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an image of vingilot sailing the sea, a white ship with a white sail with earendil's blue sigil in the center, on dark blue waves with blue sky and white clouds in the background

StarSpray

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Preferred Name: StarSpray

Preferred Pronouns: she/her

Member since .

About Me

Hello! I am StarSpray; I can be found under the same username on AO3 and Tumblr and Dreamwidth. I like crying about Elves and giggling about Hobbits.

Fanworks by StarSpray

This is a Writing fanworkGrief of Cold by StarSpray

and now there was nothing left except Elwing, and Vingilot, and his mariners, and the Silmaril, and one last wild, desperate chance.

Major Characters: Aerandir, Elwing, Erellont, Eärendil, Falathar
Major Relationships:
Genres: Drama Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 5, 041
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This is a Writing fanworkLook, It's Spring by StarSpray

She had died in bloodstained Menegroth and woke again in flowering Lórien, and now she did not know what to do.

Major Characters: Elwing, Nimloth
Major Relationships:
Genres: General Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings:
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 54
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This is a Writing fanworkWildflowers by StarSpray

There are flowers everywhere and Nienor isn't quite sure why.

Major Characters: Morwen, Nellas, Nienor
Major Relationships:
Genres: Slash/Femslash Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings:
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1, 652
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This is a Writing fanworkDeeds of Small Hands by StarSpray

Lúthien is not the first Elf to discover Beren wandering the forest.

Major Characters: Beleg, Beren, Daeron, Elu Thingol, Lúthien Tinúviel, Melian, Nellas, Original Character(s)
Major Relationships:
Genres: General Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings:
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 452
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This is a Writing fanworkTurn at Last to Home by StarSpray

Idril returns to Tirion.

Major Characters: Anairë, Idril, Tuor
Major Relationships:
Genres: General Challenges: 10th Birthday Celebration
Rating: General Warnings:
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 238
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This is a Writing fanworkHour of Departure by StarSpray

Uinen was crying out on behalf of the Teleri, though Ossë and Ulmo remained silent.

Major Characters: Lalwen, Original Character(s)
Major Relationships:
Genres: Drama, Slash/Femslash Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 2, 496
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This is a Writing fanworkWhere Our Hearts are not so Frail by StarSpray

Nellas returns to the Withywindle valley after seeking news in Lindon.

Major Characters: Goldberry, Nellas
Major Relationships:
Genres: Slash/Femslash Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1, 088
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This is a Writing fanworkFate is Yours to Choose by StarSpray

With all the geological upheavel caused by the War of Wrath, the Blue Mountains are not, perhaps, the safest place to be.

Major Characters: Eluréd, Elurín, Eönwë, Nellas
Major Relationships:
Genres: General Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 2, 182
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This is a Writing fanworkTime to Uproot by StarSpray

"...and the cruel servants of Celegorm seized his young sons and left them to starve in the forest. Of this Maedhros indeed repented, and sought for them long in the woods of Doriath; but his search was unavailing, and of the fate of Eluréd and Elurín no tale tells.”

Major Characters: Eluréd, Elurín, Elves, Ents, Nellas
Major Relationships:
Genres: Drama, General Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Violence (Mild)
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 196
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This is a Writing fanworkUp from the Ocean's Cup by StarSpray

“Are you going to tell me what’s bothering you, or are we just never going to talk again?” he asked finally, as they crested the Calacirya, and sprawling Alqualondë came into view, rainbow beaches glittering in the noonday sun. Even from there they could hear singing rising from the docks.

Elwing took a breath. “I don’t know,” she said finally. “Am I ever going to see you again?”

Major Characters: Elwing, Eärendil, Original Character(s)
Major Relationships:
Genres: General Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings:
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1, 989
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This is a Writing fanworkTo Freely Choose by StarSpray

Eärendil and Elwing are summoned back to the Valar, and given a choice.

Major Characters: Elwing, Eärendil, Valar
Major Relationships:
Genres: General Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings:
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 3, 300
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This is a Writing fanworkShadow Child by StarSpray

Featuring Lúthien, her power, and her choices.

 

Major Characters: Beren, Lúthien Tinúviel, Melian, Melkor
Major Relationships:
Genres: Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings:
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 965
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This is a Writing fanworkBy the Margin of the Sea by StarSpray

After a very long journey, Elwing comes to Alqualondë.

