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💗🧜‍♂️ Mermay Fan Spotlight: volkradugiart

I know we're already in June, but I wanted to highlight this really gorgeous fan art of Mer-Izzy by volkradugiart! I love the detail on the tail!

(Source: https://volkradugiart.tumblr.com/785091522518482944)

(11/12) @ofmd @ofmdfanart @izzycanyon

#OFMDMerMay #volkradugiArt #OurFlagMeansDeath #OFMD #IzzyHands #OFMDFanArt #OFMDArt #FanArt #MerMay

Digital drawing of a seahorse-inspired MerIzzy floating near the bottom of the ocean. He has a dark purple & gold seahorse tail, scarred seahorse-like fins, a golden unicorn horn that curves upwards, and chin-length black hair. He also wears a brace on his lower tail. With a serious expression, he looks down at a large magical bubble, inside which we can see the Revenge at full sail. The bubble floats between Izzy's hands, soft rays of light emanating from its center.

💗🧜‍♂️ Mermay Fan Spotlight, part 3: Sailor's Ruin

Tati continues to astound us with more Mermay work!

As always, please visit their Tumblr or their linktr.ee to see more of their gorgeous artwork!

:tumblr: https://sailorsruin92.tumblr.com
🔗 https://linktr.ee/sailorsruin92

(Image source: https://sailorsruin92.tumblr.com/784084102861225984/he-caught-a-fish-once-prompts-rowboat-and)

(14/15) @ofmd @ofmdfanart

#OFMDMerMay #SailorsRuin #OurFlagMeansDeath #OFMD #GentleBeard #OFMDFanArt #OFMDArt #FanArt #MerMay

Description via Sailor's Ruin: Ed dressed as fisherman with black overalls, white and blue striped shirt and red beanie. He's in a rowboat and he's leaning over the water to remove a hook that got caught in merStede's earring. Stede doesn't look amused at all.

💗🧜‍♂️ Mermay Fan Spotlight, part 2: SimpleAnarchy

Something we don't get to see every day is Mer-Buttons and I have to say that I adore him so much!

The brilliant artist burnt-scone a.k.a. SimpleAnarchy has blessed us with Buttons in one of the few forms he can truly give the sea the love she deserves this Mermay!

Wanna check out more of SimpleAnarchy's gorgeously detailed work? Visit their Linktr.ee to find them on socials!

🔗 https://linktr.ee/SimpleAnarchy

(Image source: https://burnt-scone.tumblr.com/785072597289353216/sorry-for-being-late-and-lazy-to-mermay-ive-been)

(13/15) @ofmd @ofmdfanart

#OFMDMerMay #SimpleAnarchy #OurFlagMeansDeath #OFMD #ButtonsOFMD #OFMDFanArt #OFMDArt #FanArt #MerMay

Digital drawing of MerButtons floating underwater with his arms raised and his hands folded behind his head. His expression is serious, and his piercing blue eyes look off into the distance. He has a full, light brown beard and long blond hair that floats in gentle waves to one side. His tail is a light teal, almost the same colour as the water, and its tip is bent upwards behind him, showing his forked tail fin.

💗🧜‍♂️ Mermay Fan Spotlight, part 1: RonanWhitehouse

I have a lot more OFMD Mermay art I'd love to highlight, so I'll probably still be posting the spotlights through June!

First up on tonight's Mermay spotlight is the very talented RonanWhitehouse! They've done lots of other artwork for Mermay as well, and you can check out their super cute art style on Instagram or Tumblr!

:tumblr: https://ronanwhitehouse.tumblr.com
:instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronanwhitehousedoodles

(Image source: https://ronanwhitehouse.tumblr.com/783485677482475520/for-mermay-im-trying-to-draw-my-favorite)

(12/15) @ofmd @ofmdfanart

#OFMDMerMay #RonanWhitehouse #JacquiRonanWhitehouse #OurFlagMeansDeath #OFMD #OFMDFanArt #OFMDArt #FanArt #MerMay

Digital illustration of a smiling MerStede holding a golden trident. He has big green eyes and his eyebrows are raised. His glittery gold & orange tail is curved upwards in a u shape, with a deeply forked tail fin. He also has fins on either side of his hips. Stede is drawn on a large blue circle on a white square background. The circle has a grainy texture with lighter blue wave shapes running through it. At the bottom right of the picture, the artist has signed the piece “RW 25”.

