Filed under: Oddities | Tags: 20000 leagues under the sea, bizarre, fish, leviathan, monsters, Natural History Museum, ocean, octopus, oddities, sea, sideshow, Smithsonian, specimen, squid, undersea creature, Washington DC
I just wanted to share a collection of fantastic creatures of the deep- all pictures from my trip to the Natural History Museum in Washington DC. Truly amazing!
Filed under: Steampunk | Tags: boats, brigantine, brigs, Canada Day, schooner, tall ships, Toronto, waterfront festival
If you’re in Toronto next weekend, you absolutely MUST head down to the waterfront to see and board the 14 majestic tall ships that will be docking for the Canada Day weekend. Friday night there will also be a showing the film The Bounty !
The ship pictured above is the visiting German brig, Roald Amundsen
For those wishing for a truly stylish outing, join the Toronto Steampunk Society on Thursday night for a tour and group photos at the waterfront. Costumes are, as always, strongly encouraged.
For more information on the tall ships, visit the waterfront festival website.
And for those of you who can’t make it, don’t worry, I’ll take lots of pictures!
Filed under: Oddities, Steampunk | Tags: clockpunk, clockwork, fountain, Germany, Koblenz, mechanical, Noah's Ark, Steampunk
I fell in love with this delightful fountain in Koblenz, Germany. I wish I knew the story behind it, as it seemed completely out of place just outside of a modernish mall exit.
Filed under: General | Tags: Curious Oddities, Fox Theatre, GirlCanCreate, Handmade Nation, Movies and Makers, Queen East, Toronto craft show
I know the notification is a wee bit last minute, but if you are in the Queen East area Sat November 21st, um, yeah I know it’s tomorrow, come by the Movies and Makers craft show at the Fox Theatre 2236 Queen Street East. 
Check out the Curious Oddities interview on the Movies and Makers Blog!
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Filed under: Steampunk | Tags: clockpunk, costume, Halloween, Malabar, neo victorian, retro-futurism, retrofuturist, Steampunk, Toronto, window display
If you find yourself in downtown Toronto, be sure to stop by Malabar Costumes at 14 McCaul Street, they currently have the most fabulous Steampunk window displays. Delightfully inspiring!
Filed under: General, Oddities, Steampunk | Tags: Bazaar of the Bizarre, craft show, Curious Oddities, Gothic craft, Halloween sale, handmade, macabre, Plastik Wrap, Royal Sarcophagus Society, Steampunk craft, Toronto
Hello to all! It is time once again for the delightfully macabre Halloween marketplace, The Bazaar of the Bizarre.
Hope to see you there!
Filed under: General, Oddities | Tags: antique market Toronto, Curious Oddities
So delighted that I braved the nasty storm to visit my local antique market for some good ole treasure hunting! A good haul, I can wait to craft some beauty!
Filed under: Robots, Steampunk | Tags: Arcana Comics, Barnaby Ward, Frogchildren Studios, graphic novel, Kevin Hanna, Sean O'Reilly, Steampunk, The Clockwork Girl trailer
Frogchildren Sudios and Arcana Comics have given life to the award winning (and one of my favorite) graphic novels, The Clockwork Girl. (You can read my review from a previous post here) Directed by Kevin Hanna and produced by Sean O’Reilly, the novel’s creators, and with art direction by Barnaby Ward it should be fabulous and true to the original. 
Be sure to check out the teaser preview. It is a little short, but sweet!
Here is the short summary …”the story of a nameless robot girl who has recently been given the gift of life from her creator. While exploring the wonders of an ordinary world she meets an amazing monster boy and they share a friendship that must overcome their warring families.”
I will definitely be looking forward to this one!
Filed under: Oddities, Steampunk | Tags: bulb, Curious Oddities, Decorus globosa, disovery, explorer, journal, necklace, neo victorian, Steampunk
Pluck your own Decorus globosa necklace from the collection at the Curious Oddities shoppe
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