Sunday 25 September 2016

Tentacles!

I have a sort of obsession with octopus. Well, not just octopus but all things cephalopod. There's just something about their weird alien-ness, from their  tentacles to their intellect, there's just something a bit otherworldly about them.
I also adore the steampunk movement; the rich colours, the industrial imagery and the idea of an alternate twist to Victorian history. Plus octopus tend to feature quite heavily in the literature and aesthetic! So for the latest challenge on the 13artsblog, it seemed only natural to combine these two loves.




I made these covers for a new journal. The tentacles were made from tinfoil and 13arts wine red stain powder and glass beads. I also used fine grain grit to create texture on the background, various sprays and paints for the colouring and some 7dots studio stickers and papers for detail. 


I'd also like to enter this into the 7dots challenge for steampunk this month.







11 comments:

  1. So cool!! Thank you for joining us over at 13 @ rts for our challenge xx

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  2. Beautiful project ! Thank you for joining us over at 13 Arts for our challenge :)

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  3. I love octopus too! So Yummy ! ;) thank you for joining 13arts! Nice take on our challenge

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  4. Amazingly inspiring!!Thank you for joining 7dots challenge.

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  5. Haha so cool! Love this fun idea! Great project.Thank you for joining 7 Dots studio challenge this month!

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  6. wow wow wow Thank you for joining 7 Dots Studio Challenge this month!

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  7. Really cool! Thank you for joining this months challenge at 7 Dots Studio!

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  8. Fantastic. Thank you for joining this months challenge at 7 Dots Studio!

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  9. So creative!! Love it ...thanks for playing with us at 7dots studio challenge ❤️

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  10. Awesome!
    Thank You for playing with us at 7 Dots Studio this month!

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  11. wowsers! This is soooooo cool! Loving it! Thank you so much for participating in the 7 Dots Studio challenge!

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