Whitby Goth Weekend 2012

I have booked Whitby Goth weekend on 26th to 30th April 2012 and will have a stall selling there.  It is a gothic music festival in the gorgeous little fishing town of Whitby, North Yorkshire with perhaps more focus on socialising, enjoying the beautiful village and shopping for gothic clothes and items. The goths invade for two brilliant weekends a year, April and October and enjoy the Abbey ruins pictured below. Whitby is a place that is part of the storyline in the book Dracula by Bram Stoker published year 1897.

http://www.whitbygothweekend.co.uk/tickets.php

Whitby Abbey ruins and beautiful coast view.

http://www.whitbyonline.co.uk/whitby/whitby-leisure/tourist-information/

Standing on Whitby's cobbled streets

The Captain and I

Lots of new Doll Head items for sale on my etsy.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/89432651/scary-tooth-fairy-doll-head-brooch

I have listed new doll head items on my etsy ~ selling fast so please take a look quick. Thank you and Happy New Year.

spats

Hand that rocks the cradle fascinator hairpiece

Fairy Teeth Doll

Two New Cut Throat Razor Necklaces

Due to a great amount of interest in my cut throat razor necklaces I have made two more and here they are.  Thank you for your interest in these.

Made from disassembled vintage straight razors and adorned with little artifacts telling a story.  Don’t cut your own throat on the dance floor!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/88383841/bloodthirsty-cut-throat-razor-necklace?ref=v1_other_2

http://www.etsy.com/listing/88386314/1888-catch-me-if-you-can-cut-throat?ref=v1_other_1

Bloodthirsty Cut Throat Razor Necklace

1888 Catch Me If You Can Cut Throat Razor Necklace

Cas from Engineers of Desire

Model; Cas wearing the cut throat razor I made for her. Leather corset and clothingmade by Engineers of Desire.com

DISCLAIMER; I have done my best to blunt the razor and protect your delicate necks from the blade using resin but take care when you wear this it is a real blunted blade. I take no responsibility for cut throats on the dance floor!

Handmade in Winchester, the ancient capital of Wessex and the Kingdom of England. Winchester is a unique heritage city just an hour south west of London, with a magnificent historic Cathedral, surrounded by fabulous rolling countryside and pretty Hampshire villages.

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News flash! – Dogs break into the doll house….

While making Doll art (Cannibal Charlottes) today I left the doll box unguarded and the dogs attacked!  When I returned to the scene of the crime I found doll parts everywhere.  I am sure the dogs had good reason, like the dolls were going to kill us while we are sleeping.  Looks like the dogs had great fun - this is the aftermath and me trying to retrieve a doll from one of them…… new items coming soon ….chewed doll part accessories??!!

dog chew accessories?

chomp

the aftermath..doll parts everywhere...

finished Cannibal Charlotte hairpiece

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Mad Science Inspired Fascinator – Prefrontal Cortex Interference Cap or Do it yourself Lobotomy.

That trapanning hole just got bigger

The prefrontal cortex interference cap;  Designed to turn your brain OFF!  Ideal for the dance floor or any situation where higher functions are not required or even undesired. Blame it on the hat.
Trust us with your brains; For example tonight you do not wish to determine good or bad and have no desire to worry about the future consequences of current activities -put on the hat.

Warning; recovery may take from 4 minutes to 8 days depending on the wearer’s previous disposition!

Disclaimer;  Dr Dahlburg and this medical facility or any staff connected to the facility cannot be held responsible for any lack of social “control” bought on while wearing the cap and/or the side effects of the lack of ability to suppress urges that, if not suppressed, could lead to socially unacceptable outcomes in the future.

The prefrontal cortex interference cap; MK I

The prefrontal cortex interference cap; MK II

No-one was harmed during this trapanning.

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I have started selling on Artfire.com

I am trying Artfire as a site for selling my items. This is one of the first items up for sale on there.  Let me know how the Artfire experience goes.

http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/ProfessorMaelstromme

The Femme Fatale Fascinatrix – Steampunk Inspired Snake Skin Color Hat

What? you cant have crumpets without tea.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84244504/the-femme-fatale-fascinatrix-steampunk

How to draw Steampunk….

I am thrilled a piece of my jewellery has been featured in the new book  How to draw Steampunk: Discover the Secrets to Drawing, Painting, and Illustrating the Curious World of Science Fiction in the Victorian Age…. in the Steam Lady chapter.
Bob Berry (Illustrator and Author), Joey Marsocci (Author), Allison DeBlasio (Author)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Draw-Steampunk-Illustrating-Underground/dp/1600582400/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1321135745&sr=8-2

lace choker ~ The Eye of the Nautilus

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea Themed Leather Swiss Waist.

In the eye of the Maelstromme

I am creating a new range of Victorian style Swiss waists / belts in both leather and fabrics.  This is the first one I have made in leather; themed 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea for Steamcon III, Seattle, with the classic Kraken attacking a ship image and part of chapter 18 of Jules Verne’s book etched onto the leather belt.

putting together parts of the belt.

available on ProfMaeltromme.etsy.com

Professor Maelstromme is mentioned by GEEKDAD

I am very excited GEEKDAD mentioned my name and I really do exist!

Worth checking out is a new book create your own Steampunk Gear, Gadgets and Gizmos written by Thomas Willeford of Brute Force Studios – it  had a great review on Wired.com by GEEKDAD.   GEEKDAD brings to our attention Professor Maelstromme as one of the friends and charachters who inspired Thomas in writing his book and creating his art in Dramatis Personae, Appendix B .   GEEKDAD said ” Each project chapter has a fun little one-page fictional story, and you can tell Thomas has had some fun with many of his fictional characters — Professor Isadora Maelstromme, “   Hello!

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/10/create-your-own-steampunk-gear-gadgets-and-gizmos/

Update of the Hamstead Heath Photo shoot for Superstitchious and Professor Maelstrommes accessories.

Zarah from Superstitchious asked me to join her on a clothing and accessory photo shoot at a wonderful location on Hamstead heath, London. Here are a few photos from that shoot.

Doll Fascinator by Prof Maelstromme

Undead deer skull fascinator by Prof Maelstromme

Mad Science undead bird skull fascinator and spats by ProfMaelstromme.etsy.com

Photography by freelance writer and Photographer at Devolution Magzine Jo Blackened.

Models; the gorgeous Leanne James, Zarah Snowqueen, Professor Maelstromme.

Clothing by  Superstitchious and accessories by ProfMaelstromme.etsy.com