Major Characters: Elwing, Eärendil, Olwë, Original Character(s)
Major Relationships:
Genres: General Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings:
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1, 559
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This is a Writing fanworkNothing in the World is Single by StarSpray

Befriending Elwing is not an easy task. Neither is trying to kiss her.

Major Characters: Celeborn, Elves, Elwing, Eärendil, Galadriel, Idril, Tuor
Major Relationships:
Genres: Romance Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings:
Chapters: 5 Word Count: 8, 567
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This is a Writing fanworkMoving Forward by StarSpray

A drabble series written for Tolkien Weekly's "Trees" challenge, centered around the beginning of the Second Age.

Major Characters: Celeborn, Celebrimbor, Círdan, Daeron, Elrond, Elros, Eärendil, Galadriel, Gil-galad, Lindir, Sauron, Tom Bombadil
Major Relationships:
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, General Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings:
Chapters: 8 Word Count: 17, 910
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This is a Writing fanworkWhat I Dread Befalls Me by StarSpray

Elwing and the Sack of Sirion.

 

Major Characters: Amras, Amrod, Elrond, Elros, Elwing, Erellont, Eärendil, Falathar, Galadriel, Maedhros, Maglor
Major Relationships:
Genres: Drama, General Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Mature Themes, Violence (Moderate)
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 7, 187
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This is a Writing fanworkStar in Shadow Shimmering by StarSpray

Elwing cannot stand the sight of the Silmaril.

Major Characters: Elwing
Major Relationships:
Genres: Drama Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Mature Themes
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 5, 962
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This is a Writing fanworkHaunted by StarSpray

The journey from Gondolin to the Mouths of Sirion is long, and there are ghosts waiting for them.

Major Characters: Celeborn, Elves, Elwing, Eärendil, Galadriel, Idril, Tuor, Voronwë
Major Relationships:
Genres: Drama, General Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Mature Themes, Violence (Moderate)
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 5, 571
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Co-Created Fanworks

This is a Audio fanwork[podfic] Of Perfect Make by Chestnut_pod, StarSpray

A letter comes to the Lonely Mountain from Bag End, requesting a large number of birthday gifts for Bilbo's upcoming eleventy-first birthday. The Mountain gets to work immediately.

Major Characters: Glóin
Major Relationships:
Genres: Podfic Challenges:
General Warnings:
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This is a Audio fanwork[podfic] Bookkeeper by Chestnut_pod, StarSpray

Elanor sits down to make a copy of the Red Book.

Major Characters: Elanor Gardner
Major Relationships:
Genres: Podfic Challenges:
General Warnings:
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This is a Audio fanwork[podfic] With What a Glory by Chestnut_pod, StarSpray

Goldberry has a song for each season.

Major Characters: Goldberry
Major Relationships:
Genres: Podfic Challenges:
General Warnings:
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This is a Audio fanwork[podfic] Luminous by Chestnut_pod, StarSpray

Nerdanel crafts her first sculpture of strange but beautiful shape.

Major Characters: Mahtan, Nerdanel
Major Relationships: Mahtan & Nerdanel
Genres: Podfic Challenges:
General Warnings:
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StarSpray's Gallery

More than Memory by StarSpray
two silhouetted figures holding hands are walking away from the viewer thorugh a doorway into something bright white/blue/silver/gold, stitched on gray fabric with black stitches outlining the doorway and the hallway

"In sorrow we must go, but not in despair. Behold! we are not bound for ever to the circles of the world, and beyond them is more than memory." - The Return of the King

 

Stitched for the Famous Last Words challenge for the prompt: "And with that, they stepped into the gateway, together." - Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon, Wole Talabi

Major Characters: Beren, Lúthien Tinúviel
Major Relationships: Beren/Luthien
Challenge: Famous Last Words
Rating: General
Warnings: Character Death

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Upon the Borders of the Sundering Seas by StarSpray
an embroidery in the style of a stained glass window depicting a tower on a cliff overlooking the sea with a sun rising in the background, and a sailboat on the water

"Therefore there was built for [Elwing] a white tower northward upon the borders of the Sundering Seas..." - The Silmarillion, 'Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath'

Made for 2025's Tolkien Summer Reverse Bang! 

