Description

This Steampunk Octopus Pendant has been hand-made with love and care by Sue using recycled watch parts and charms. It is supplied with a 24 inch chain.

The pendant is 6.6 cm from the ring at the top to the bottom of the antique bronze-coloured octopus. The octopus charm is made from Antique Bronze (which is a type of alloy, not a real antique).

It costs just £15.99 with free postage and packaging in the UK.

Whether you’re into the Steampunk sub-culture or if you just want to look great in a hand-made one-off jewellery piece, this Steampunk Octopus Pendant is a striking addition to your jewellery collection.

What is Steampunk?

It is a genre of science fiction where everything is powered by steam with mechanical moving parts. This is why you see so many cogs, wheels and drive shafts within this stunningly beautiful pendant.

With the Octopus motif, this pendant has a strong resonance with the Steampunk icon Jules Verne and his novel, 20000 Leagues Under The Sea.

Steampunk Lifestyle

At its simplest, Steampunk can be seen as a way of giving your personal technology a goth make-over. Imagine a top of the range computer made to look like an old typewriter.

But at its deepest, Steampunk is a whole way of looking and living: and a colourful protest against the inexorable advance of technology itself. And it’s a trend that’s sneaking its way into loads of different sectors: from fashion to film, interior design to video games.

Read More about Steampunk in our blog

Sue and This Steampunk Octopus Pendant

While Sue is not into the Steampunk lifestyle, she loves making each of her steampunk creations unique and individual. Using a very strong adhesive, she first attaches the larger elements of her design together, then adds progressively smaller cogs, springs, shafts and other watch parts. The result is an intricate piece of jewellery that is both beautiful and a real one-off.

In a full day in her studio, Sue will be able to produce no more than ten pieces, ensuring that her ideas remain fresh each time she sits down to create new Steampunk designs.

Her Steampunk range currently includes two ranges of pendants and brooches. The original LoveTaliesin Steampunk jewellery has exposed metal parts, while the LoveTaliesin Smooth Steampunk Range has the watch parts and charms encased in a glittering resin casing. Many of the Smooth Steampunk range also include pieces of dichroic glass which give a coloured sparkle to your Steampunk Jewellery.