Shopping list in hand, I bravely set forth on my quest. I found pretty much everything that I wanted to start off with.

My design will have 3 major influences to it. Firstly would be Steampunk of course. After some intense studying of Steampunk culture, fashion and function I think I’m getting it. I’d like to say that I have an eye for fashion, so that’s what I focused on. Heavily Victorian influence (unless it’s Dieselpunk, which is also really awesome) so there’s top hats, floral, bustles, corsets, cuffs and other things good. There’s one classic fashion piece for Steampunk though: Gears. Gears on hats, gears on goggles, gears on iPods, gears on everything that will sit still. I don’t think that’s what makes Steampunk so steamily delicious though. One cannot simple glue some clock parts on something and call is Steampunk, at least that is my opinion. I believe, I know, that Steampunk fashion has more to it than cogs and pressurized hot water vapor. I hope, even though I am a novice, to capture that.

Second is my love: Art Nouveau. I’ve been enchanted ever since high school. Being a ‘nature’ person, it made sense, as Art Nouveau was strongly influenced by the natural flow of things. The transition between Victorian and Nouveau is…well, rather natural! The two styles should not only be able to be mixed, but actually add to each other.

Third, last, and probably less prevalent is the classic cathedral style radio. My father restores old radios, and I love the way this one looks. If you look at it, it’s not that different from the natural lines of Art Nouveau.
Sorry for the lecture! I’m just very excited after shopping for parts

• Hours: 2 = 7 Total
• Cash: 40.11 (so far, not including the frame yet)