The accompanying fic is here: Sad songs for us to bear by astrisq

Major Characters: Elwing
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Ekkaia by StarSpray
an embroidery in three styles of laidwork depicting an abstract scene of a sky and the sea and a beach in shades of blue and white and red and brown

Maglor’s breath caught in his throat at the sight of Ekkaia stretching out before them. Its waters were calmer and smoother than Belegaer. The waves were gentle as they washed quietly up over the stony beach, their music no more than a whisper, the stones themselves all warm browns and reds and occasional pinks, and the waters were darker, not quite reflecting the blue of the sky, but instead shimmering with the remembered light of ancient stars. They were endless, vanishing past the horizon; there were no ships that sailed upon Ekkaia, no fishermen to cast their nets into its depths. Certainly no sea monsters, Maglor thought as he lifted a hand to shield his eyes from the westering sun. Here there was only peace.

- High in the Clean Blue Air, Chapter Twenty Seven

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Psamathos' Cove by StarSpray
an embroidered scene of Psamathos' cove from Roverandom, with blue water in the foreground and sand between green hills and black cliffs in the background; beads are scattered throughout the piece, and two small twigs stick out of the sand

Art for TRSB 2024! Featuring Psamathos' cove from Roverandom, and Psamathos himself if you know where to look. 

AllyThistle wrote a delightful fic, Once Upon A Time On Psamathos' Cove, to accompany it. <333

Major Characters: Psamathos Psamathides
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Lover of All Things That Grow by StarSpray
an embroidered hand stretched palm up with flowers growing out of the palm and fingers, and with woven-wheel roses at the wrist

"[Yavanna] is the lover of all things that grow in the earth, and all their countless forms she holds in her mind..." - The Valaquenta

Major Characters: Yavanna
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: Funky 70s
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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That Mighty Beech by StarSpray
an embroidered scene of a large three-trunked tree beside a river, against a backdrop of blue sky and green forest and grass, with white beads in the foreground

"This mighty beech was named Hírilorn, and it had three trunks, equal in girth, smooth in rind, and exceeding tall; no branches grew from them for a great height above the ground." - The Silmarillion, "Of Beren and Lúthien"

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Far Over the Misty Mountains by StarSpray
an embroidered scene of many mountains rising up behind several hills on which trees are standing, with clouds stitched about the mountain peaks; all stitches are in black on an off-white fabric

"I want to see mountains again--mountains, Gandalf!"

inspired by Tolkien's own drawing of the Misty Mountains, as seen on the Tolkien Estate's website.

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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The Round Sun is Falling by StarSpray
a round embroidery hoop on a background of green leaves; the embroidered scene is a sunset in yellows, reds, and oranges with a white cloud, and varying shades of blue on the bottom half for the sea, all done in chain stitch; the scene is bordered with gray backstitch

My piece for Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang 2023! This is my first year participating as an artist and I'm very excited.

The title comes from Legolas' song in ROTK; Zhie wrote the accompanying fic Never and Forever, featuring Legolas and Thranduil!

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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A Far Green Country by StarSpray
an embroidered scene of water in many shades of blue, a pale tan strech of beach, and five green hills under a variagated blue sky and two white clouds, all in chain stitch on an off-white background fabric

"And then it seemed to him that as in his dream in the house of Bombadil the grey rain-curtain turned all to silver glass and was rolled back, and he beheld white shores and beyond them a far green country under a swift sunrise." - The Return of the King

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Wonder of the Neighborhood by StarSpray
an embroidery on blue fabric of a dark brown tree stump and a lighter colored young tree on a green hill dotted with blue and yellow flowers; the tree has many yellow flowers and a few dark green leaves; there are two clouds in the sky background, and it is enclosed in a square border of dusty pink

"The little silver nut [Sam] planted in the Party Field where the tree had once been; and he wondered what would come of it...

"Spring surpassed his wildest hopes...In the Party Field a beautiful young sapling leaped up: it had silver bark and long leaves and burst into golden flowers in April. it was indeed a mallorn, and it was the wonder of the neighborhood. in after years, as it grew in grace and beauty, it was known far and wide and people would come long journeys to see it: the only mallorn west of the Mountains and east of the Sea, and one of the finest in the world."

