Diana

Holiday Cards!

2009-12-04T19:38:15Z

I finished my new holiday card. You can find it in my Zazzle shop. And you can still save 50% when you buy ten or more until Sunday night. Just enter the code 12DEALSCARDS.

Greeting card sale!

2009-12-03T16:56:46Z

“Tis the season to send out cards and save on them! I have lots of different designs on Zazzle and right now you can save 50% when you buy ten or more. Just enter the code 12DEALSCARDS. I’m busy working on more designs, so watch for them soon.

artvixn @ 2009-12-02T11:04:00

2009-12-02T19:09:33Z

For those of you who missed it, steampunk was featured in NCIS: LA. Abby, our favorite goth on TV, went to a club called ”Steampunk”, which is a really stupid name for a club. The people in the bar, despite the casting call for steampunk enthusiasts, are mostly goth or tame steampunk. The filming was done at a place called “Bar Sinister”, which I’ve been to and has a fabulous name. If you want a little further insight into the episode there is an interview with a casting director here.

Steampunk For the Win!

2009-12-01T22:32:54Z

At Orycon last weekend, three of the winning entries were steampunk. I apologize for not having the names of the others, but the child’s winner was very cute

and the winning entry in the group category is part of the crew of the Andoria.
I am quite proud to say that I was the grand prize winner with Widget the automaton.

You can see a few other photos that my husband took here.

When steampunks attack!

2009-12-01T20:09:11Z

Orycon was fun. We took a few pics.

Orycon 2009
Originally uploaded by helix90

Go and see the rest of helix90’s photos of the weekend.

Zoo Photo Safari

2009-11-25T17:17:18Z

The resulting poster from our photo safari at Woodland Park Zoo.

You can view the rest of helix90's photos here.

morning

2009-11-16T19:29:23Z

I woke from a dream about trying to find a flash light that worked, to hear a loud bang. We'd lost power. Strangely, our next door neighbors had power. And as I seemed to anticipate, I couldn't find a flashlight. It was about 7:00 AM. I went back to bed. Kept hearing thunder. We rarely lose power for long, but it was almost 10:00 before we got it back. It's going to be a long winter, I think.

Unbearably cute?

2009-11-12T20:45:42Z

Fort Worth Zoo
Originally uploaded by artvixn

I posted some old zoo pics yesterday. Some of them have a view or two now, but this little guy has 88! Wow! Who knew sun bears were hawt! Weird.

Zazzle sale!

2009-11-11T19:44:50Z

Thinking about holiday shopping? Zazzle is having a sale! So go check out my gallery of gifts! When you check out use the code VETERANSDAY9 to get $5.00 off your order of $35.00 or more.

SteamCon Gallery

2009-11-09T22:18:15Z

SteamCon 29
Originally uploaded by Gabriel Cain

I'm busy working on the gallery today. It should be up soon. meanwhile, there are lots of great pics up at the Flickr group.

My Orycon Schedule

2009-11-05T19:17:27Z

If you are planning on spending Thanksgiving weekend at Orycon, consider coming to the three panels they have me speaking on.

Sat Nov 28 11:00:am Steampunk: Victorian marvels of science fantastic
Discuss and learn about the marvelous world of steampunk. What's new and what's classic in books, movies, art, toys and even music!

Sat Nov 28 12:00:pm Intro to Steampunk
Introduction to Steampunk costuming and weaponry

Sat Nov 28 1:00:pm Punk/Cyberpunk/Goth
Turning counterculture into mainstream.

My entry for the Tor photo contest

2009-11-04T22:48:51Z

H.M.S. Stubbington and pilot
Originally uploaded by artvixn

Didn't manage to win, but thought you might like to see it.

artvixn @ 2009-11-01T10:19:00

2009-11-01T18:24:54Z

Hmmm, the biggest problem with Steamcon for me was that my personal photographer was busy running the con. I have no photos of at least three of my outfits. And no good shots of my fave outfit. I wonder if I can get someone to follow me around with a camera next year. Naw, one more thing to have to plan. Sigh.

Steamcon photos?

2009-10-27T18:37:16Z

(Paul Guinan, Anina Bennett, Diana Vick, Tim Powers, & Serena Powers at the Tea & Couture event.
Photo by Scheherezade morgan)

If you have photos from Steamcon last weekend, please add them to the Steamcon Flickr Group. It’s a great way to make sure your fellow attendees and those who didn’t get to attend can see them.

It's over?

2009-10-27T18:19:44Z

100_1383
Originally uploaded by corwyn1

I look so forlorn there. Sort of like I feel right now. Well, Steamcon is over for this year, but planning is well under way for the next one. It's just too far away!

I'm out!

2009-10-22T19:56:35Z

Just in case anyone thought I might be available for questions or requests in the next four days...this is me officially signing off. Really...it's too late. Whatever it is. I'm out the door and not reachable with any degree of certainty. There's this little convention that I'm running...

Free shipping!

2009-09-24T19:15:27Z

Zazzle is having a shipping sale! Any order of $20.00 or more qualifies for free shipping. Just enter the code BFUWKMZVJFGHLGDTIOMF.
So go check out My Zazzle gallery! and start shopping! Sale ends October 5th.

