Altered Art for A Vintage Journey

Hi friends,

I am home from my summer travels and thought it would be fun to join the challenge over at
A Vintage Journey where we are asking for Altered Art.  I just finished this Steampunk Bird and wanted to share.  Enjoy - and if you care to stay tuned, there is a tutorial below on how I did it.

All products used are linked below

Let's get started -

I found this bird in a shop while we were visiting Washington this summer, he was on sale so couldn't pass up a bargain.  As you can see - he was very shinny and wouldn't work for steampumk.

I proceeded by covering him with gesso, painted the beak yellow.  Since I wanted dimension I cut some gears from Grunge Board and glued them on avoiding the wing section which I had other plans for.

Once everything was glued in place I gave him another gesso coat and then black paint.

 Some Measuring Tape was wrapped around  the body.  Next came some gears cut using the same dies and metallic paper.  I carefully placed each one on top of the Grunge Board making it stand out.

Next came an array of metal gears and two keys that I planned to use for the wings.  I assembled the wings using paper feathers and the key with the clock.

For the hat I used a clock for the brim and stacked three magnets on top of each other, then covered with a stripe of black paper.  I added some small feathers and a tiny gear on the side and then placed a larger gear on top.  I wasn't planning the gear on the top of the hat but it fit perfectly so how could I resist?

Mr. Steampunk was finished off by adding more metal gears all around and for the goggles. I found a rusty old washer in my stash so used it with a Wind Up Key on his back.  Many more feathers were cut and placed on the tail.  I had some jewelry findings that worked for extra feathers and color. The legs were painted and he was good to go.

He now sits next to my computer watching all that goes on around the web.  I hope you have enjoyed this project as much as I have.

Stop by the Vintage Journey blog to join the fun of Altered Art and to see what all the rest of the Creative Guides made.  You will love it.

This is just perfect for the Steampunk Challenge over at San Dee and amelie's.

Stay Creative,

S@ndy