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Daniel works full time as a jewelry designer and sculptor creating rings, necklaces, earrings and sculptures that I think go beyond the characterization of “steampunk”. His creations have a wonderfully dark, futuristic, alien feel about them. The coils that comprise a good part of each ring are mechanical, yet also give the illusion of biological coils snaking around your finger. The sculpture takes the creative bent so aptly demonstrated in the jewelry to another, higher level, breathing life into bio-mechanoid creatures both delightful and disturbing. See more of Daniel’s work at his Etsy shop.
 

I spent several hours every day perfecting and developing my own technique to Create an original design. I quickly started to make very retro-futurist model of rings. At that time I decided to embark on this adventure, quit my job and try to live on my jewelry full-time. One day a friend told me what I was doing was Steampunk. I researched the subject and fell in love with this culture. I always liked Steampunk but I didn’t know there was a name for it.’

 

Krista Benson, photographer

Clothing by Skingraft Designs, photo by Krista Benson

If you want to dress like a rockstar and have the bank for it, you have to check out Skingraft Designs. My favs are from the photoshoot “Found Fables” shot by Krista Benson of Tiny Dragon Productions. They’re clothing is a darkly delicious combination of Road Warrior/Victoriana, all leather and lace and guaranteed to turn heads.  All I know about the folks at Skingraft is that they’re a “wild pack of wolves terrorizing Los Angeles”. I believe it.

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