Steampunk'd Halloween Queen & The Castle Bootique

I am fortunate be a part of a wonderful group of talented Halloween artists and we are known as the "Artistic Halloween Queens". The group recently had a "Steampunk Halloween" challenge and I just couldn't resist taking part in it.  

"Steampunk'd Halloween Queen"

It's not too early to get your gears spinning for Halloween!

This unique Halloween Queen was made from layers of real copper sheet which had been chemically etched & patina-ted for beautiful depth and color. The metal has been sealed with gloss lacquer to prevent further oxidation. The background collage was created with a variety of images and surrounds the inside walls of the 6" x 8" shadowbox frame.

Although this queen has a new home, there is plenty of more Halloween art still available at the Halloween Queen's Bootique. If you haven't visited in a while, be sure to visit to check out the new updates which have been added recently.

Steampunk'd

Yup, I have officially been steampunk'd...

I'll admit that it wasn't until about a year and a half ago, that I had actually first heard of the term "steampunk", but the more I learned about it, the more I realized that it was a perfect genre to incorporate into my art. I had started a few steampunk pieces a few months ago, before my creative hiatus, and this is the first completed one. I will be listing it on eBay this weekend.

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"Steampunk"

Mixed-Media Beeswax Collage
20" x 8"

Created with antique book pages, rubber stamps, distress inks, acrylic paints, chipboard, pigment powders, metal corner embellishments, gems and beeswax on MDF.