#compass rose

[jareckiworld]

István Orosz — Wind Rose I [etching, 2017]

[floweringglass]

And done!

[maclanahan--mermaid-comics]

Mermaid Magic

[nocternalrandomness]

The F-16 Demo Team jet in new paint over the compass rose at Edwards AFB

[heaveninawildflower]

Compass Rose Patchwork Quilt (circa 1850-1900).

Cotton.

Image and text information courtesy Smithsonian Museum of Art.

[wordto-thewise]

Radical statement from woman who breaks up with her girlfriend once every three pages

[ptashenka]

two conversations

whilst in the capital, our party has had two distinctly different meetings. one with a queen and another with a magician. one went well, the other... well, still yielded some results. can you guess which is which?

[plasmalink]

Yesterday I saw someone with a compass rose tattoo, and for a second I thought "Oh wow that's a great idea, now they'll always know where north is"

[aroundtheworldinstamps]

Compass roses, Swedish stamps

[anakahaia]

Inktober 2024

Day 20: Uncharted

[jareckiworld]

Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972)— Order and Chaos II [lithograph, 1955]

[floweringglass]

One of the more frustrating things about working in glass- getting close to the end only to realize some of your pieces picked up a scratch somehow and it is back to the beginning.

[qbdatabase]

Ahoy, mates and mutineers!

This month’s list features some of my top picks for women who rule the high seas–and the occasional space ship. Or really fucked up ghost ship. Plus a couple extra disaster male pirates 😘

Book descriptions and rep for lesbian, bisexual, butch, disabled, autistic, and women of color below the cut!

*Barbary Station / R. E. Stearns: Sci-Fi; grad students turn to space-piracy to pay off their debts but find they’re trapped on-station by an evil AI, feat. autistic lesbian x bi girlfriend

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea / Maggie Tokuda-Hall: YA Fantasy; a genderfluid pirate accidentally bonds with their noble Lady passenger, set on a wild escape, and free a captured mermaid

Ship of Smoke and Steel / Django Wexler: YA Fantasy, Action; Asian bisexual crime boss fights a ghost pirate ship (yes, the ship itself) with her lesbian healer girlfriend

The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy / Mackenzi Lee: YA Historical; an aro-ace lady schemes to become a doctor, but she’ll settle for being a pirate!

The Fifth Season / N. K. Jemisin: Fantasy, Dystopia; a poly bisexual woman sets out on a vengeance quest to rescue her kidnapped daughter the day the world ends

Compass Rose / Anna Burke: Fantasy / Sci-Fi; a black lesbian goes undercover as a pirate in the 26th century

Windfall / Shawna Barnett: Fantasy; a secret-princess pirate Captain is blackmailed into protecting a runaway real princess in bisexual love square

A Song of Silver and Gold / Melissa Karibian: Fantasy; retelling of The Little Mermaid with enemies-to-lovers, butch lesbian pirate Captain x siren warrior who must cut out her heart

The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach: Sci-Fi; bisexual dead cop comes back wrong and works w/pirates to stop a plague

*Captain Raven and the All Girl Pirate Crew: YA graphic novel; Raven needs revenge against her brothers, so she hires a female crew, feat. Deaf, lesbian, and women of color

(extra) The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue: YA Historical; alcoholic bi male x epileptic biracial gay male; the first in the series by Makenzie Lee

*(extra) Kidnapped by the Pirate / Keira Andrews: Romance; a young gay man offers himself as hostage to an older pirate Captain to save his sister

*titles with an asterisk next to them have been featured on QBdatabase.com as a daily book; this lists the book's full jacket summary, detailed notes on representation, and a link to its goodreads page!

[dachmanarts]

Always know your true north.

[up-designs-metal-art]

Voyager's Compass Metal Wall Art

https://shopatup.com/products/voyagers-compass

https://updesignsmetalart.etsy.com/listing/591987011/voyagers-compass-metal-wall-art

Set your decor on the right course with our Voyager's Compass metal wall art. Crafted from 14-gauge steel, this piece symbolizes adventure and exploration with its clean lines and intricate detailing. Available in various sizes and finishes, it complements any decor style, adding sophistication and a sense of wanderlust to spaces like living rooms, offices, or outdoor areas, while reminding you to chart your own path.

[pastelrune]

These pins have been popular with the looky-loos lately! 👀

These spinning pins are in the shop now, and I'm still in love with them. Trying my hand at this hashtag aesthetic thing. ✨️

Use code GAYMONTH and get 15% off most items in the shop (until 6/30/23)!

Etsy | Ko-fi | Patreon