As always, let me know if there is a product you’d like one of my images added to and I will try and make it happen!

Steamcon special event tickets are now available!

2009-09-21T22:26:16Z

You may now purchase tickets to Steamcon’s Saturday afternoon “Tea and Couture” event and the Saturday evening “Airship Invasion” concert featuring Unwoman, Vernian Process and Abney Park.

Click here to get your tickets!

Tickets for each event are $16.00 per person. No one under 6 years old will be allowed in either event. You must also have a membership to the convention to enter. You may buy two tickets per order. Tickets will be available for pick up at the convention registration desk. Nothing will be mailed out. “Tea and Couture” tickets will not be available at the door so that our caterers will know how many of us to set places for. If the Concert tickets do not sell out in advance, they will be available at registration.

If you have any further questions please email info@steam-con.com

artvixn @ 2009-09-18T09:02:00

2009-09-18T16:08:05Z

Off to Rainfurrest to draw and sell art all day. Wish me luck!

Widget!

2009-09-15T18:15:26Z

IMG_2094
Originally uploaded by xenaclone

Hey, someone got a bit of a close up shot of Widget at Dragoncon!

POTC: On Stranger Tides!

2009-09-12T18:53:05Z

Check this out!
It looks like the rumors are true! Tim Powers' fabulous book, On Stranger Tides will be the basis of the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie! There has been a lot of buzz about the fourth move being steampunk, which would be fantastic and even better if our writer guest of honor is truly involved. I guess we'll have to wait until Steamcon to ask him.

Meeting at hotel Tomorrow!

2009-09-12T17:35:20Z

Just a quick heads up. The meeting tomorrow is at the hotel NOT the library.
We will be meeting in Salon A.

And if you are feeling sick, please do stay home. We appreciate your dedication, but take care of yourself first.

The next Steamcon organizational meeting is:

Sunday, September 13th
at 2:30 – 5:30 P.M.
at the Seattle Airport Marriott in Salon A
3201 S 176th St
Seatac, WA 98188-4013

The parking in the hotel lot will be $6.00.
There may be free parking up the hill if you look.

For future reference, the next meeting will be :
October 4th also at the Seattle Airport Marriott
2:30-5:30

Dragoncon 2009

2009-09-11T18:11:43Z

So a quick review of Dragoncon.

Highlights:

• Saw some old friends and made many new ones. It was great to see my “steampunk daughters and sister” again.
• Great costumes! Lots of great costumes and very few lame ones.
• Good response to my costumes. One Harley was so cute when she first saw me as Ivy.
• Steampunk presence was really amazing. The track did well despite too little space. I expect next year should be off the charts!
• Talked steampunk and Steamcon up. As usual people randomly came up and asked us questions. Someone called us the “steampunk ambassadors”. Lol! Just might have to make costumes…
• Managed to trade for six fantastic Hard Rock Café pins! Three of them at the con with a mundane who wandered in!

Lowlights:

• Travel on the way down was full of problems.
• A few costume snafus and breakages, and not finding the right pieces when needed.
• Not managing to get a gigantic steampunk photo shoot, but we did manage a minor one. Next year for sure!
• Didn’t find the Dr Who meetup, but at least I found a fabulous Dr that recognized my Brannigan’s daughter costume.
• Standing in line for registration on Friday morning for two hours.
• Standing in line for the Time Traveler’s Ball for a very long time, finally getting in and wishing I hadn’t bothered. They got stuck with a small room with about 5 times as many people wanting in. Huge line! They shouldn’t have had tables in the ball, and there was no riser for the band. Next year should be much better.
• Down pillow top bed = fail. Damn feathers kept sticking me.
• Trader Vic’s was closed on Monday when we tried to go for dinner! Boo!

Funny things:

• Many people telling me I looked really familiar. Flickr is working well, or Brass Goggles or LiveJournal. World domination plan phase one – complete!
• Getting strange looks when I said I wanted green contacts for my Ivy costume, then finding a mirror… and they were very green! Weird. If only they did that on command.
• I actually bought a Buffy t-shirt. “And then Buffy Staked Edward. The End.” Best T-shirt Evar!

Best obscure costume:
• Abby Sciuto of NCIS complete with Hippo.

Costume trends that can stop now:

• Zombifying everything!
• Blonde Slave Leias, especially the one with sequins.

artvixn @ 2009-09-10T12:41:00

2009-09-10T19:46:55Z

For those of you worried about Disney buying Marvel ...

Steam at Dragoncon!

2009-09-10T18:58:15Z

So helix90 and I went to Dragoncon in Atlanta last weekend. It was a lot of fun. We attended a few panels in the well dressed altered history track, mostly the steampunk themed ones. We went to a great steampunk meetup where we coerced everyone into taking a huge group shot. We talked about steampunk and Steamcon to everyone who came up and asked. One guy I expected to ask about steampunk actually asked "What's with all the little hats?". Lol!
There were many fabulous costumes. We took lots of photos. You can see them here The steampunk starts about half way through.
I started a group for just steampunk at Dragoncon like last year, but I seem to have been beaten to the punch by this group.

Anyway, go enjoy photos and get inspired for Steamcon!