http://clockpunk.net Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:59:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dale Mathis creates clockpunk furniture and clocks, made of complex arrays of exposed gears.  Here's the blurb from his site, which is pretty clockpunk in and of itself: Surrealism meets mechanicalism. A merging of old and new, industrial and civilized. This is the world of Dale Mathis. It is a world where metal, ... http://clockpunk.net/?p=25 Fringe Lore does lovely clockpunk (she says steampunk, but we know better) jewelry built from antique clock parts. Each piece is handmade and one-of-a-kind. Get them quick before they're gone! Link, via BoingBoing. http://clockpunk.net/?p=24 Clockwork girl is an adorable graphic novel by Sean O'Reilly, Kevin Hanna and Grant Bond. It's up as a free download at Wowio, along with hundreds of other great books and comics (for US residents only, unfortunately). A nameless robot girl has recently been given the gift of life ... http://clockpunk.net/?p=20  Jack Dann, author of clockpunk novel The Memory Cathedral, has his terrific novella Da Vinci Rising up for free on the Eidolon website.  The story, which describes Leonardo's invention and development of flying machines, is a prime example of alternate history clockpunk. One could almost imagine that the great bird was ... http://clockpunk.net/?p=18 Finisterra, a great story by David Moles, skillfully weaves together space travel, flying balloons, automatons and alternate history. It's nominated for a Hugo in the Best Novelette category. When Bianca was a girl, the mosque of Punta Aguila was the most prominent feature in the view ... http://clockpunk.net/?p=17 Clockwork Creature is a lovely, creepy story by Kyle Strahm.  The 50-page-long first chapter (a free-standing story in its own right) was serialized last year and is online for free.  The art is evocative and the story imaginative, dark and whimsical; definitely worth a read. Link http://clockpunk.net/?p=13 Welcome to The Mainspring. If sites had hulls, I'd break a bottle of champagne over this one's (but as they don't, I'll just have to be content with this post). Watch this space - there's some cool stuff coming up. http://clockpunk.net/?p=15