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This weekend, May 14-16 I'll be at the Steampunk World's Fair in Piscataway New Jersey.

I'll have a table with some prints and goodies and I'll be painting live (digitally on my Wacom Cintiq). I'm also participating in two talks/lectures/whathaveyou. One on Steampunk Art - and another on Steampunk in Virtual Worlds.

I'm absolutely delighted to be a guest at this event. I can't thank the organizers enough for inviting me. I'm so excited to meet so many wonderful artists, performers and steampunk enthusiasts in person!

I'm especially excited to meet my most recent Steampunk friend - Professor Elemental.

If you are into Steampunk and you don't know who he is -  well you need to! He is the artist behind the instant classic and unofficial Steampunk Anthem - "A Cup of Brown Joy". CLICK HERE to watch the video.

When the good Professor asked me to create the cover of his new album "The Indifference Engine" - I of course leapt at the opportunity. And I'm so glad I did!

The album is awesome - and the cover - which I'm now finally able to share with you - is one of my favorite steampunk paintings to date. It was great fun to paint! 

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If you are familiar with the brilliant creations of  Brute Force Studios - then you might recognize the inspiration and reference for the goggles and gun in this photo! (Special thanks to Mark - the maker of those special pieces  - for posing for the "body and accessories" reference for the painting.)

So if you are planning on attending Steampunk World's Fair - the rumor is you can get a special advanced copy of the album (did I mention its awesome?) at the Fair. I'll also have signed prints of this image available at my table. 

Hope to see you there!

Update on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 8:36AM by Brigid Ashwood

Tto answer the question below I'll be there all weekend. As to what time I'll arrive Friday - I'm driving up from Maryland in the morning so I'll be there sometime in the afternoon. Can't say exactly. Hope to see you there!

Comments

[Sheffield]

what opening times on May 14-16 are you going to be at the Steampunk World's Fair, Piscataway

[Marcheline]

I just discovered your work via the "Steam Spectre" blog, and I love it.

I also recognized the dolls in your drawings... they are Marina Bychkova's Enchanted Dolls, no? The construction, the faces - so beautiful!

http://www.enchanteddoll.com/

[Brigid Ashwood]

@Marcheline Thank you! I'm so glad you brought this up. While I am familiar with Marina's dolls and they are indeed beautiful and her work is no doubt very inspiring to me - I must convey that no my drawings are not OF her dolls. I do own ball jointed dolls - I don't own any of Marina's. Any similarity is just a reflection of a shared aesthetic and love for dolls.