💗 🧜‍♂️ Fan Spotlight: aloc (part 2)

It's been amazing to see all their work as it's been coming out! Their artwork is always so ethereal and awe-inspiring – please take a moment to check them out if you haven't before!

Sources:
1: https://googoogojob.tumblr.com/post/782402734135656448/354
2: https://googoogojob.tumblr.com/post/783103707845935104/kraked-found-lots-of-of-lovely-letters-and
3: https://googoogojob.tumblr.com/post/783576939300618240/peach-moonpath-this-is-happening
4: https://googoogojob.tumblr.com/post/783374280541995008/iz-izzy-look-fock-off

(15/17) @ofmdfanart @gentlebeard

#OFMDMerMay #googoogojob #OurFlagMeansDeath #OFMD #MerMay #OFMDFanArt #OFMDArt #FanArt

Digital painting of MerStede sitting on a rock, which he shares with 3 fluffy little seagull chicks. Stede's eyes are closed as he blows bubbles out of a conch shell. The bubbles float towards a sailing ship in the background. Stede's orange tail sparkles in the sun, and it is bent at the 'knee' to place his pink & white tailfin behind him on the rock. White foam splashes up where the waves hit the rock, but the sea looks calm – light blue and teal, sparkling just like Stede's tail. The sky is a bright blue with fluffy white clouds.

Digital painting of kraken Ed sitting on the sea floor as MerStede emerges from behind some seagrass. Ed's purple tentacles clutch 2 glass bottles containing lovely letters, and he holds 1 more in his hands. With a besotted look on his face, he looks up at Stede, who smiles back at Ed and holds out a bouquet of seagrass flowers. Two of Ed's tentacles reach out for Stede's waist and tail.

Digital painting of Edward and MerStede. We see Ed from the chest up, lying on a branch of a peach tree that hangs low over the surface of a moonlit sea. Ed reaches down to hand a peach to Stede, who smiles up at Ed from where he floats in the water. Stede is submerged from the shoulders down, apart from his hand taking the peach from Ed, and we can see his tail fin peeking out behind him. Ed is naked or topless, and his hair falls loosely over his shoulders. His face is turned away from the viewer to look at Stede, so we cannot see his expression.

Image description via aloc.bsky.social: a messy drawing, picturing a dubious aesthetic of a shabby dark cabaret with smiling Fang and Izzy Hands (u can hardly tell it's him, but it supposed to be him) drinking his fourth drink in the foreground. A blurry dark spot in the center of this mess supposed to symbolize Edward Teach who is looking to the far back where u can see a heavy set woman with a weird face, lit and sparkling, wearing a mermaid tail (but this supposed to be Stede Bonnet in a golden mermaid dress) who is lifted up and supported in the air horizontally by some blurry unrecognizable blobs that supposed to be artists of the said cabaret.

💗 🧜‍♂️ Fan Spotlight: aloc (part 1)

I wanted to take a moment to spotlight aloc a.k.a. Googoogojob's exquisite works and prompt list!

These were aloc's prompts – check out the next two replies for some of their own prompt fills!

You can follow aloc on all the platforms below:
:tumblr: https://googoogojob.tumblr.com
🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/aloc.bsky.social
:instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nopeitsmetherealone

(Image source: https://googoogojob.tumblr.com/post/782039497480290304/join-me)

(14/17) @ofmd

#OFMDMerMay #googoogojob #OurFlagMeansDeath #OFMD #MerMay #OFMDFanArt #OFMDArt

Prompt list by aloc. The prompts are written in white on a dark teal background with sketches of fish, tentacles, bubbles, a tailfin, a bundled up fishing net, a book and a violin. At the top, it says 'Our Flag Means MerMay 2025', and there is a white version of the OFMD season 2 mermaid skeleton flag with the skeletons in dark teal. The prompts are: 1 smoke, 2 golden, 3 curls, 4 library, 5 fuckery, 6 cake, 7 through, 8 passage, 9 geometry, 10 foliage, 11 beard, 12 song, 13 positivity, 14 letter, 15 happening, 16 kohl, 17 nose, 18 therianthropy, 19 light, 20 teeth, 21 auxiliary, 22 yardies, 23 indigo, 24 permanent, 25 massive, 26 hands, 27 secret, 28 fisherman, 29 aye, 30 brace, 31 crossover.

