Moved to Blogspot !

I have moved my Active Blog to Blogspot:  http://tribal-gothic.blogspot.com/ 

Still on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tribal_gothic/ and still on Etsy: http://viemecanique.etsy.com/

New Items in the works…

Finishing new Items Today!

Alien Gothic Steampunk

I have been a Gothic Artist for many, many years. I have also produced Sci-fi and Steampunk inspired works for quite a few years (progressed from Cyberpunk). Always thinking beyond the normal boundaries – Rules/Regulations of certain varied Genre. Now, I have found some comfort in using the term: “Alien Gothic Steampunk” blending the Darker forms of Gothic Subculture with Steampunk and Sci-fi. I have started a new line of works (Pendants, Bracelets, etc.) that contain Meteorites (and other exotic ingredients). Long live Alien Gothic Steampunk!

The Campo del Cielo Meteorite

Secret Ingredient:   Meteorite  –  Campo del Cielo 

Meteorite - Campo del Cielo

 Basic  Information · Location: Campo del Cielo, Gran Chaco Gualamba, Argentina, about 500 miles north-northwest of Buenos Aries. Latitude 27 degrees 39 minutes South, Longitude 61 degrees 44 minutes West. · Structural Class: Coarse octahedrite, Og, Widmanstatten bandwidth 3.0 ±0.6 mm. · Chemical Class: Group I, 6.68% Ni, 0.43% Co, 0.25% P, 87 ppm Ga, 407 ppm Ge, 3.6 ppm Ir. · Time of Fall: 4,000 to 6,000 years ago.

History The first record of the Campo was in 1576. A Spanish governor learned of the iron from the Indians who reportedly believed that it had fallen from heaven. The governor sent an expedition under the command of one Captain de Miraval who brought back a few pieces of a huge iron mass he called Meson de Fierro (large table of iron). The location of the find was the Campo del Cielo (field of the sky or heaven), a fitting name for the location of a meteorite. Since the Indians believed that the irons fell from heaven the name may have come from the meteorites. The area is an open brush-covered plain that has little water and no other rocks–very good country in which to locate meteorites.

Structure of the Campo del Cielo

The Campo del Cielo is described as a polycrystalline coarse octahedrite. At 3 mm the Widmanstatten bands are thicker than those at Canyon Diablo or Odessa, but still thin enough to have the same coarse octahedrite classification. The mass was composed of large austenite crystals from 5 to 50 cm in size. On break-up the fragments were cold worked like those at Sikhote-Alin and Gibeon. It has been hypothesized that the original body was tabular in shape and broke up on entry into the atmosphere. Chemistry of the Campo del Cielo: The Campo del Cielo is classified in Group I, , 6.68% Ni, 0.43% Co, 0.25% P, 87 ppm Ga, 407 ppm Ge, 3.6 ppm Ir. Of course, almost all of the remaining portion of the meteorite is iron. The important minerals are: · Kamacite–this iron nickel alloy makes about 90 percent of specimens in finger size and width crystals. Neumann bands are common. · Taenite and plessite, the other iron-nickel alloy constituents are found at grain boundaries. · Schreibersite is uncommon. · Troilite is found aggregates with graphite and silicates.

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Sci-fi SteamPunk Scented Essential Oil Burner

Sci-fi SteamPunk Essential Oil Burner – for scented oils. Made of  Wood and metal SteamPunk Essential Oil Burner – of Sci-fi, Victorian Fantasy design.  This very unique one-of-a-kind item was made with vintage and found watch / pocket watch parts – plus, Swarovski crystals and found items. Painted wood base.   Oil holding area unscrews for easy cleaning. Can also rotate/adjust top portion for heat adjustment.

SteamPunk Paperweight by Vie Mecanique.

From an Alternate Fantasy SteamPunk World… Very decorative and unique Metal, Glass and Wood SteamPunk Paperweight of Victorian Fantasy design. Light refracts and uniquely bends and enhances image depending on lighting and angle of viewing. 3″ dia. at base.

Made from old Watch and Pocket Watch parts, Swarovski crystals, fine Magnifying Glass Dome, wood and felt base.

SteamPunk Paperweight by Vie Mecanique

Magnified SteamPunk Paperweight.

After many years of being an Artist, Musician, Cosmic Entity, Quantum thinker…

After many years of being an Artist, Musician, Cosmic Entity, Quantum thinker; and whatever else I am – I still continue to recreate myself; reinvent the patterns that are “Me”. Like rings on a tree, each one being a slightly different progression. These past few years have seen a modification of personality – perhaps more understanding, I hope. The real point is that we create our “Reality” one thought at a time. It doesn’t matter if you look at it from a Quantum Physics viewpoint (sub-atomic; wave collapsed to a particle = manifestation to Newtonian “reality”) – or, a Kabbalistic structure of manifestation of possibility to material (Yesod to Malkuth). Each “Thought” and “Belief” continually creates ourselves; our  “Reality”. We are directors of a movie of life. Sure, there are special effects teams, supporting actors / actresses sub-directors, critics… However, it is Our film. As an example of modified “Reality”; I never thought I would meet my favorite Artist (who, the adventures of, I had following through Magazines, Movies and the Internet)  – but when I allowed that reality of actually meeting this person, I met him in his museum in Switzerland some years ago. I never thought I would see one of my most inspiring and favorite paintings – but when I allowed that reality, I saw this painting up close in person at the Prada in Spain. I never thought I would live in Copenhagen, Denmark (where Niels Bohr made such a Quantum splash)… I ended up living there for almost 4 years. Now, I am in the next moment of allowing a new positive reality to manifest! New Ideas and works. New modes of thinking and living.

Tribal Gothic is up and running on WordPress!

This is our first post on WordPress.  We will be sharing updates as well as photos of  New Gothic Steampunk Creations. Now, back to the Studio…