A.K. Alexander and Sheena Pennell is a certified art conservator (certification from Studio Art Centers International in Florence, Italy) who specializes in paper and books. Sheena Pennell is a textile specialist and historical costume enthusiast. They each hold BFA degrees.
Airship Archon is a diverse group of entertainers, tinkerers, and business people hailing from the humble but worldly city of Columbus, Ohio and led by Captain Anthony LaGrange.
Airship Passepartout is an open steampunk community, based in Dayton, Ohio,
that welcomes newcomers and seeks to increase the quantity of fun in the world.
Angelique X Stacy started playing the Theremin in the late 90′s with her award winning band Venus Bleeding (voted Best Rock band of San Francisco by the readers of S.F. Weekly 2001). She has been collecting, playing and performing Theremins of all different types including a Moog (made by David Stacy), a photo Theremin, and an Alesis Infra Red Theremin.
Bret “Sass-o-Frass” Daly is the owner of “Fiendishwear” leather crafting. He is also the ship mechanic, mixologist and security for the “Ace of Spades” airship. www.fiendishwear.etsy.com
Calamity Dawn has been a member of Airship Passepartout since nigh upon forever. When she’s not creating luscious libations for her crewmates she’s busy sampling them herself.
The Clan of Teks is a small compound near Cincinnati, Ohio, with a dirigible docking port and many makers and other citizens banded together to rebuild and preserve civilization.
Dave Francy Dr. Forge is flameproof and terrifying.
Donnette Carney-Bogard & Meg Perkins - Members of the HMAS Dauntless. Donnette has a degree in FX makeup from Savini Makeup FX in Pittsburgh, and has worked for 8 years as a makeup specialist at Sephora, along with various theatre and commercial projects. Meg is a licensed cosmetologist who has many years of experience as a makeup artist, specializing in bridal makeup.
Emily Finke, aka Seelix, is a forensic anthropologist and master of disguise who travels the world (both virtually and in person) to get people excited about the wonders of science and to do battle with purveyors of snake oil and pseudoscience. She can be tracked down online at efinke.me and MadArtLab.com
Intrigue Factory Workshop // The Intrigue Factory is a Michigan based interactive theater company providing original entertainment and an improvisational, in-character experience.
Jessica Crutchfield is the owner and designer of Ties that Bynde Designs, Inc. She has been designing and constructing steel boned corsets for 13 years and has over 20 year experience in historical costuming
Professor Charles, A.S., B.S., M.Ed., is a professor of archaeology, specializing in ancient technology. He replicates ancient iron working techniques such as Roman iron making, Japanese steel production, and European blacksmithing techniques. He experiments with the works of Tesla, Edison, and Einstein and invites you to do the same. Join him in his Aether Lab for electrifying your steampunk projects.
Queen M of the Red Fork Empire Michelle Roberts, also known as Queen M, was one of the earliest members of the steampunk art collective, the Red Fork Empire, and has been with the steampunk movement for over a decade. A longtime comic fan, she hosts the Facebook group Steampunk Comics, and a related blog at steampunkcomics.wordpress.com. She also has a popular steampunk Wonder Woman cosplay.
Ring of Steel is a theatrical combat organization providing classes, training, custom fight choreography, fight direction, weapons rentals, etc. Established in 1989, it is an educational organization dedicated to developing and promoting the art of stunt work and refining the portrayal of staged violence.
Shaida Mystic Hips Belly Dance is an accomplished solo belly dance performer and instructor based in Louisville, KY.
Sir Ernest Octave Suszczynski & Dr. Capt. Adriana Farrier // Sir Ernest’s alter ego has been a musician, a music publisher, and a music reviewer, and is constantly on the lookout for new music, now from the bridge of Airship Passepartout. Dr. Capt. Adriana Farrier (of Airship Archon) gets excited by connections between
classical and modern music.
The Traveling Revelers, men of leisure and instructors in the social graces, have made it their mission to make the world a better place through exceptional flirting and great adult beverages – and helping others create and enjoy both of them.
Zebulon Vitruvius Pike Gentleman adventurer, mercenary explorer, dime novel hero and veteran of the late unpleasantness. After serving in the US Aeroship Cavalry and as special agent to the President, Pike left government service to travel the world. When not saving civilization as we know it from science pirates, abominations of nature and invaders from the beyond, Professor Vitruvius occasionally lectures on topics of interest in history, science and technology.