Go Steampunk for Earth Month! Join Us April 2 & 18!

Our Steampunk April ArtRides celebrate the reINVENTiveness and reCREATiveness and reCYCLEness of Earth month.

There’s lots of info out there on the internet and I’ll be sharing photos and videos here and on bikergogal too between now and April 18. This photo of Raina Woolfolk came to me from one of the Burning Moms.

Not only is Raina a rider of stunning Steampunk Bicycles and wearing of Steampunk garb, but she is also a talented artist and jeweler, on sale in her esty store.

I know I’ll be riding my bikergo and I have some ideas on ways to Steampunk it out! But what will I wear? I’m working on it with help today from Rosel Weedn at an inspiring and free Bell Arts workshop! There’s one the next two Tuesdays from 3-5pm as well as on Saturdays from 10-noon.

I’m working with some goodies from previous thrift store trips (tomorrow is half price day at Goodwill from 3-7pm!) I’ll have something ready corsetty and Victorian-esque and likely in sapphire blue to wear for the First Friday ArtRide, Friday April 2, which meets at the Artists Union at 5:30pm and leaves there at 6pm. I may even have something different to wear for the ArtWalk Sunday ArtRide April 18 which meets at 1:30pm at the Artists Union and leaves at 2pm. That ArtRide ends at Bell Arts Factory, 432 N. Ventura Ave at 4pm for Project Green Runway: Steampunk ReCycle Fashion Show and afterparty with beer donated by Ventura’s Anacapa Brewery.

Rides are free but we accept donations! Children are welcome; they need helmets and to be accompanied by an adult. Children under 8 need to ride WITH an adult.