- The Return of the King, "The Grey Havens"

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Laurelin & Telperion by StarSpray
an embroidered image of the two trees of valinor on blue fabric, telperion on the left and laurelin on the right, atop a green hill dotted with pink and purple and blue flowers, with a dark blue circular frame stitched around

“Under her song the saplings grew and became fair and tall, and came to flower; and thus there awoke in the world the Two Trees of Valinor. Of all things which Yavanna made they have the most renown, and about their fate all the tales of the Elder Days are woven.”

~ The Silmarillion, “Of The Beginning of Days”

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Seven Mighty Stars by StarSpray
a piece of embroidery on blue fabric in a blue hoop, featuring the black silhouettes of mountains with three taller peaks in the middle, and above them stars in french knots, with larger knots depicting the valacirca/big dipper

"Then [Varda] began a great labor, greatest of all the works of the Valar since their coming into Arda. She took the silver dews from the vats of Telperion, and therewith she made new stars and brighter against the coming of the Firstborn ... And high in the north as a challenge to Melkor she set the crown of seven mighty stars to swing, Valacirca, the Sickle of the Valar and sign of doom." - The Silmarillion, "Of the Coming of the Elves"

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Stamp Collection 2026

StarSpray's 2026 Stamp Collection

January 2026 Resolution challenge stamp - image of a person about to climb a rope festooned with bells
January 2026 Resolution challenge stamp - image of a floating tower with three arched bridges
February 2026 Title Track SWG challenge stamp - a photo of a manuscript musical score sitting on the strings of an open grand piano
February 2026 Title Track SWG challenge stamp - black and white photo of a record player, with the focus on the arm and needle
February 2026 Title Track SWG challenge stamp - a photo of a display of colorful umbrellas against a blue sky. There are dozens of umbrellas in many bright colors.
March 2026 Famous Last Words SWG challenge stamp - a color illustration of Fëanor with darkness behind him and flames in front of him.
March 2026 Famous Last Words SWG challenge stamp - a color illustration of Gilraen wearing a circlet and hairnet, with a small star above her head.
March 2026 Famous Last Words SWG challenge stamp - a color illustration of Turgon seen through a decorative arch. He is richly dressed with gold accents on his tunic, and stands against a background that could be sunrise or could be flames.
April 2026 Everyman SWG challenge stamp - a color illustration of a hand holding a drop spindle; the number 4 is at the left and the word "Creator" at the right

Stamp Collection 2025

StarSpray's 2025 Stamp Collection

January 2025 Jubilee SWG challenge stamp - a photo of several mirror balls, glitter, and sequins, all silvery. The number "2024" is in the middle in dark grey.
January 2025 Jubilee SWG challenge stamp - a closeup photo of a hand tossing color powder, as at Holi. The color purple predominates. The number "2025" is at the bottom of the stamp in pale purple..
January 2025 Jubilee SWG challenge stamp - photo of a young girl wearing a bright red top skipping exuberantly through the wet sand at the seaside. There are other people in the background at a distance, and it is a bright beautiful day.
January 2025 Jubilee SWG challenge stamp - a photo of a 'tunnel' formed by hanging paper star lamps in many bright colors; the sky beyond is dark
January 2025 Jubilee SWG challenge stamp - a photo of people gathered around a campfire at dusk. People are visible primarily as silhouettes, with the darkening sky behind them and the fire blazing in front of them.
2025 Dark Matter creator stamp - numerous instances of the letter T beneath a red 'no' symbol; at the bottom is the word Creator.
February 2025 Dark Matter commenter stamp - numerous instances of the letter S beneath a red 'no' symbol; at the bottom is the word commenter.
February 2025 Dark Matter commenter stamp - numerous instances of the letter E beneath a red 'no' symbol; at the bottom is the caption 5 comments.
February 2025 IFD stamp - the words 'anti-prompts' beneath a red 'no' symbol; at the bottom is the caption International Fanworks Day.
March 2025 Birthday Bash challenge stamp - yellow and red firework on a dark background
March 2025 Birthday Bash challenge stamp - red, silver, and blue fireworks on a dark background
April 2025 Musicals challenge stamp - illustration of Luthien wearing a light blue dress, dancing in the forest with white flowers around her and tall trees behind her.
April 2025 Musicals challenge stamp - illustration of Maglor, wearing a red robe and gold circlet playing a large harp.
May 2025 Period Drama challenge stamp - photo of a person holding a sword silhouetted against a sunrise sky
July 2025 Swinging 40s SWG challenge stamp - black and white photo of women working at a switchboard
July 2025 Swinging 40s SWG challenge stamp - black and white photo of two women swing dancing
August 2025 Kids These Days challenge stamp - small brown-haired Elf hands a letter to a small red-haired Elf
September 2025 Jumble Sale challenge stamp - a jumble of books and art supplies
September 2025 Jumble Sale challenge stamp - jumble of Tolkien books and Tolkien-themed artifacts
October 2025 The Only Thing To Fear SWG challenge stamp - black and white photo of a backlit spider. It is impossible to tell how large the spider may be.
October 2025 The Only Thing To Fear SWG challenge stamp - black and white photo of a skull surrounded by what may be other bones. The skull is largely in shadow.
November/December 2025 Great Beleriand Bake-Off SWG challenge stamp - a photo of a pair of hands setting a doug ball into a proving basket. A bowl of flour and rack of eggs are visible to either side.

