black Ibis is a simple story that revolves around one sister trying to find the other sister who has become lost. It becomes not so simple when we find the other sister has become lost in underground world of secret cities and dark cabarets. This is a pretty basic premise for a story, especially one based on this type of fantasy. However, this is my dark fairy tale so it's an absurd, surreal little story seeped in my wonky characters and artwork style. I'm hoping others will enjoy it as much as I've enjoyed creating it. I am so proud to have seen it from starting idea and doodles to having a finished illustrated story and two tarot decks to show for. Samples of the Black Ibis (and I am adding to this page often) can be found here: http://bethalynnebajema.com/scriptorium/?page_id=1921

What I want to do is earn enough money to invest in the initial printing of the first book of the Black Ibis graphic novel series and the major arcana tarot deck that goes along with the novel. I want to do this so I can offer the book and tarot deck at the World Steam Expo this coming May. It will be the first time I've attempted a more formal launch of a project of mine. Normally my work is print on demand because I seldom have the funds to make large orders and keep a ready stock of my own work on hand. "

I hope that I have had the absolute pleasure to introduce you to something new. But whether or not you are familiar with Bethalynne's work, I hope that you will consider supporting this project to help fund a hard working artist dreams. Not only in the name of The Black Ibis, but also in the name of ART!!!