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词条 Thomas Willeford
释义

  1. Early life and education

  2. Work

  3. Awards and recognition

  4. Bibliography

  5. Filmography

      Television  

  6. References

  7. External links

Thomas Dean Willeford V (born October 29, 1964) is a steampunk writer, artist, and maker. He is particularly known for his work appearing on television, and for his book Steampunk Gear, Gadgets, and Gizmos.{{R|kelly}} He lives and works in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, doing business as Brute Force Studios.{{R|kelly|hornyak|pho}} His steampunk subculture persona, aka "steamsona", is Lord Archibald "Feathers" Featherstone.{{R|pho|lanterncity}}

Early life and education

Brought up in a Victorian house with a "mad scientist" grandfather who worked for DuPont,[1]{{R|hatmaker}} Willeford was educated at University of Maryland, College Park, Shenandoah University, University of Delaware, and University of Oxford.

Work

In 1988 Willeford became interested in steampunk and began working on creating pieces combining his love of engineering and art.{{R|gear}} Willeford created the steampunk arm worn by Nathan Fillion in episode 3.4 of the television series Castle.{{R|macfarland|hatmaker|pinchefsky}} His work has been displayed at the University of Oxford's Museum of the History of Science,{{R|hamptons}} at the Steampunk Bizarre Experiment,{{R|bizarre}} the Penn State Berks Freyberger Gallery,{{R|freyberger}} at Nemo's Steampunk Art & Invention Gallery{{R|hornyak}} and at the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation,{{R|mcc|lanterncity}} and has been featured in Popular Mechanics.{{R|pm}} He is a contributor to Bruce Boxleitner's Lantern City{{R|lanterncity}} and was a judge on Game Show Network's Steampunk'd.{{R|gsntv}}

Willeford was a guest curator for the Steampunk U exhibit at the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) Museum in Hershey, PA.[2]

Awards and recognition

  • Airship Awards 2013 – Community Contributor – Nominee
  • Balticon 19 Masquerade – Best Marvel Comic Re-Creation (Nightcrawler)
  • Balticon 20 Masquerade – Journeyman Costumer – Honorable Mention
  • Balticon 29 Masquerade – Best in Class: Novice
  • Balticon 48 Masquerade – Best in Show
  • Comic Con International 2014: Costume Contest on the Marvel Stage – One of a Kind: Iron Man 1889
  • Darkover VIII Masquerade – Best Presentation (X-Men)
  • Eeriecon Masquerade 2002 – Master Class: Best Leatherwork ("Gargoyle Knight")
  • EveCon 5 Masquerade – Most Dramatic
  • NYClone 1986 Masquerade – Chairman's Appreciation: Re-Creation
  • Philcon 50 Masquerade – Craftsman: Most Humorous
  • Rovacon 10 Masquerade – Best Comic Book Character
  • Starburner 2011 Award for Contributions to Steampunk
  • Steampunk Chronicle Readers Choice Awards 2012:{{R|spcrca}}
    • Best Maker – Individual
    • Best Mod Weaponry for Lady Clankington's Little Death Ray
    • Best Dressed Male
    • Best Non-Goggle Accessory for Superior Replacement Arm
    • Best Costume – Individual Original for the Clockwork Girl Outfit
    • Best Non-Fiction – Nominee
  • Steampunk Chronicle Readers Choice Awards 2013:{{R|spcrca}}
    • Best Maker – Individual – Nominee
    • Most Influential or Inspirational – Nominee
    • Steam-Hunk – Nominee
    • Steampunk Person to Watch in 2013 – Nominee
  • Technicon IV Masquerade – Best In Show
  • Unicon 84 Masquerade – Best Recreation
  • Numerous International Costumers Guild (ICG) Awards

Bibliography

  1. {{cite book|title=Steampunk Gear, Gadgets, and Gizmos: A Maker’s Guide to Creating Modern Artifacts|date=October 2011|publisher=McGraw-Hill|isbn=0-07-176236-1}}
  2. {{cite book|title=The Steampunk Adventurer's Guide: Contraptions, Creations, and Curiosities Anyone Can Make|date=October 2013|publisher=McGraw-Hill|isbn=0-07-182780-3}}

Filmography

Television

Year TitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2010Castle Props Steampunk Arm[3]
2010Oddities Himself [4]
2013Old Folks HomeHimselfEpisode "Blow Off Some Steampunk"[5]
2015Steampunk'd Himself As a judge[6]

