One deck below the bridge, the chief engineer coordinates with his technical heads here at the Forward Ops conference table. #steampunk #blender3d #design #blender3dart #aesthetics

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Live theater. August Wilson's Jitney, in the back yard of the August Wilson House.

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When the art director was too cheap to buy the graphic designer a protractor.

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Treasure peaceful moments in a turbulent world.

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Many of these individual steampunk control panel elements are repeated, but I’ve arranged them in modular variations that should increase the “background eye candy” factor. #steampunk #blender3d #aesthetics #blender3dart #design #greebles

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More glorious #steampunk control panels, created for no practical purpose. #blender3d #blender3dart #aesthetics #design

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Screenshot of Drudge Report headline, "TRUMP CAUGHT HOARDING NATION'S SECRETS"

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Yeah natural born creative genius is a cool myth, but have you tried grinding through hours, months and years of focused practice? #blender3d #steampunk #blender3dart #aesthetics

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When you hear your daughter the understudy is going on for a sold-out show. Live theater is unpredictable! @frontporchtheatricals

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