Cogs & Sprockets

For Harry, who loves clockwork.

katharineowens:

Clockwork invertebrate series. Cut. Ink. Print. First proof, woodcut of clockwork jellyfish by Katharine Owens.

Inspiration for jellyfish imagery from the woodblock Cyanea artica, Figure 44, from the book Seaside Studies in Natural History by Elizabeth C. Agassiz and Alexander Agassiz. Boston: James R. Osgood and Co. Publication 1871. 

Find the book at the fabulous Biodiversity Heritage Library http://biodiversitylibrary.org/ in the collection Notable Women in Natural History. 

drowningmagpie: Dragonflies are often “mechanized” by steampunk artists, as jewellery, automats or sculptures. Many of them are, well, just-glue-some-gears-on-it-and-call-it-steampunk-ish, but this lady by AMechanicalMind is pretty awesome!

drowningmagpie:

Dragonflies are often “mechanized” by steampunk artists, as jewellery, automats or sculptures. Many of them are, well, just-glue-some-gears-on-it-and-call-it-steampunk-ish, but this lady by AMechanicalMind is pretty awesome!

compoundwoundgundi: Seriously the most amazing cufflinks ever. It’s “about time” they started making cool ones. But really the artisan behind these is a genious! Etsy:

compoundwoundgundi:

Seriously the most amazing cufflinks ever. It’s “about time” they started making cool ones. But really the artisan behind these is a genious!

Etsy: