A short documentary about Steampunk artist Mark Eliot Schwabe by filmmaker H.E. Albee. Schwabe speaks about his work, what it is to be an artist, his Father and more. Also includes footage of Schwabe at work. In addition to credits listed in the film, credit Ben Schwabe for photo of Mark Eliot Schwabe at SteamCon convention.

These objects are the culmination of a lifetime spent working in metals. Both the pieces, and the experience of making them, are great fun!

With a bow to the time honored principals and traditions of artistic composition, and a salute to my mentors, I pursue the making of things in metal with great joy.

The machinery of our world, and of getting from here to there in particular, is very interesting. In this area humankind has been especially imaginative. I build on that creativity with my own imagining, making objects that are fun and functional.

I express my ideas in both sculpted brooches (wearables) and sculpture. Most have movable parts: doors that open & close, wheels that turn, propellers that spin and the like. Many come with frames so that they can be displayed when not being worn.

Metal scraps generated while making these pieces are later reused or recycled. Copper wires used are re-purposed from discarded communications wiring.

To this work, in 2022, I added “Futurescapes,” a body of work reflecting

my fears about our impending climate crises. This new body of work

is mostly wood and paint. There are some metal components, and EACH

sculpture includes at least one piece of coal, representing the cause

of the calamity.

Press & Career Highlights

October 2022 Schwabes’ “Futurescapes” (body of work) was
reviewed by Seven Days (Vermont's arts & entertainment weekly)
by the newspapers’ co-founder and arts editor, Pamela Polston.
Of the work, Ms Polston said: “If any viewer is not sufficiently
anxious already (about the climate crisis), beholding Schwabes’
mixed media assemblages might tip the scale.”
April 2016 Schwabe was profiled in Seven Days (Click to read).
Schwabe's "transported" work was designated a "Show Stopper"
at the 2016 Paradise City Arts Festival.
Mark Eliot Schwabe IS an exhibit in The Steampunk Museum:
http://www.thesteampunkmuseum.com/2349_Mark_Eliot_Schwabe_Exhibit.html
Schwabe was (literally) the face of Burlington VT "Art Hop"
in the Burlington Free Press, 2013
Schwabe's work was included in the important “Steampunkinetics” exhibit
(steampunk art with movable parts) at New York City’s AFA Gallery in 2012.
Schwabe's work was featured in the very popular
“Rockets, Robots & Steampunk” exhibit at Vermont’s
Shelburne Museum in 2012.
In 1988 the Lincoln Art Welding Foundation recognized
Schwabe for his contributions to the field of electric
arc welding design & application (for a series of sculptures).

These objects are the culmination of a lifetime spent working in metals. Both the pieces, and the experience of making them, are great fun!

With a bow to the time honored principals and traditions of artistic composition, and a salute to my mentors, I pursue the making of things in metal with great joy.

The machinery of our world, and of getting from here to there in particular, is very interesting. In this area humankind has been especially imaginative. I build on that creativity with my own imagining, making objects that are fun and functional.

I express my ideas in both sculpted brooches (wearables) and sculpture. Most have movable parts: doors that open & close, wheels that turn, propellers that spin and the like. Many come with frames so that they can be displayed when not being worn.

Metal scraps generated while making these pieces are later reused or recycled. Copper wires used are re-purposed from discarded communications wiring.

To this work, in 2022, I added “Futurescapes,” a body of work reflecting

my fears about our impending climate crises. This new body of work

is mostly wood and paint. There are some metal components, and EACH

sculpture includes at least one piece of coal, representing the cause

of the calamity.

Press & Career Highlights

October 2022 Schwabes’ “Futurescapes” (body of work) was

reviewed by Seven Days (Vermont's arts & entertainment weekly)

by the newspapers’ co-founder and arts editor, Pamela Polston.

Of the work, Ms Polston said: “If any viewer is not sufficiently

anxious already (about the climate crisis), beholding Schwabes’

mixed media assemblages might tip the scale.”

April 2016 Schwabe was profiled in Seven Days (Click to read).

Schwabe's "transported" work was designated a "Show Stopper"

at the 2016 Paradise City Arts Festival.

Mark Eliot Schwabe IS an exhibit in The Steampunk Museum:

http://www.thesteampunkmuseum.com/2349_Mark_Eliot_Schwabe_Exhibit.html

Schwabe was (literally) the face of Burlington VT "Art Hop"

in the Burlington Free Press, 2013

Schwabe's work was included in the important “Steampunkinetics” exhibit

(steampunk art with movable parts) at New York City’s AFA Gallery in 2012.

Schwabe's work was featured in the very popular

“Rockets, Robots & Steampunk” exhibit at Vermont’s

Shelburne Museum in 2012.

In 1988 the Lincoln Art Welding Foundation recognized

Schwabe for his contributions to the field of electric

arc welding design & application (for a series of sculptures).