As we were leaving the Fair Grounds of the Maker Faire to head back to our free parking spot, we saw this incredible work of art: a steampunk car.
The owner of this Art Car had a helpful Questions & Answers displayed on the dashboard. Love that it's in a vintage frame. To see more cars like this you can attend an Artcar Fest.
I adore the creativity and passion that went into this car. Imagine working 1400 hours on a project like this? Makes my 20 minute crafts pale in comparison. Seeing a car like this that probably started out as an merely an idea instills hope that you can really create anything that you put your mind to. I hope that this summer will be one of creation for me, Cerys and Keiran.
What do you want to create?
wow.wow.wow. i love the leaf motif everywhere and the singer grill! it's beautiful - and I wonder why current technology/futuristic things don't have this same warmth and beauty? why does everything futuristic have to be stainless steel, sleek, cold?
Posted by: angelika | May 25, 2011 at 09:46 AM
Have you seen the magazine called Ready Made? It's great and has a fab blog and site. They have a 30 day challenge in June to make something everyday...doesn't matter what...just make something and then post a photo on their blog. I'm doing it for the creativity factor as well as the self promotion. Great project to do with kids too!
Posted by: Robin | May 25, 2011 at 11:17 AM
that car is vile--steampunk is not about hot gluing a treadle plate to the front of car, adding some rivets and gears and horns and calling it steampunk--steampunk is about building things with simple elegance AND utility-it's a lifestyle not a trend
Posted by: laura | May 25, 2011 at 11:18 AM
I dont know Laura, I think anyone that puts 1400 hours into their car is doing something a little more than sticking it together with hot glue. Seeing it in person, I really admired the beauty of it. Whether its Steampunk or not, I wont argue with you. But I do think that the artist behind the car certainly is passionate and creative. To me thats definitely an element of Steampunk. I found some parts of that car incredibly elegant. just my thoughts though.
xoxo Selena
Posted by: Selena Cate | May 25, 2011 at 11:34 AM
To me it just screams ThunderDome!
Posted by: DogsMom | May 25, 2011 at 12:28 PM
I've seen a quilt car before but never an art car! (I have pictures of the quilt car - very cool - an actual quilt made to fit the car, windows and all.)
Posted by: Sue | May 25, 2011 at 01:08 PM
Is that tin ceiling? To stinking cool. If thats not steam punk I don't know what is. I've never thought of steam punk as elegant, guess it kind of is though. Anywhoo, beautiful piece of ART!!
Posted by: Kari | May 25, 2011 at 02:51 PM
Is that tin ceiling? To stinking cool. If thats not steam punk I don't know what is. I've never thought of steam punk as elegant, guess it kind of is though. Anywhoo, beautiful piece of ART!!
Posted by: Kari | May 25, 2011 at 02:51 PM
Dogsmom - that's exactly what I was thinking!!!! It reminds me of Mad Max and the Thunderdome - actually all the Mad Maxm movies. I don't know - steampunk doesn't really move me.
Posted by: raesha | May 25, 2011 at 04:14 PM
Yeah, DogsMom, the car does feel like something in ThunderDome. It's pretty cool, and that little Q&A board is a nice touch too. From the looks of it, a lot of work has been done in that vehicle, from top to bottom.
Posted by: Jolandi Kerstetter | October 24, 2011 at 05:48 AM
It's a tough looking car. It's a cool customization of a vehicle. It's quite hard to tell the exact model of the automobile, though, due to all the work done to get it steampunk'd.
Posted by: Carsona | December 27, 2011 at 09:04 AM
Hmm, Laura might be right about the car not being steampunk. On the other hand, it's more accurate to say that the car fits perfectly in another genre: dieselpunk, since cyberpunk would be a bit of a stretch. Labels aside, it's good a good design, and I'll take your word for it that the car looked amazing in person.
Posted by: Ivo Beutler | February 24, 2012 at 07:43 AM