References

1. ^{{cite news |last1=Strickland |first1=Ashley |title=Thy fearful gadgetry: Steampunk’s mad scientists |url=http://geekout.blogs.cnn.com/2011/12/14/thy-fearful-gadgetry-steampunks-mad-scientists/ |accessdate=4 September 2018 |work=www.cnn.com |publisher=CNN |date=14 December 2011}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.aacamuseum.org/function-goes-punk-steampunk-u-exhibit/|title=“Function Goes Punk”: Steampunk U Exhibit|website=www.aacamuseum.org|access-date=2017-03-22}}
3. ^{{Cite news|url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/5891232/buy-nathan-fillions-steampunk-cybernetic-arm-from-castle|title=Buy Nathan Fillion's steampunk cybernetic arm from Castle|last=Lamar|first=Cyriaque|work=io9|access-date=2017-03-22|language=en-US}}
4. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/09/thomas_willeford_steampunkd.html|title=Harrisburg mad scientist: 'If you've got $250,000, I can build you a 50 foot tall robot'|work=PennLive.com|access-date=2017-03-22|language=en-US}}
5. ^{{Citation|title=Watch Odd Folks Home Season 1 Episode – Amazon Video|url=https://www.amazon.com/Dead-as-a-Toenail/dp/B00ABX7GJE/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1490217115&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=Odd+Folks+Home+1+Season|accessdate=2017-03-22}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://steampunkd.gsntv.com/#/|title=Steampunkd|website=steampunkd.gsntv.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-03-22}}
7. ^{{cite web | title = Steampunk Gear, Gadgets, and Gizmos | publisher = McGraw Hill | url = http://www.mhprofessional.com/sites/steampunk/author.html | accessdate = 2013-04-01}}
8. ^{{cite web | last = MacFarland | first = Joe | title = Steampunk-ier than Justin Bieber | publisher = Ebay Stories | url = http://ebay-stories.com/steampunk-ier-than-justin-bieber | accessdate = 2013-04-01}}
9. ^{{cite web | title = Steampunk: Contraptions + Devices Extraordinaire | publisher = Hamptons.com | url = http://www.hamptons.com/The-Arts/In-the-Galleries/8312/Steampunk-Contraptions-Devices.html | accessdate = 2013-04-01}}
10. ^{{cite web | title = The 2010 Steampunk Bizarre Experiment | publisher = Steampunk Bizarre 2010 | url = http://steampunkbizarre2010.blogspot.com/ | accessdate = 2012-03-07}}
11. ^{{cite web | title = Freyberger Gallery presents STEAMpunk! | publisher = PennState | url = http://www.bk.psu.edu/Information/News/Archive/32516.htm | accessdate = 2013-04-01}}
12. ^{{cite web | title = Totally Hot Artistic Opportunities | publisher = Massachusetts Cultural Council | url = http://artsake.massculturalcouncil.org/blog/artsake/index.php/2010/06/01/totally-hot-artist-opportunities/ | accessdate = 2013-04-01}}
13. ^{{cite web | title = Steampunk: Top DIY Costumes from Comic Con 2010 | publisher = Popular Mechanics | url = http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/digital/top-diy-costumes-from-comic-con-2010-thomas-steampunk-ironman#slide-4 | accessdate = 2013-04-01}}
14. ^{{cite web |title = Steampunk Chronicle Readers Choice Awards 2012 |publisher = steampunkchronicle.com |url = http://steampunkchronicle.com/SPCAwards/Winners2012/tabid/514/Default.aspx |accessdate = 2013-04-01 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120902032947/http://steampunkchronicle.com/SPCAwards/Winners2012/tabid/514/Default.aspx |archivedate = 2012-09-02 |df = }}
15. ^{{cite web | title = Bruce Boxleitner's Lantern City: Contributors | work = lanterncitytv.com | url = http://lanterncitytv.com/#collaborators.php | accessdate = 2013-04-01}}
16. ^{{cite web | last = Hatmaker | first = Julia | title = Steampunk in Harrisburg: Thomas Willeford is the midstate's mad scientist | work = Penn Live | publisher = The Patriot-News | url = http://blog.pennlive.com/go/2013/03/steampunk_harrisburg_thomas_wi.html | accessdate = 2013-04-01}}
17. ^{{cite web | last = Pinchefsky | first = Carol | title = Fashion's Biggest Trend in 2013–2015 (as Predicted by IBM)? Steampunk | work = forbes.com | publisher = Forbes | url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/01/15/fashions-biggest-trend-in-2013-2015-as-predicted-by-ibm-steampunk/ | accessdate = 2013-04-01}}
18. ^{{cite web | last = Hornyak | first = Tim | title = Breathing apparatus | work = cnet.com | url = http://reviews.cnet.com/2300-6501_7-10007134.html | accessdate = 2013-04-01}}
19. ^{{cite book | last = Pho | first = Diana M. | editor1-last = Taddeo | editor1-first = Julie Anne | editor2-last = Miller | editor2-first = Cynthia J. | title = Steaming into a Victorian Future: A Steampunk Anthology | chapter = The Dynamics of Ideology and Consumerism in Steampunk Subculture | publisher = Scarecrow Press | date = 2012-09-20 | isbn = 0-8108-8586-7}}
20. ^{{cite web | title = GSNTV / Steampunk'd / judges | work = Game Show Network | url = http://steampunkd.gsntv.com/contestant/judges/ | accessdate = 2016-10-21}}
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External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.steam.netmagicllc.com/}}
  • Brute Force Studios
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9 : 1964 births|Living people|People from Dauphin County, Pennsylvania|Writers from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|University of Maryland, College Park alumni|Shenandoah University alumni|University of Delaware alumni|Alumni of the University of Oxford|Steampunk writers
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