💗 🧜‍♂️ Fan Spotlight: Sailor's Ruin

Next up for the Mermay spotlight is Sailor's Ruin, who is also participating in prompts from BizarreLittleMew's OFMD Mermay Bingo!

Sailor's Ruin always has such beautiful and fun visuals and perspectives, and these Mermay prompts are no different! Check out the gorgeous colors and shading on those tails! I'm in love!

Here are some of their prompt fills! (All image descriptions by the artist 💖)

• The first piece is for the prompts Beach and Technology!
• Next up is Puppy Kraken, covering the prompts Underwater Friends/Pets and Kraken.
• The third piece is also for the prompt Underwater Friends/Pets, but this time with Arthur the Seahorse!
• And lastly, check out their beautiful work for the prompts Treasure Map, Jewelry and Sparkles!

Wanna check out more of their work? Visit their socials below!
🔗 https://linktr.ee/sailorsruin92
:tumblr: https://sailorsruin92.tumblr.com
:instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailorsruin92
:kofi: https://ko-fi.com/sailorsruin92
🛒 https://www.redbubble.com/people/Sailors-Ruin/shop

Image sources:
1: https://sailorsruin92.tumblr.com/783361222062096384/massaged-to-death-by-a-mermaid-with-a-hi-tech
2: https://sailorsruin92.tumblr.com/783095998977310720/shes-just-a-puppy-and-she-loves-eds-boyfriend
3: https://sailorsruin92.tumblr.com/782726764339363840/this-is-arthur-and-he-has-kind-eyes-the
4: https://sailorsruin92.tumblr.com/782459833037291520/the-x-marks-the-spot-this-month-im-doing-this

(12/13) @ofmdfanart @gentlebeard

#OFMDMerMay #SailorsRuin #OurFlagMeansDeath #OFMD #MerMay #OFMDFanArt #OFMDArt #FanArt

Ed and merStede on the beach. Ed is lying on his stomach with his head on a white and red striped towel and there is a coconut beside him, he's wearing purple speedos and pink heart shaped sunglasses. merStede is massaging Ed's lower back with a massage gun.

A happy baby Kraken on top of Stede. She's wagging one of her tentacles like it's a tail. She has a spiked baby pink dog collar. We can only see Stede's right arm coming out from between Kraken's tentacles, and his tail. Ed is peeking at them with a happy look on his face.

Stede on the back of his seahorse Arthur. Arthur is yellow and orange and he has big shiny eyes. Stede is hugging him.

Mermen Ed lying on his stomach on the ocean floor. His tail is black with purple accents. He is wearing a crown, a bracelet and a pearl string. There is sand covering his butt with an X marking the spot.

💗 🧜‍♂️ Fan Spotlight: MermaidInn (cont.)

And last but certainly not least, another adorable picture with KittyEd and MerStede!

(Source: https://mermaidinn.tumblr.com/782631335564066816/he-caught-a-fishy)

(17/18) @ofmdfanart @gentlebeard

#OFMDMerMay #MermaidInn #OurFlagMeansDeath #OFMD #MerMay #OFMDFanArt #OFMDArt #CatBoyEdTeach #FanArt

Digital illustration of Ed Teach as a catboy carrying MerStede over his shoulders. Ed is wearing his sack onesie and bell collar and has fluffy gray ears and tail, he is smiling, pleased with himself. Stede has a gold tail with a red buttheart and pink tailfin, and is holding onto Ed’s shoulder, looking grumpy.

💗 🧜‍♂️ Fan Spotlight: MermaidInn

The Mermay Spotlight I'd like to start off with is our beloved Weather, a.k.a. MermaidInn!

They have done some absolutely stunning work so far this Mermay with our boys Ed and Stede! I especially adore all the colors and contrast! They really pop off the page.

