Artist Krista Brennan has set out to re-publish Kenneth Grahame's classic tale The Wind in the Willows re-envisioned with steampunk-infused illustrations, and it turns out that she's stumbled upon a real chocolate in my peanut butter success. The project is being funded with a Kickstarter campaign.
"Makers, artisans and craftspeople have been around for a very long time, too. They are also brilliant. Aesthetics, craftsmanship and traditional skill are prized among these adroit folk, and their skills are increasingly sought after in the wider community. In the last few years the number of makers seems to be growing, and self-sufficiency, DIY, recycling, skill-sharing and the rejection of wasteful mass-production are also on the rise.
One of the key messages of Wind in the Willows and the modern maker movement is the same: Yes, it is very shiny and new, but do you really have to buy another mass-produced, gas-guzzling SUV, Mr. Toad?
Steam in the Willows is about celebrating and weaving both of these fine things together."
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