StarSpray's 2024 Stamp Collection

January 2024 Resolution SWG challenge stamp - photo of a blank book on a rustic wooden table surrounded by paintbrushes, palette, and flowers; on the right page is a large number one
January 2024 Resolution SWG challenge stamp - photo of a blank book on a dark grid; on the left page there is a pen and a large number one with sketch lines
January 2024 Resolution SWG challenge stamp - photo of a blank book on a table a hand holding a coffee mug; on the page there is a large number one
February 2024 Meet & Greet SWG challenge stamp - illustration within the silhouette of a nesting doll, showing Beren coming upon Luthien dancing
February 2024 Meet & Greet SWG challenge stamp - illustration within the silhouette of a nesting doll, showing a light-haired elf taking the hand of a dark-haired elf against a background that might be a cave or a forest
February 2024 Meet & Greet SWG challenge stamp - illustration within the silhouette of a nesting doll, showing a golden haired elf with a harp facing trees and mountains
February 2024 Meet & Greet SWG challenge stamp - illustration of three nesting dolls. The largest is at the back and is a silver-haired elf wearing a diadem; there is a forest around him. The middle is a dark-haired elf wearing white and carrying a bow. The smallest in front is a dark-haired elf with the body of the doll showing an intricate colorful scene.
March 2024 It Comes In Threes SWG challenge stamp - photo of three brightly colored flowers against a dark background
March 2024 It Comes In Threes SWG challenge stamp - photo of three sheep grazing in a green meadow
March 2024 It Comes In Threes SWG challenge stamp - photo of three hot peppers piled together
March 2024 It Comes In Threes SWG challenge stamp - photo of three women dressed in various styles
April 2024 Tengwar SWG challenge stamp - stylized Tengwar spelling 'ahto' in a dark red font on a lighter red watercolor wash background.
April 2024 Tengwar SWG challenge stamp - stylized Tengwar spelling 'alaquenta' in a dark red font on a purplish watercolor wash background.
April 2024 Tengwar SWG challenge stamp - stylized Tengwar spelling 'mellon' in a dark green font on a lighter green/yellow watercolor wash background.
May 2024 Crossroads of the Fallen King SWG challenge stamp - photo of snowy crossroads in a rural region with the number 5 in the lower left corner
May 2024 Crossroads of the Fallen King SWG challenge stamp - photo of the crossing of two sets of wooden steps ascending a steep green hillside in a tropical region with the number 5 in the lower right corner
June 2024 Funky 70s SWG challenge stamp - photo of a 70s muscle car in what appears to be a mostly dry storm drain channel, with a concrete bridge in the background
June 2024 Funky 70s SWG challenge stamp - photo of a room done in 70s decor - plastic chairs with velvet upholstery, striped wallpaper, and shag carpet
July 2024 Bollywood challenge creator stamp - vintage Bollywood poster with a dark-haired woman and smiling man
July 2024 Bollywood challenge commenter stamp - vintage Bollywood poster with two women
July 2024 Disability Pride stamp with Disability Pride flag in sequins
September 2024 Idiomatic SWG challenge stamp - smiling clam with the caption "happy as a clam" and the number 9.
September 2024 Idiomatic SWG challenge stamp - slice of cake on a plate, the caption "piece of cake" and the number 9.
October 2024 Orctober SWG challenge stamp - a gray forest
October 2024 Orctober SWG challenge stamp - broken glass
November/December 2024Potluck SWG challenge stamp - a copper saucepot with lid on a round wooden trivet
November/December 2024Potluck SWG challenge stamp - a long table set for a feast with many dishes of delicious food
November/December 2024Potluck SWG challenge stamp - a white porcelain baking dish full of baked pasta
November/December 2024Potluck SWG challenge stamp - a vertical column of 5 spoons; each spoon is heaped with a different herb or spice
November/December 2024Potluck SWG challenge stamp - an unbaked pie on a countertop, with a baker's hands crimping the crust around the edge of the pie
2024 Festival of Lights Commenter stamp - a closeup of scrumptious potato latkes lightly sprinkled with chives; in the background is a dish of applesauce.