Here are their fills for the prompts Rescue, Fishing, Music/Underwater Friends/Rainbows, and Shipwreck! (Image descriptions by the artist! 💖)

Wanna follow Weather on their socials? You can check them out below!
:tumblr: https://mermaidinn.tumblr.com
🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/mermaidinn.bsky.social

Image sources:
1: https://mermaidinn.tumblr.com/783358734813511680/rescue-tears-of-the-kingdom-inspired
2: https://mermaidinn.tumblr.com/783171756097699840/fishing
3: https://mermaidinn.tumblr.com/782900592051879936/musicunderwater-friendsrainbow
4: https://mermaidinn.tumblr.com/782361115466366976/shipwreck-close-up-bc-im-obsessed-with-him

(16/18) @ofmdfanart @gentlebeard

#OFMDMerMay #MermaidInn #OurFlagMeansDeath #OFMD #MerMay #OFMDFanArt #OFMDArt #FanArt

Digital illustration of Stede Bonnet and Ed Teach (as a merman). A reimagining of their meet cute, with Stede, gutstabbed, in his white outfit with a noose around his neck falling down through water and mermaid Ed with a dark purple tail reaching out to grab him. The background is bright blue and turquoise with a faint lighthouse shining light into the water. The pose is drawn from the end mission of the game tears of the kingdom.

Digital illustration of Ed Teach viewed from behind sitting and fishing on a dock, merman Stede is swimming up behind him, reaching onto the dock to steal a fish from his bucket. Ed sees his tailfin splash out of the water and is surprised.

Digital illustration of Ed and Stede as mermen swimming with a pod of whales, they are tiny in comparison as they say hello to a whale friend. Sunlight shines down through the water casting subtle rainbows.

Digital illustration of Ed Teach as a merman, sitting on a rock with shipwrecks in the background. He has a dark purple tail, gold tattoos, and glowing gold eyes. He is holding a pearl necklace in his hand and looking at it with a sad expression. Overall spooky vibes.

🎨 Craft Fair Fan Spotlight: Deanbird (part 1)

Another one of our magnificent crewmates, Deanbird, donated several different items to the OFMD Craft Fair! Seriously check out how many!

Wanna check out more of her fabulous work? Check out the links below!

:kofi: https://ko-fi.com/deanbird1717
:tumblr: https://swashbuckling-sweethearts.tumblr.com
🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/deanbird.bsky.social
:instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deanbird_ao3

(Image source: https://www.32auctions.com/ofmdcraftfair)

(18/20)

#OFMDCraftFair #OurFlagMeansDeath #Deanbird #OFMDFanArt #OFMDArt #OFMDFiberArt

OFMD Craft Fair auction item 1477: A Special Invitation, donated by Deanbird. A mock-up image shows a business-card-sized invite with gold foil accents. It reads, “Jeff's Inn by the Sea - You are cordially invited to High Tea with your hosts, Misters Bonnet-Teach, at three o'clock in the afternoon.” It also features 2 doodles: Ed and Stede holding hands with little love hearts above their heads, and a steaming cup of tea with a jug of milk and 7 sugar cubes.

Auction item 1246: Digital Art Commission, donated by Deanbird. Text at the bottom reads, “Gentlebeard commission - 1 digital art piece of Ed and/or Stede” and there are 3 examples of Deanbird's work: One shows Ed with a full beard and wide eyes, a besotted look on his face. One shows Stede and Ed sitting at a bar together. In the third, they look like they have just survived a sword fight, both sporting some minor injuries; Ed is holding Stede's face in his hands and they are looking into each other's eyes.

Auction item 1015: Stede Knitted Mittens in Merino Wool, donated by Deanbird. A photo shows a pair of blue mittens with a yellow pattern and a white unicorn head design.

Auction item 1202: Mothman Bundle, donated by Deanbird. 3 photos show a 12 inch by 16 inch digital art print of Mothman, a pair of purple knitted Mothman mittens, and a bunch of cute Mothman stickers with pride flags, including one of Ed and Stede as Mothmen.

