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Kristin
@marieek.bsky.social
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Here for OFMD and the crew and the art. 49, bi, she/her. I like abstract macro photography, sewing and crafty art, & reading fic. Sometimes a silly goose, most often just lurking and liking your posts. @kristinmarieek on twitter and insta.
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Friends, when I tell you I have bought something *so* stede coded
A teal blue silk vintage sari with elegant gold embroidery in a square trellis pattern.
September 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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A work project I've put a lot of work into is Not Going as Planned; got more bad news on it yesterday for yet another round of panicked revisions. So, I'm processing my feelings through art. I call this one "My Glittering Dumpster Fire"😂

See? I still have a sense of humour about it (kind of).
Streaks of deep red darkening to purple extend like rays from the top of the frame, widening as they move downward. They disappear behind a glittering inverted arc of gold bokeh in the foreground. The whole thing seems angry, but also kind of pretty. This photo was made by photographing a small-light up halloween decoration in the shape of a ghostly tree with little windows, with a blue light inside. Draped over it is a beautiful deep red dupatta with gold and sequin embroidery that I found in a local thrift store today.
August 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Ed and Stede finally get some much-deserved downtime in the enchanted forest.

This photo is a gift for a friend in an art exchange, so shhh don't tell her! #ofmd #ofmdfanart #ourflagmeansdeath
An orange tent sits surrounded by lush greenery. Silhouetted within are Ed and Stede, cuddled up close, their faces toward each other. The mood is one of peaceful solitude, just the two of them. This photo was taken by placing a small folded paper tent on top of a bed of mossy thyme, with a cut-out silhouette of Ed and Stede placed inside. The last bulb of a string of fairy lights is threaded under the moss into the tent to cast a gentle glow. This photo is a composite, made in photoshop, of three images taken in this way (to get the various areas of focus and blur to look nice).
August 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Well it took a darker tent AND a piece of foam held just out of frame to cast a shadow and make Ed and Stede show up, but it's done!
A yoga mat on a blanket on a garden path, laid out before a bed of mossy thyme where a tiny tent, about 5 cm long and 3.5 cm high, made of orange tissue paper, is placed amid the moss. A string of fairy lights is connected, with he very last bulb inside the tent. A silhouette of Ed and Stede is visible inside the tent.
August 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Test has resumed and is going well? Except I may have hit A Snag. The tent paper is too white, too reflective. I will wait until it's darker and see what happens then!
A garden path where a yoga mat has been laid on a blanket to allow the photographer to lie in font of a bed of moss, where a tiny and very reflective white tent has been set up. It is very sunny out. You can't see Ed and Stede at all, but they are in there.
August 3, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Update: the test shoot has been temporarily interrupted due to CATS
A small paper tent sits on the floor, out of focus. A string of fairy lights sits behind it, leaving streaks of light as if the camera moved suddenly. An orange cat is watching his co-criminal experimentally chewing on the light string. No cats were harmed (or were able to harm themselves) in the making of this photo, and the fairy lights were swiftly retrieved and placed out of reach.
August 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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In other news, I'm back on my bullsh*t (always wanted to say that)
A little paper tent which may contain a silhouette of a cuddly Ed and Stede sits on a floor The last bulb on a of a string of fairy lights is experimentally illuminating the inside of the tent, the rest of the string lies haphazardly on the floor and extends out of frame.
August 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Here he is irl with his twin brother, i found them both in a secondhand craft shop.
Two tiny wooden lions sit on a wood table. If you look at them from the right angle, they have a happy mischievous expression.
July 23, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Here is a little fellow with a lot going on, and he's being Very Brave about it #abstractphotography #Nixon
A little lion is moving quickly through a blurred maze of swirling orange and blue. He's got some important business to get to and he's determined to get there. This photo was taken by placing a small carved wooden lion (actually a very large bead, i think, i got him in a second hand craft store) on some burnout velvet fabric over some blue tulle. This is actually a composite of three photos in the same series, by combining parts of all three, I got to something l was happy with.
July 23, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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There are some of my favorites i have saved in my phone. I don't know who did them, so shout if you know
Stede Bonnet looks thoughtfully out to sea. The caption reads: If I had a dubloon for every time I accidentally caused the death of a Badminton, I'd have two dubloons. That's not a lot, but it's funny that it happened twice. An elderly woman with a walker says "...AND THEN KRISTIAN USED TO DO AN INSTA LIVE ON WEDNESDAYS AND WE'D ALL LOSE OUR MINDS" and the woman helping her says "SURE GRANDMA LET'S GET YOU TO BED." Stede Bonnet looms resolutely towards ED after he's been sentenced to death. The caption has been rewritten so he's now saying "at some point in an IT professional's life ze has to face the technical certification board." Stede Bonnet looking bitchy with the caption "I don't understand the question, and I won't respond to it."
July 21, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Guys! (gn) Floral department Stede is back! 😍
A sandwich board in a grocery store reads: Grey skies are going to clear up! Put on a happy face! With a smiley face and little clouds.
July 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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#BlueSkyArtShow
#Vibrant
An exterior wall of an old brick building. There is a bricked-over opening at ground level, likely an old coal chute. The light is hitting the bricks, which are vibrant orange. This contrasts with green vines growing up the wall. This photo was taken in Quebec, Canada, in 2009.
June 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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gold and wings and other things (maybe) #abstractphotography #bokeh #closeup
Smooth soothing transparent green and blue bokeh next to three circular shapes, almost like donuts, disappearing into the right side of the frame. The shapes are grading from gold to orange at their edges. Only one gold circle is nearly all there, the other two cluster above and below it and are nearly out of frame. Gold-edged brown wing shapes appear behind the three gold circles, extending to the top and bottom of the frame. The overall effect is ethereal and dreamy. This photo is of a painted wooden box and an iridescent blue plastic polar bear Christmas ornament (which created the green and blue bokeh). On the box, the gold shapes are the center and the petals of a flower.
May 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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This past month was my #ofmd anniversary. To celebrate, I finally got the very first piece of art i made into a little frame. It was after the end of S1. I HAD to make something get my feelings out. Happy I framed it because it may not be the best art ever, but this one is pretty special to me.
A small dark wood frame on a wooden end table. The picture inside is an abstract composition of grey and blue foamy waves receding into the distance, and a small costume jewellery earring with teal stones that was supposed to represent a boat which it may or may not be successful at doing. Still, the overall impression is of a vast sea of stormy waves and a little pinpoint of light bravely cresting a wave in the foreground.
May 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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I feel like there might be a merperson in here somewhere, swishing by #mermay #bokeh #merperson #glitter #ofmd
Gold bokeh sparkles in bright clusters of gold, orange, pink, and an occasional hint of blue and green. Some of the bokeh have a patterned effect that is not unlike a fishnet because this is a close-up of glitter tulle and costume jewellery, and the weave of the tulle sometimes gets captured in the bokeh. The effect is bright and hopeful, as though someone magical might be swimming into your life.
May 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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ghost ship #miniature #ICM #nikon #pirateship
A murky, dark background resolves into flowing water under a wooden ship with billowing sails. Intentional camera movement has been used to create ghostly echoes of the sails, as though they are wrapped in gauze. The mood is dark, and the ship seems to be rushing urgently somewhere, even as it is dissolving. This is a photo of a small miniature ship and some fabric, with ICM to create the billowing sail effect.
May 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Here is something for whoever needs a pretty flower right now. #doublefloweringplum #flower #pink
A pink plum blossom hangs dreamily on a dark wood branch; other, even more blurred pink and white-tinted blossoms surround it. Shoots of bright green leaves decorate the branch as well. It is dreamy, soft, and lush.
May 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Key lime pie from @sambaschutte.bsky.social was delicious! #ofmd
A key lime pie with a tall golden brown graham cracker crust, whipped cream, and golden filling looks appetizing on a table. A slice of creamy yellow key lime pie with whipped cream and some green lime zest scattered on top.
May 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Eeeeee! I can't wait to taste it! #ofmd #ourflagmeansdeath
A key lime pie still in a Springform pan, with creamy white whipped cream and some sprinkles of lime zest on top. The crust is golden brown and the filling, which appears outside the edges of the whipped cream, is pale yellow.
May 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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My summer decor is getting pretty Stede-coded I think #ofmd
A fireplace mantel. A print of a floral still life, with gorgeous blooming pink roses, is hung above it. To one side are a teal lantern, and a tall cylinder (a wine case i guess?) covered in teal fabric with gold birds, both thrift store finds. Next to them is a tiny ship in a bottle (also a thrift store find) and a nice sage green coffee mug that complements the color scheme.
May 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Avast ye! (I missed waves and creaking wood)

