"Well Joshua, do you remember the Steampunk wall hanging that I'm making? Steampunk involves a lot of gears and wires and instead of buying them at a craft store I thought it would be more fun to smash apart an old electric knife cutter." (This truly makes my art pieces one-of-a-kind)
Today I decided to go back to these railroad tracks that I explored a few months ago to look for more found objects. These tracks are about an hour away so I don't make it up there often. When I was there a few months ago I remember finding A LOT of railroad nails. I picked up a few last time, and again this time, but what I was really there for was other rusted metal pieces. Rusted metal = steampunk look!
I am a very quiet and "to myself" kind of person so walking on railroad tracks by myself, enjoying the beautiful autumn weather is pure heaven for me. I have always liked railroad tracks. Maybe it's the idea that they could take me to different places that intrigue me. Maybe it was the 1986 movie Stand By Me that turned me on to railroad tracks.
While I'm looking for rusty metal and taking pictures of these beautiful tracks today I remembered that photography was my first love, my first artistic expression. So here again two of my artistic interests cross paths.
If you'd like to visit my Steampunk board on Pinterest you can find it here.
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