[corrodedparadox]

Something’s wrong with my dog I think it’s gay

[bwabbitv3s]

I finished the last constellation tonight. All 40 of them are now done! Went through and double checked and every stitch is in place for them and all the beads are in place. Which just leaves the milky way part to do.

[bwabbitv3s]

Started stitching the Milky Way in. Slowly making progress on it as I am hiding the travelling thread so the back will look nice.

Looks pretty cool and keeps the readability of the other stitches. Very happy with it. Just a thousand or so to do. As they are in a grid roughly every centimetre apart.

[bwabbitv3s]

Update on the constellation quilt. I have gotten the last Milky Way stitch done now. Which means the quilting part of this project is done. My next step will be to baste the edges down, remove the pattern, trim the quilt square, and lastly attach the binding.

[bwabbitv3s]

Progress on the constellation quilt has come along quite a lot now. Finished the binding on the quilt over the weekend. I prefer to machine stitch the binding to the front then hand stitch the back side. It gives such a nice finish to the quilt. Took the time to measure it also and it ended up being 72" by 72" (183cm by 183cm).

With that done I could finally start removing the pattern. Which is taking both less time and more time that I thought it would. As it rips really easily so that goes fast, but the tiny corners and removing it under the beads is slow. You can now see the difference in the glow effect with it against the dark front of the quilt instead of the pattern.

[bwabbitv3s]

Behold the stars of the constellations of the northern sky! I love how this quilt has turned out. It was a lot of fun to work on and the effect is so cool in person. Overall I would estimate it took about 90-100 hours to complete. Give or take 10 hours if you want to count the time I spent custom dying the fabric.

I made sure to get a nice photo of it in daylight. For once I also remembered to get a quilt label on it. The back really shows the difference in readability of the quilting on the ice dyed fabric compared to the solid front. Thank you everyone that has followed this. I am glad you all found joy in it.

Those that are interested, here is the pattern I used by Haptic Lab. I made the large northern hemisphere version, and plan to make the matching southern hemisphere one next year. I also got your back for the less crafty people. Haptic Lab sells finished quilts in this pattern, both as a large quilt and a small one.

[terranlifeform]

Bear’s head tooth fungus (Hericium americanum) at Cash Canyon in Tennessee, U.S.

Alan Cressler

[opossum-handz]

[oiphafslfhagsjas-deactivated202]

[inprnt]

“Emotionally Fried” by Emi Guijarro on INPRNT

[caats]

[ottisbuns]

Post that also work from the perspective of the cat.

[memories-of-ancients]

Silver inlaid axe head, Scandinavia, 11th-12th century

from The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[estrogenesis-evangelion]

you are 16. you are talking with a gay man in his 50s or 60s, a friend, huge and gentle with a scarf and short fluffy curls of gray hair, who has directed you in two plays staged in your mid-size artsy town. (he has not yet asked you to be in his production of The Laramie Project which will change your life. this conversation will also change your life.)

he is talking about theatre. he is talking about theatre when he was younger. he says, "of course, it was AIDS then." in the pause, you ask him. clumsy and quiet and 16 and "straight," you ask him. what was it like.

he takes a moment in which his face is not like a person's face. "there was a time," he says, "i'm not sure how long, years. when i went to a funeral every weekend." he tells you about two funerals in a day, and choosing between friends when you couldn't make it to both. he does not look at you, he looks at them. his wet grey gaze is so clear that you start to see ghosts. it will be years before you understand why it feels like your grief too. why the ghosts call you family.

[estrogenesis-evangelion]

happy pride, family. i love every single one of you

[estrogenesis-eeveeangelion]

wishing you all a reflective World AIDS Day today.

[girl-dot-tzt-deactivated2026042]

Every single time someone mentions police role-playing in a sexual context I think of this tinder interaction and I instantly become absolutely stricken with laughter

[ishowdespair-deactivated2026012]

[taylornprice]

oysters

[men-iss-vess-ull-deactivated202]

a tired mime on break leaning against nothing and smoking an invisible cigarette

[dear-ao3]

[euripideez-nuts]

Jo Brown

Biologist and artist

Journals

[pandaspwnz]

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A post shared by ✨Creating Things✨ (@kita_creates) on Sep 30, 2020 at 11:06am PDT

My friend Kita has opened commissions for these cute dragon egg dice bags! Kita is super good at all things arts and crafts, and these dice bags are adorable! I was lucky enough to receive one as a present a good while ago, and it's super well made and sturdy :) so if you're looking for a dice bag that's perfect for yourself or as a gift to a loved one, I'd super recommend heading over to Kita's Instagram and ordering yourself one! 😊

[roberthallowdaily]

Presenting “Morning Star” by Nikita Schaap, the winning entry of Robert’s fanart competition! Please check out the full piece on their Instagram, with many closeups of detail.

Robert announced the winner during an Insta Live, so you might have missed it. If you submitted a piece you should have gotten an email response from him by now. If you didn’t get a response, give him a shout and let him know!

[thetardigrape]

I was so thrilled Kita’s art won this contest! There were tons of great entries but I got to watch this one get made, as Kita streamed it in Discord, and even asked for some feedback. I feel very privileged to have seen it happen.