#flint-working

[vox-anglosphere]

Founded in 1089, Castle Acre escaped the worst of King Henry's purges. It stands as a model of East Anglian flint-work structures.

Castle Acre Priory is one of the largest and best preserved monastic sites in England.

Many of the buildings are made from mortared flint rubble, a highly durable material that has been prized since the Roman times.

Here, you can also see some beautiful ‘flushwork’ made with flint that has been expertly 'knapped' into shape and set 'flush' with stone to create a charming chequerboard pattern.

Flint knapping is now an endangered craft, but specialists like Lynn Mathias are doing what they can to keep it alive.

If you'd like to try it, as well as other traditional flintworking techniques, join our course this April. Tap the link in our bio to find out more!

[ghostedtea]

winner winner

[geekysprinkler]

happy black sails on netflix to all who celebrate

[zairaalbereo]

“Please don’t do this.”

So after binging the whole four seasons of Black Sails last month, I’m now on a more leisurely rewatch… or so I thought.

But god everything hits so much worse or better or harder knowing about Flint’s past and motivation now. And then this scene came up, and I’m just… fuuuuuck. Crying, screaming, throwing up. I’m not okay. This is devastating. (Did I mention I cope with art?)

On my first watch, Flint killing Gates truly shocked me. He would really kill his friend just because he wouldn’t go along with his plans? To not have to give up on the Urca? Sure, Gates is going against his command. It’s mutiny, but Gates seems to be trying, and he sounds so bloody reasonable. And more importantly, he’s been a loyal friend up until now. A fatherly friend (I want to throw up). And even now he’s… trying to protect Flint, right? (Fuck. Seriously. Feeling ill.)

But yeah, I was shocked. And as he whispered broken apologies to the friend he just murdered, I wondered… could I forgive him for this?

And now…omg now it’s like watching a completely different train wreck happening, and it all makes perfect, tragic, horrible sense. The way the whole scene mirrors James McGraw’s futile attempt to convince Hennessy of their Hail Mary plan to save Nassau. Every step. The urgency when things have already gone sideways, but James refuses to give up, because it can still work. People just have to listen. Let him explain. Have a little faith. Back then he trusted Hennessy, and now he still trusts Gates. He trusts them to understand, asking them to believe in him. He doesn’t see it coming. (How does he not see it coming this time?)

And then the moment the floor is ripped out from under him. And it’s all there, on Flint’s face, in the moment when Gates says “They know.” It’s not the mutiny. It’s the betrayal. The way Flint’s face falls, and for a moment he looks just like James McGraw in Hennessy’s office. The same devastation and disbelief when he asks “You told them?” And of course for him it is the same betrayal. It is the same fight, to prove Thomas right. To stand against those who took him and everything else away from James.

And Gates, that poor bastard, doesn’t even understand what sin he is committing. He doesn’t even see it as mutiny. He sees it as doing the right thing, containing a madman. (Omggg…) And then there is Flint, reliving the worst moments of his life. And that point it doesn’t feel like it’s about the Urca anymore. It’s an emotional massacre, to which Gates seems completely oblivious. When Flint asks if he will see him get hanged, only to be promised an opportunity to flee for him and ‘Mrs Barlow’, Gates thinks he is doing him a kindness. Like Hennessy probably thought he was doing him a kindness, saving him from the gallows. It’s all right. Flint just has to leave, vanish and never be heard of again. He should be grateful. And the way Flint’s eyes close briefly in disbelief that this is happening. Again. The way he pleads with Gates, just like he pleaded with Hennessy. So unlike Flint. But once more he is told that his actions are unforgivable. Simply too much. He’s not just rejected, but he is abandoned. He is cast out for who he is and his supposed sins. A monster that can’t be allowed to exist amongst the rest of them.

The whole scene is executed so brilliantly, the way he fluctuates between James’ almost innocent appeals to be understood and Flint’s anger at being denied. But he keeps trying until the last moment. And then, when he acts, it’s not a calculated move. It’s pure desperation, the only purpose to do something, to stop what is happening. Because James McGraw didn’t. But where James McGraw hesitated, where he maybe still hoped, still didn’t comprehend, and where he still thought he had something to lose… Flint doesn’t. And yet we can see it break him. We can see how it breaks another part of his soul. 

(And of course it will happen again. Screaming. Crying. Throwing up.)

[artsy-1diot]

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY GUYS uhh drops this here and flies away

you can watch it on youtube too aaa

[cogs-incorporated]

Whatever *puts your cogs into liminal spaces*

[holychopshopgalaxy]

james mcgraw-flint first date ideas

take him to a hanging by the docks and tell him his worldview sucks

take him on a canoe to kill a shark while you're both delirious from starvation/dehydration

[rackhamish]

James Flint (Toby Stephens) - Black Sails

Some gifs from S01E07

[corantus]

jenny & vastra for my friend @sparrowlucero (ft her insanely good vastra design)

[tiofrean]

Remember my Silver in Gold? Yeah. I needed a Flint to add to that.

Krita, don't know how long because it's been ages since I've started it.

With a special dedication to @heycarrots <3

[valtsv]

This is how they survive. You must know this. You're too smart not to know this.

The Silt Verses, "Of Love, And Gods' Defeat" // Black Sails, "XXXVIII"

[oakdown]

Twelth Doctor companions/side characters + support alignment

[loonie-loo]

Quick sketches with MI/MAW characters' human versions and a lil of my headcanons

In any case, this is just my vision of the characters!! I hope u enjoy it :'D

Sorry for the bad English I'm sleepy

I like to compare it with the sketches of 2022 lol

[nocapesdahling]

Poseidon | God of the Sea, Earthquakes, Storms, and Horses

I’ve been waiting for this moment, for the perfect time to strike

When your home’s so close and you’ve reached your coast

That’s when our paths collide

I’ve got a reputation

I’ve got a name to uphold

So I can’t go letting you walk or else the world forgets I’m cold

Now get in the water

Get in the water or I’ll raise the tide so high, all of Ithaca will die

Get in the water…

Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves

[corvidcorgi]

I commissioned @u3pxx for art of my DND character Flint and he looks AMAZING. "Local werewolf can't decide whether to beat you to death with a book or blast you to death with pure starlight." It's so fucking atmospheric, holy shit.

Den is super talented, and I'm absolutely in love with the icon they made for him too. He can't be feral all the time! In fact he mostly isn't! Usually Flint is just Very Tired, and boy does it show.

Look at him. He's so done with everything.

[thinkingabout-girls]

i can’t even lie the jasper lives aus have been growing on me. you can’t tell me that man doesn’t self medicate