Pieces Submitted for Display at Austin's Recycled Reads

FLIGHTS OF FANCY
Her flights of fancy; delicate and intricate, all a drowning fantasy.

GARDEN
A bright love attracted a dangerous beauty in the garden of my heart.

GRIT
It was the west, and she would be won; yet not without a battle. 
Her fight was strong, arm of brass and steel, molten as they flew.
She grinds the gears, locks her heart and falls into abandon.

NEVERLOST
Our strength fadedoff,
Our souls flickeredout;
In the end,
Our love was neverlost.

SHOWDOWN
Perhaps two men were cut of the same material but their 
stances fell on very different grounds.

Tesla vs Edison Stencil & Spray Paint Pieces for Austin's 
The Showdown At Unobtainium in November 2012.

WE HAD SOMETHING
We were together,
through thick and thin.
Trite as it sounds, we were still happy.
What happened? What changed?
In the end, we have the memory. 
Our Home. Our Shelter.

Bayou City Art Festival Artist: Works of Man - Mathew Naftzger

This was one of the first artists I stumbled across at the festival and it really set the pace for the types of artists I knew I would be most attracted to. At first glance his pieces look like magnificent metallic sculptures; then as he brings them out of their glass case you see each are mobile with a variety of movements and hidden compartments. My favorite by far was the Rollerpillar.

I do wish I had a chance to spend much more time at his booth but I ended up getting pushed on by the others I attended the event with. Granted, If I had spent more time at the booth it could have been quite a few hours to pour through all the gizmos and gadgets of his creations with all their baubles and bits!

Do be sure to check out the online gallery at http://www.worksofman.com/!

Make: Steampunk Aesthetic and Design with Jake Von Slatt