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Steampunk Books : Jewelry and Sculptures

There's many Excellent Steampunk books that are going to be released soon .
My jewelry and sculptures are featured in 3 of them .

The Art of Steampunk: Extraordinary Devices and Ingenious Contraptions from the Leading Artists of the Steampunk Movement : An amazing Book featuring 17 of the most creative steampunk artist ,
To be released in August 2011 .

You can pre-order it on Amazon.com :

1,000 Steampunk Creations: Neo-Victorian Fashion, Gear, and Art : My jewelry and sculptures will be featured on this Wonderful Book featuring a wide variety of steampunk craftmanship ,
To be released in July 2011

Available on Amazon.com :

Steampunk: Victorian Futurism : A Jules Verne world of extraordinary visions and contraptions as portrayed by the top 30 artists in the genre ,
To be released in June 2011

Also available on Amazon.com

Catherinette Rings 3rd Anniversary

This month Catherinette Rings is celebrating it's 3rd Anniversary .

First let's start with a little bit for History :

Here's how it all started , 3 years ago , Catherine took a 2 hours jewelry making lesson at home with a few friends .During the lesson she learned how to make basic wire rings . The rings she made were very colorful , she also has a good eye for matching colors and making designs since she is a professional graphic designer in the fashion industry . After she made the rings , she received many compliments and many people wanted to buy the rings she made . By nature i always had a good sense for business ,
so I encouraged her to buy some materials , offered to take the pictures and try to sell them on a site i heard about , ETSY . That's when Catherinette Rings was created .

This is the first ring we sold on ETSY on April 19 ,
only 7 days after opening our ETSY shop.

After seeing that we had some results , i decided to give it a try and made a few rings. Here's the first one i made and sold on ETSY :

First ring of mine sold on April 22nd 2008

A few days later , i invented a new style , i called it the Kubix .I sold tons of them in the first year and they were often featured on the Etsy frontpage . During this period i decided to quit my job and work full-time on this project .

First kubix sold on May 7Th 2008

After showing the rings i made to a friend
He told me what i was doing was somewhat Steampunk . I research the subject and fell in love with this culture . I always liked Steampunk but i didn't know there was a name for it .
After investigating what steampunk was i knew exactly what i wanted to make .

That's when i made my first steampunk ring .

Here's the first one i sold . It was sold within only a few hours after i put it for sale on ETSY .

First steampunk Ring sold on the 2nd of June 2008 :

This is what paved the way to everything that followed :

25 January 2009 - Mention in Fashion Magazine Clind'oeil Article about ETSY
26 February 2009 - Article in the Newspaper Le Voir about Steampunk
May 2009 - Picture of my jewelry in Jean Campbell Steampunk Style Jewelry: Victorian, Fantasy, and Mechanical Necklaces, Bracelets, and Earrings

21 May 2009 - Steampunk D&D Beholder sculpture featured on BoingBoing.com

Steampunk Sculpture - BEHOLDER ROBOT - Reptile Taxidermy glass eye - RELIC - This piece was displayed at the Museum of the History of Science Oxford UK and BoingBoing.com - READ THE STORY in the description

24 May 2009 - Steampunk Spider featured in Daily Deviation on Deviant Art
30 May 2009 - Attended Grand Picnic Victorien Montreal
7 June 2009 - LARP - Attended INDUSTRIA 1859 - Montréal
13 June 2009 - Featured in the innovation section of WGSN.com
13 October 2009 - Participation in The first Steampunk Exhibition to be held at a Major Museum ,The Museum of the History of Science Oxford UK
December 2009 - Article in the Ottawa Magazine about Steampunk
14 january 2010 - The Incredible Steampunk Jewelry Photography of Daniel Proulx
2 February 2010 - Steampunk Robot Ring featured in Daily Deviation on Deviant Art

20 February 2010 - Article about Steampunk in Montreal in the Gazette Newspaper
21 February 2010 - Final Day of the Steampunk Exhibition :
Art Donovan Curator of the Exhibition and Jim Bennett Director of the Museum , Member of the Victorian Steampunk Society . Artists present were Ian Crichton, (Herr Doktor-UK), Daniel Proulx, (Canada) and James Richardson Brown (UK)
9-10 March 2010 - Meeting with Lee Ann Farruga and Pat of Steampunk Ottawa .
16 April 2010 - Montreal's Jewelers School
31 July 2010 - Grand Picnic Victorien Montreal
27 to 29 August - Special Guest at FanExpo Canada . Steampunk Meet-and-Greet Soiree at the Royal York Library Bar , participation in the “Steampunk 101” panel and more …

Upcoming Events :

Spring 2011 : Feature in The Art of Steampunk: Extraordinary Devices and Ingenious Contraptions from the Leading Artists of the Steampunk Movement

2011 : Feature in 1,000 Steampunk Creations: Neo-Victorian Fashion, Gear, and Art (1000 Series)

2011 : Canadian National Steampunk Exhibition .