#ICM #Nikon #Blue #Ocean #OFMD
A bubbly, splashy ocean scene of blues and greens. Partially obscured by waves and bubbles, a little ship is in full sail with a jaunty green pennant fluttering atop a mast. This photo is a miniature ship surrounded by blue glitter tulle, with some ICM to smooth out the sails.
May 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn’t a selfie
A plate of cucumber sandwiches inspired by the ones served by Roach in S1E1.
April 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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In my mind, this floral department employee has become Stede Bonnet and I don't really want to ever find out different😂
A grocery store sandwich board is covered in multicolored marker and reads: "if you think you're too small to have an impact try sleeping with mosquito! And then a big smiley face.
April 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Come sail away with me

#abstractphotography #bokeh #nikon
Silver-grey streaks of light shoot downwards from right to left across a dark background—pale purple and white bokeh trail along with them. In the foreground, a series of swooping lines resembles a shell or basin of some kind. Within this basin are two round shapes, covered in yellow, gold and orange bokeh. Orange bokeh trails away in the right of the frame. The white bokeh is almost overexposed in places. The bokeh and the orange round shapes stand out brightly against the dark background. The bright bokeh makes me feel cheerful and optimistic, even excited, while at the same time, the dark shadows in the hidden corners are places of rest and quiet. This photo was created by photographing an iridescent plastic bead and a round, clear orange glass marble in a small china dish filled with sand, against sparkly fabric in the background.
April 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Well it's still Saturday here, so - #Dream

#BlueSkyArtShow #abstractphotography #ICM #nikon
A dreamy photo against a slate blue backdrop mottled with taupe and darker blue. The sails of a ship, blurred and doubled with intentional camera movement, create an ethereal, fading pattern of sails and ghostly echoes of sails. This is a little 3.5" tall miniature ship photographed against a background of blue fabric.
April 20, 2025 at 1:52 AM