StarSpray's 2023 Stamp Collection

January 2023 Jubilee SWG challenge stamp - postage stamp with a color photo of a tray of fancy pastries, text "Jubilee" and number 1.
January 2023 Jubilee SWG challenge stamp - postage stamp with a color photo of a champagne toast against a background of sparklers, text "Jubilee" and number 1.
January 2023 Jubilee SWG challenge stamp - postage stamp with a color photo of a group toasting at a picnic, text "Jubilee" and number 1.
January 2023 Jubilee SWG challenge stamp - postage stamp with a color photo of the number 2017 in large neon lights, text "Jubilee" and number 1.
January 2023 Jubilee SWG challenge stamp - postage stamp with a color photo of the number 2018 in silhouette against a sunrise, text "Jubilee" and number 1.
January 2023 Jubilee SWG challenge stamp - postage stamp with a color photo of the number 2019 in blue neon lights against a dark background
January 2023 Jubilee SWG challenge stamp - postage stamp with a color photo of the number 2022 in gold sparklers against a dark background
January 2023 Jubilee SWG challenge stamp - postage stamp with a color photo of the number 2023 being drawn in damp sand on a beach
Stamp looks like a chips bag that reads, "Cheesy Corn Chips Creator," with a pile of potato chips
Stamp looks like a chips bag that reads, "Cheesy Corn Chips Commenter"
Stamp looks like a chips bag that reads, "100% Cheesier! Cheesy Corn Chips," with a wedge of yellow cheese
February 2023 International Fanworks Day (IFD)
March 2023 Middle-earth Is Multitudes SWG challenge stamp - postage stamp with a silhouette of an Ent against a blue-green watercolor background
March 2023 Middle-earth Is Multitudes SWG challenge stamp - postage stamp with a Dwarf in armor holding a battle-axe silhouetted against a pink-red watercolor background
April 2023 Rejects SWG challenge stamp - a richly colored medeival illustration of an indeterminate creature on a blue background and the number 4 in the upper left corner
April 2023 Rejects SWG challenge stamp - a medeival illustration of an elephant with the text 'Rejects' struck out above it and the number 4 in the upper right corner
May 2023 Bestiary of Arda SWG challenge stamp - a painting of a stylized wolf in pale blue and white against a dark blue background, with the number 5 in the upper right corner
May 2023 Bestiary of Arda SWG challenge stamp - painting of a stylized spider in a web, pale blue and white against a dark blue-grey background, with the number 5 in the upper right corner
May 2023 Bestiary of Arda SWG challenge stamp - painting of a stylized bat, pale blue and white against a dark blue-grey background, with the number 5 in the upper right corner
June 2023 Secret Gate SWG challenge stamp - a painting of a gold magnify glass, showing pen & paper and paintbrush & palette.
June 2023 Secret Gate SWG challenge stamp - a painting of a gold magnify glass, showing a golden award labeled 'Commenter'
July 2023 Dip the Ladle SWG challenge stamp - a blond hero holds a sword over his shoulder, reflected below in grayscale
August 2023 Roaring Twenties SWG challenge stamp - a black and white photo of Ma Rainey and her band circa 1923, with the number 8 in the lower left corner
August 2023 Roaring Twenties SWG challenge stamp - a black and white photo of F. Scott Fitzgerald with pen in hand circa 1921, with the number 8 in the upper left corner
September 2023 Turgon's Rock Opera SWG challenge stamp - photo of a musician on stage in front of a large audience; the photo is taken from behind and the musician is backlit by a spotlight
September 2023 Turgon's Rock Opera SWG challenge stamp - photo of a hand in the devil's horns or rock gesture; the colors are vivid purples, pinks, and oranges. The number 9 is in the upper right corner, and text "Rock Opera" across the bottom.
October 2023 Experimental SWG challenge stamp - photo of a large mass of brightly colored plastic beads
October 2023 Experimental SWG challenge stamp - photo of stacked variegated skeins of yarn
October 2023 Experimental SWG challenge stamp - closeup photo of a section of a brightly colored tile mosaic
November/December 2023 Understory SWG challenge stamp - watercolor of trees and plants in a forest. The color scheme is blues and purples with a hint of gold in the center.
November/December 2023 Understory SWG challenge stamp - watercolor of trees and plants in a forest. The color scheme is monochrome, dark grey trees against a light background, and reminiscent of an underpainting or a black and white negative.
November/December 2023 Understory SWG challenge stamp - watercolor of trees and plants in a forest behind a pond or pool. The color scheme is understated blues and greens.