🎨 Craft Fair Fan Spotlight: Pirate Pam

Another one of our fabulous crewmates, Pirate Pam, donated a Custom Book Binding! Talk about gorgeous! I'm so impressed by all the talent on this ship!
(Source: https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/126419/auctions/176690/auction_items/5948747)

Wanna check out some of her book binding work? This is only one of so many awesome ones you can check out in her thread on Bluesky (sign-in required): https://bsky.app/profile/brainrotpam.bsky.social/post/3lhjwrpy7fc2u

(16/20)

#OFMDCraftFair #OurFlagMeansDeath #PiratePam #OFMDFanArt #OFMDArt #FanBinding

OFMD Craft Fair auction item 1029: Custom Book Binding, donated by PiratePam. There are 3 photos, each showing a book Pam has bound. The first is opened up to show an endpaper featuring botanical illustrations. The second photo shows a glossy book cover featuring a painting of water lilies, with the title of the fanfic “The Merry Strays of Lighthouse Sanctuary” by XOXOEmynn written on it. The third book is the fic “Fair Winds” by jfc_anna, with the writing and a silhouette of a pine tree in gold on a forest green front cover.

A handbound book of Our Flag Means Death sheet music. The cover is an OFMD Season 2 poster created by xenantis, showing Ed, some of his S2 crew and Zheng on the left, and Stede & his own crew on the right. They are separated by a white strip that runs diagonally across the poster like a rip in the paper.

🎨 Craft Fair Fan Spotlight: Pogo NR

I also wanted to share some of the gorgeous graphics ArchEmily made for our dear creators - and the first up is the one, the only Pogo!

Pogo does a lot of fabulous work (one of my fave Vianton artists!) and for the craft fair she not only donated multiple sets of smoochie stickers, painting, and fanfiction tags, but an amazingly stunning Mermaid Skeletons Tufted Rug!

As Emily mentioned, you can check more of Pogo's work out at the below links!

:etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PogoAGogoCrafts
:kofi: https://ko-fi.com/pogonr
🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:l7f4xx74z4ys54otsnkb5hfw

Image sources:
https://bsky.app/profile/yerbamansa.bsky.social/feed/aaac4xp7s3eds
https://www.32auctions.com/ofmdcraftfair

(15/20)
@ofmdfanart

#OFMDCraftFair #OurFlagMeansDeath #PogoNR #OFMDFanArt #OFMDArt

Bluesky post by ArchEmily (@ YerbaMansa.bsky.social‬): “OFMD Craft Fair Maker Spotlight: @ PogoNR.bsky.social.” The post includes links to Pogo's Etsy and Ko-fi pages, and the attached image shows a collage of some of their OFMD and Vianton fanart, stickers, and AO3 tag magnet sets. Text written on a pink heart reads “Loved that?” and an arrow with the text “Check this out!” points to Pogo's Etsy and Ko-fi URLs. Further text reads: “Makes: Stickers, Fanfiction Word Magnets, Fanfic Commission Bundles. Commissions: Request on Ko-fi. # OFMDCraftFair Thank You.”

OFMD Craft Fair auction item 1285: “Sloppy Rhyikaverse Smoochie Painting, Plus all 18 Sloppy Rhyikaverse stickers”, donated by PogoNR. A photo shows 18 stickers with drawings of Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi's characters from various films or shows kissing sloppily, i. e. drooling all over each other. At the centre of the photo is a small acrylic painting of Stede and Ed kissing below a grinning moon, painted in the same style as the stickers.

Auction item 1287: Fanfiction Tag Magnet Pack, donated by PogoNR. A photo shows 5 plastic baggies with a paper label reading “Sticky Tags - fanfiction themed magnets”. Each pack contains a bunch of small magnets of a different theme: Basics/General Tags, Kudos, Warnings & Ratings, Alternate Universes, and Smutty Tags.

Auction item 1007: Season 2 Mermaid Tufted Rug, donated by PogoNR. A photo shows a round black rug with the OFMD Season 2 Mermaid skeleton design (2 white mermaid skeletons: one holding a spear, the other upside down & holding a bleeding red heart. Between them, their free hands shape the letters E and D).

🎨 OFMD Craft Fair: Bluesky Creator Feed

Our friend ArchEmily aka @yerbamansa is one of the OFMD craft fair team members, and they have put together a Bluesky feed for creators that participated in the craft fair and have shops or do commissions!

