The DeviantArt #HolidayCardProject is back for its 10th year! With the goal of bringing a bit of holiday cheer to patients in the hospital during the holiday season, the Holiday Card Project connects artists from around the world, applying their tremendous artistic abilities to designing and creating uplifting holiday cards.In the past few years, this project has received more than 5,000 cards sent in by more than 2,000 deviants from 60 different countries/political regions. Cards are then divvied up and distributed by DeviantArt members to local Los Angeles hospitals, with additional cards given to various hospitals in the U.S. and abr...
The Steampunk World's Fair in Piscataway NJ is this weekend May 17 - 19th and I am super excited. I can't wait to dress up and show off some of my creations. I also love the immersive feel of the event and the incredible amount of inspiration I get from seeing the work of others. I have a couple of new pieces that I've made for the event and I will be posting them soon along with photos from the world's fair. If any other deviants are going please comment below. Thanks to all as always for the comments and inspiration I get every day here on Deviant.AJL
It's been busy, crazy, wonderful and sometimes sad year and I want to thank all who have visited, commented and appreciated the work I've posted here. I'm posting my last two projects of 2012 tonight, a Steampunk Wrist Bracer for my Ipod Nano and a Steampunk Mask. I finished them a month ago but with the holidays the time got away from me. Looking forward to a new and creative year in 2013 and wishing all on Deviant a very Happy Creative and Prosperous New Year!!!!AJL
Hi all,It's been a little while since I posted anything new and I wanted to give a small explanation and share some good news. I've been busy the last month planning my wedding to my girlfriend. We've been together 4 years and decided to get married on Halloween. All the plans were going well until Hurricane Sandy hit 2 days before the wedding. We were very lucky personally that we didn't suffer any damage and our hearts and prayers go out to those that are suffering. We were also extremely lucky and grateful to have been able to go on with the ceremony though we missed the presence of friends and family that couldn't be there because of t...