Sevan Taylor's Blog, page 3

Wisdom of the Saints

I'll tell you one thing that I know,
You don't face your demon's down-
You gotta grab 'em Jack,
And pin 'em to the ground.
-St. Joe Strummer

Cole Jenkins is a man plagued by demons. Demons he has lived with for far too long. He also happens to have access to a machine shop and a background in engineering.
He's working on something special- and on Friday, if you check out Nevermet Press' Stories in the Ether, you will find out what a man can do with a Mechanical Advantage.

Spotlight on J Lonnee

Nevermet Press had posted a spotlight on artist J Lonnee-
An artist working out of the Seattle area, J has done illustrations for the gaming and entertainment industry, and most recently completed a huge project as lead artist for WhizKid's dice building game Quarriors.

Also of note is his work on minature design for Catalyst Game Labs' upcoming Leviathan.
And after all that, I'm told he will be doing an illustration for Cole Jenkins and the Mechanical Advantage, due out July 22nd on the Stories in the Ether website.
I think his stuff is incredible, and I must say I am interseted to see his vision of Cole.
From the interview-


When people ask what he does for a living, he tells them "I draw Monsters and Robots"




Be sure to check out the whole article (with alot more pics) on Nevermet's Website.



And drop by J is for Genius to get a glimpse at the rest of J's work.

Cole Jenkins chases the Dragon

http://nevermetpress.com/stories-in-the-ether-volume-1-open-call-for-submissions


Nevermet Press- Publishers of Stories in the Ether

have accepted Cole Jenkins and the Mechanical Advantage.

Goling live on the website July 22nd at 8am.

And

To be published in print

(complete with illustrations)

sometime after December.

Watch this space for further information, including a link to the story once it goes live.

Penny Dread Tales Vol One is Available

Penny Dread Tales
Gears, Coils, Aether & Steam
is available for purchase
at the Runewright store
or
any number of fine
Online Retailers

Your Attention Please

It has come to my attention that the upcoming release from Rune Wright Publications will include the work of talented people from around the globe.
Due out late April, this promises to be an uproarious good time.
So
CHECK IT OUT
In Penny Dread Tales Volume One discover times and places only dreamt of in your wildest imagination: gadgets, gizmos and robots driven by aether and steam; angels, zombie soldiers and aliens walking through the Victorian age; and what would a steampunk anthology be without zeppelins, time machines and Sherlock Holmes? We've got gun-slingers, Chinese assassins and clockwork robots that can't keep their hands off each other. There are even a few dinosaurs thrown in for good measure.
Contributors
Patrick Scalisi - Connecticut, USA
Gerry Huntman - Melbourne, Australia
Gary Buettner - Indiana, USA
Laura Givens - Colorado, USA
Michael Grey - Victoria, Australia
Quincy Allen - Colorado, USA
Harris Tobias - Virginia, USA
J. M. Franklin - Colorado, USA
Helen Ryan - California, USA
Sevan Taylor - Florida, USA
L. Young - Auckland, New Zealand
Robert Neilson - Dublin, Ireland
Larry Lefkowitz - Modiin, Israel
Renee James - Colorado, USA
Terry Phillius - Colorado, USA
Cayleigh Hickey - Wisconsin, USA
Frank R. Stockton - America, but Beyond this mortal coil (1834~1902)

Recently Unearthed

Professor Horatio Trilby, on an expedition from the University of Glasgow into the Scottish highlands, recently unearthed a slumbering giant, thought to be the original

Clockwork Colossus.
Built by the Iron and Steel Institute before the Great War, the automation, known later as the Mark I, was the culmination of a nation's industrial might.
The strange tale of the steam-powered Samson's creation and eventual demise has been recovered from the memory reels in the monstrous analytical engine, and will be made available for your perusal in July, when Hydra Publications prints
BREAKDOWN
in their
STEAMWORKS
anthology.
More information forthcoming

Murder on the Meriwether

Recently received radio-telegraph dispatches report disturbing news from the Great Plains Line's flagship, the transcontinental airship Meriwether.
A Shocking Murderhas occurred, a young maid attending to the cabin of the notable Count Reginald Worthington, Duke of San Fransisco, having been found lifeless on the floor of Lady Lucy Worthington's chambers.
The Star of the Orient Stolen
from the safe in the chamber of said Lady Worthington. The star, a singular gem said to have once adorned the turban of the Tipoo Sultan is beyond estimable value.
Agent Herschel Winchester
of the United States Department of Justice has been in contact with Captain Emanuel Abraham and awaits arrival of the Meriwether this evening at the St Louis airdocks.

Expect to read a full and complete account of this tragic chain of events when Penny Dread Tales, Volume One is released in May, from Rune Wright Publishing.

Steambugs

Gaze if you dare into the unblinking eye of the Arthrobot. What is an Arthrobot?

I am so glad you asked.

In the words of Tom Hardwidge, the artist responsile for the creation of this astounding new phyllum:

Arthrobots are unique and individual arthropod sculptures.

Tom is based near Manchester in England and has been creating the Arthrobots (a combination of robots and arthropods) since late 2010.

Each Arthrobot starts its life as a series of sketches, some take their inspiration from nature, others from bits and pieces of metal and beads which form an unusual structure or fit together in an interesting way. After they have been planned out (very roughly) they start to take shape in Tom's dining room where he has all of his tools and materials laid out to prevent any actual dining from taking place.

The address of Tom's domain on the Aether is-
http://www.arthrobots.com/There are several more photos, most in color.

Welcome to the Fictionarium

Congratulations. If you have navigated your Aethernet Exploration tool to this address, you are of an exceptional intelligence and unquestionable good tase.
The Fictionarium is now open- A place of amazing adventures, dark secrets, astounding feats of engineering and incredible advances of science.
Stay around and soon you will be acuainted with mechanial men, ironhorse riders, airship gamblers, savage tribesmen from the plains of America, and polished aristocrats from the kingdom of Califonia.
So check back often, if you are not completely satisfied with the Fictionarium, you will recieve a full refund on the price of admission.