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The Nightwish music video, "The Islander" is an interesting juxtaposition of Steampunk and dark medieval fantasy elements with a Scandinavian feel. (Since Nightwish was formed in Finland, that last makes sense.) I loved the flying boats with gears instead of sails.
Fairy Magic Lantern | The Steampunk Workshop
Growing up, one of the loveliest Christmas ornaments my parents had (and my dad still has, to the best of my knowledge), was an old light bulb that had been in the family for many yeats. The elements of the light bulb are shaped like flowers and glow when the bulb is turned on. In order to keep it working for as long as possible, we never turned it on for more than a few minutes a year. This beautiful lamp reminds me of that bulb and how magical the new technologies seemed to our very recent ancestors.
Growing up, one of the loveliest Christmas ornaments my parents had (and my dad still has, to the best of my knowledge), was an old light bulb that had been in the family for many yeats. The elements of the light bulb are shaped like flowers and glow when the bulb is turned on. In order to keep it working for as long as possible, we never turned it on for more than a few minutes a year. This beautiful lamp reminds me of that bulb and how magical the new technologies seemed to our very recent ancestors.