StarSpray's 2022 Stamp Collection

January 2022 SWG New Year's Resolution Creator stamp - a single starburst firework against a sky in which the last rays of sunset are visible on the horizon
February 2022 SWG Opposites Attract Challenge Creator stamp - a blue colored pencil and a yellow colored pencil diagonally through the middle, splitting a background of blue and yellow
February 2022 SWG Opposites Attract Challenge Commenter stamp - a toy sized brown and white dog nose to nose with a large breed black and white dog
International Fanworks Day 2022 stamp - globe with googly eyes centered on central Asia, text above and below reads Intl. Fanworks Day
March 2022 Arda on Ice SWG challenge stamp - drawing of a blonde elf in a white body suit with his back foot above his head in a Beillmann spin
April 2022 On A Different Page SWG challenge stamp - A young girl wearing cardboard fairy wings and a homemade paper crown, wielding a wand
April 2022 On A Different Page SWG challenge stamp - A fancy cake on a table, inside a tent lit with party lights
May 2022 Vintage SWG challenge stamp - A fancy sand castle in an old-timey color palette
May 2022 Vintage SWG challenge stamp - an desk with open blank books, an old-fashioned typewriter with a fresh page in it ready to type, and an antique telephone in the background
June 2022 Also Appearing SWG challenge stamp - a green carnival mask
June 2022 Also Appearing SWG challenge stamp for Pride Month - a coffee cup with a rainbow flag in the background
July 2022 Zingers SWG challenge stamp - a black and white photo of Groucho Marx with a cigar in his mouth
July 2022 Zingers SWG challenge stamp - a black and white photo of of Mae West looking at something off camera to the left; she wears a low-cut dress, an intricate pendant, and a white fur stole.
August 2022 Restoration and Rebuilding SWG challenge stamp - color photo of a partially gutted interior room, with construction debris on the floor
August 2022 Restoration and Rebuilding SWG challenge stamp - color photo of a person using a long-handled paint roller to put a base coat on the wall of a room undergoing renovation
August 2022 Restoration and Rebuilding SWG challenge stamp - color photo of a person walking through a parking garage with chaotic wooden bracing augmenting the structure
August 2022 Restoration and Rebuilding SWG challenge stamp - color photo of a hand reaching for a tool on a workbench
September 2022 Major Arcana challenge stamp - a heart with three swords stabbed into it
September 2022 Major Arcana challenge stamp - a lantern shining bright yellow light
October 2022 X Marks the Spot SWG challenge stamp - color photo of a map, with a compass and autum leaves on top of it; a notebook is in one corner
October 2022 X Marks the Spot SWG challenge stamp - color photo of a book opened to a map, with a pair of glasses set on the verso
November/December 2022 Manwë's Mailbag SWG challenge stamp - color photo of a bundle of old letters tied up with string on top of several unfolded letters and postcards, with the text "Mailbag" and number 11/12
November/December 2022 Manwë's Mailbag SWG challenge stamp - color photo of an outdoor postcard rack, with the text "Mailbag" and number 11/12

