Steamfest Australia 2013
Steamfest Australia 2013 (Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th August, Ipswich Racecourse) The Newcastle Steampunks- my friends Stacey, Mardo, Yasmin and I. A steam train. Unfortunately we did not get a chance to ride on it, but we did get to choke on its fumes everytime it went by the stage area, a nice reminder of why some progress is a very good thing. Stacey and Mardo before we went in. This was the only picture I got of the gorgeous underbust corset she made. With Steampuk author GD Falksen. I got to ask him a few questions about writing, too. Stacey made my gown, too, she is very talented! The gorgeous parasol Stacey covered. The lovely Cyndy Kitt of Cyndy Kitt Productions with her amazingly lifelike parrot. As someone who owns a bird, I have to say, it was uncannily real, the way it moved, the way it looked at you. It even spoke. A steampunk baby carriage, because really, what else would you do if you had a steampunk kid? This charming and dapper...