Will also be vending at a few Hot-Air Balloon events .

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We will celebrate our 3rd anniversary ,
With Catherine's favorite colors
And Daniel's designs .

Here's the first limited edition ring available on ETSY .

To see more limited edition Rings , follow me on Facebook.
I will post new colorful designs on my facebook fans page as i create them .

Etsy
CatherinetteRings

Thanks for all your support !

Steampunk Rings with Watch Movement

I recently received a special request from a customer to make steampunk rings with watch movement from a ring they bought somewhere else . For a long time i did'nt want to make any because I'm convinced that i can make steampunk jewelry without having to always put gears and clockwork in them . There's many other characteristics found in the Aesthetics of Steampunk .

I see a lot of steampunk jewelry that are simply made from mass produced adjustable ring base with glued watch movement . I agree that it does look good but those adjustable ring base are far from comfortable . Also nothing of it is handmade by the person who glue them .

So i decided to mix the idea of having a watch movement attached to my own Original design.
The band are made by hand using wire that i solidly shape into a comfortable ring .
The rings are not adjustable but i can make custom size on request , just send me a convo on Etsy and i will make a similar ring for you .

Do you prefer Steampunk Jewelry with or without watch movement ?

SIZE 9 :

SIZE 10

SIZE 11

SIZE 12

Etsy
CatherinetteRings

Steampunk Jewelry Giveaway

I'm hosting a Steampunk Jewelry Giveaway and Contest to celebrate the upcoming start for the Holiday Season . The prize include items that are new in my ETSY shop . I will draw 4 winners .
The giveaway is open to anyone worldwide .

Draw Schedule :
#1 prize on the 28th of October
Winner has been contacted
#2 prize on the 4th of November
Winner has been contacted
#3 prize on the 11thof November
Winner has been contacted
1 more prize to go !
#4 prize on the 18th of November

Prize :
#1 Steampunk Cuff Links with Green Reptile Glass eyes . 45$

#2 Steampunk Necklace with Brass or Silver Octopus . 70$

#3 Steampunk Jewelry with SERAPHINITE - Seen on TV . 50$

#4 Steampunk Bracelet Watch . 50$

About me :

I traveled for many years before returning to my artistic roots .
In April of 2008 I started to make rings just for fun ... I spent several hours every day perfecting and developing my own technique to create exclusive designs . I quickly started to make very retro-futurist model of rings. One day a friend told me what I was doing was Steampunk. I researched the subject and i realized that i always liked Steampunk but I didn't know there was a name for it. Inspired by aesthetics of the steam era , i created steampunk Jewelry with mechanical and organic shapes , i enjoy using clock parts , metal wire , gemstones , taxidermy glass eyes and other unusual materials in my artwork . Michelle Anne Olsen wrote in The Montreal Gazette : ''His work looks like something out of Fritz Lang's Metropolis, both antique and futuristic.'' In October 2009 , i had the Honor of having my work featured during the first major Steampunk Exhibition that was held at the Museum of the History of science in Oxford UK . Since then i received many wonderful recognition from the Media , Recently one of my rings is worn by Allison Scagliotti ( Claudia Donovan ) in Warehouse 13 season 2 .
I'm very happy that i could be part of the Steampunk History and to continue sharing my passion for the world of Steampunk with you !

How to Enter ?
All you have to do to enter is to Comment on my Blog with the link to one of your favorite item in my shop : http://www.etsy.com/shop/CatherinetteRings
You can earn additional entries by Helping me promote my giveaway . Just indicate in the comment what you have done .

Blog : Create a blog post about the Giveaway , add a link to my Etsy shop .
Facebook : Update your friends and fans .
Twitter : Send a tweet to your followers and mention me @SteampunkRings
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STEAMPUNK JEWELRY VIDEO