This feed is pretty great because it has all the creators info so you can easily check out what they have up for sale!
(Right now it's open in general but may go back to Bsky logged in only, just fyi!)

🦋 Check it out here: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5kpyxlhsp3wx3a3q7adghjve/feed/aaac4xp7s3eds

(14/20)

#OFMDCraftFair #OurFlagMeansDeath #OFMDFanArt #OFMDArt

🧵 (17/21)

🎨 Craft Fair Fan Spotlight: Jillian S

Another one of our dear crewmates, Jillian Sauers, makes beautiful ornaments and necklaces (I have one of her Messages In A Bottle and it's awesome!!) She donated these two wonderful pieces to the Craft Fair!

Also in case you didn't know - Jillian also does such amazing things for this fandom day to day (she helps keep track of the donations we've made as a fandom, reaches out to everyone and sends love, is always keeping an eye out for new cast members on the various platforms, and so much more) - she's a treasure!

You can find Jillian over on Bluesky (sign-in required): https://bsky.app/profile/jilliansauers.bsky.social

(Image source: https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/126419/auctions/176690)

@ofmdfanart
#OFMDCraftFair #JillianSauers #OurFlagMeansDeath #OFMDFanArt #OFMDArt

OFMD Craft Fair auction item 1380: Message in a Bottle Ornament, donated by JillianS. There are 2 photos: One shows a tiny bottle containing a rolled-up scroll. The bottle is sealed with a cork stopper attached to a short piece of twine. The other photo shows the unrolled scroll, which has Stede's love letter to Ed printed on it in Gothic script. It reads: 'Dear Ed, I long for you. Every day we spend apart feels like an eternity. I know you don't want to hear from me, but I write these letters daily, hoping one will reach you. Hope that's okay. And I know we're not through. I can feel it in my soul. A love like ours can't disappear in an instant. We're joined to one another, intertwined. We wrote our names on each other in permanent ink.'

OFMD Craft Fair auction item 1381: Frosted Glass Beaded Necklace, donated by JillianS. A photo shows a necklace of irregularly shaped teal and dark blue beads made from frosted glass that resembles seaglass. They are interspersed with small silver beads.

🧵 (16/21)

🎨 Craft Fair Fan Spotlight: Mossgroves

The first up on the Fan Spotlight for the OFMD Craft Fair is the absolute legend Mossgroves!

She was so incredibly kind to donate this amazing painting of our boys! If you aren't familiar with Moss's work, please take a moment to check out her incredible art on her Linktree below!

Her work is one of the first fanarts I'd seen in this fandom and it really blew me away and piqued my interest in OFMD!

🔗 https://linktr.ee/mossgroves

(Image source: https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/126419/auctions/176690/auction_items/5955703)

@ofmdfanart
#OFMDCraftFair #Mossgroves #OurFlagMeansDeath #OFMDFanArt #OFMDArt

OFMD Craft Fair auction item 1172: 'Seven Sugars' Painting, donated by Mossgroves. It is an acrylic painting of Stede handing Ed a cup of tea in Season 1 Episode 7 of OFMD.

🧵 (15/18)

🎨 OFMD Craft Fair: Fan Spotlight (part 1)

We're back with more fan spotlights from the OFMD Craft Fair!

Dr. Briana Jackson put up a Battle Jacket commission and it went for some crazy amount of money! Look at that gorgeous thing!
She was kind enough to also provide her Kofi link, where you can download the pattern for the battle jacket for free: https://ko-fi.com/baladria

She is also an Egyptologist, and does beautiful fan art for OFMD as well!

Wanna see more of her work? Check out her website and her AO3 (where she's also posted some in-depth info on the historical inspiration for the prints shown here, among others), or find her on Bluesky!

🌐 https://www.brianacjackson.com/biolinks
:ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/Baladria
🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/baladria.bsky.social (sign-in required)

Image sources:
https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/126419/auctions/176690/auction_items/5970073
https://bsky.app/profile/baladria.bsky.social/post/3ljb2asuegc2g

@ofmdfanart
#OFMDCraftFair #BrianaJackson #OurFlagMeansDeath #OFMDFanArt #OFMDArt