StarSpray's 2021 Stamp Collection

February 2021 Times of Bliss SWG challenge stamp - a sunrise reflected in calm water
February 2021 International Day of Fanworks stamp - new SWG logo over globe on black background, icons for drama, art, music, and writing in the four corners
March 2021 Words of Wit and Wisdom SWG challenge stamp - text "Words"
March 2021 Words of Wit and Wisdom SWG challenge stamp - text "Wit"
March 2021 Words of Wit and Wisdom stamp - black and white print of two walnuts in the upper right and lower left corners
April 2021 Queens of the Quill SWG challenge stamp - portrait of Phyllis Wheatley
April 2021 Queens of the Quill SWG challenge stamp - Portrait of Edna St. Vincent Millay
April 2021 Queens of the Quill SWG challenge stamp - portrait of Queen Elizabeth I as a girl
May 2021 Book By Its Cover SWG Challenge stamp - photo of an upright set of books
May 2021 Book By Its Cover SWG Challenge stamp - photo of a person holding an open book in front of their face
July 2021 SWG Middle-earth Olympics challenge creator stamp - a dwarf weightlifter dressed in red
July 2021 SWG Middle-earth Olympics challenge commenter stamp - an archer dressed in blue/purple
August 2021 SWG Challenge Kings & Kink Creator stamp - a cat wearing a crown and fancy ribbon
August 2021 SWG Challenge Kings & Kink Akallabêth stamp - statue of Neptune wearing rainbow nipple pasties
September 2021 SWG Challenge Dear Irmo stamp - sheet of paper and old fashioned pen, with "Dear Irmo" written on the paper
October 2021 SWG Challenge The Gnome Tome stamp - a garden gnome on a swing in an autumn setting with the words "Gnome Tome"
November/December 2021 SWG Challenge Holiday Party stamp - a fancy place setting for a holiday dinner
November/December 2021 SWG Challenge Holiday Party stamp - blue/silvery sparkles with orange/red lights in the background
November/December 2021 SWG Challenge Holiday Party stamp - a group of champagne glasses clinking together as one glass is still being poured

StarSpray's 2020 Stamp Collection

January 2020 New Years Resolution challenge creator stamp with footprints
February 2020 SWG challenge Crackuary stamp with yellow background cracked in half horizontally
February 2020 SWG challenge Crackuary stamp
2020 International Day of Fanworks stamp with people standing in a circle around the Earth
March 2020 Soundtrack SWG challenge stamp - cassette tape unraveled
March 2020 Soundtrack SWG challenge stamp - photo of a record with a brightly colored label
April 2020 Block Party SWG challenge stamp - people celebrating with large bubble wands
April 2020 Block Party SWG challenge stamp - heart-shaped hole trimmed in a hedge, text "Live Event"
May 2020 Archetypes SWG challenge stamp - snake wrapped around an egg
June 2020 Laws and Customs SWG challenge stamp - Justice statue
July 2020 True Leader SWG challenge stamp - statue of Athena
July 2020 True Leader SWG challenge stamp - Sojourner Truth
July 2020 True Leader SWG challenge stamp - Wu Zetian
August 2020 Utopia-Dystopia SWG challenge stamp - black and white tree half living and half dead
September 2020 Naturalist's Guide to Middle-earth SWG challenge stamp - dark green leaves and yellow flowers on a blue background
November December 2020 Postcards from Middle-earth SWG challenge stamp - vintage postcard with eagle and goddess against blue sky and text "Greetings from Aman"

StarSpray's 2019 Stamp Collection

January 2019 SWG New Year's Resolution challenge stamp - multicolored confetti or bokeh effect on a dark background
January 2019 SWG New Year's Resolution challenge stamp - illustration of a popping champagne bottle with the challenge title
February 2019 SWG Love Actually challenge stamp - illustration of a couple gazing up at the night sky
March 2019 Hidden Figures SWG challenge stamp - Jane Austen quote: "It is to be supposed that Henry was married, since he had certainly four sons, but it is not in my power to inform the REader who was his wife."
March 2019 Hidden Figures SWG challenge stamp - CS Lewis quote: "What were the women doing meanwhile? How should I know? I am a man and never spied on the mysteries of the Bona Dea."
March 2019 Hidden Figures SWG challenge stamp - Image of 5 B2MEM bingo cards fanned out
April 2019 Sirens and Songstresses SWG challenge stamp - painting of a group of ryukyuan women playing music
April 2019 Sirens and Songstresses SWG challenge stamp - painting of ancient Egyptian women playing musical instruments
April 2019 Sirens and Songstresses SWG challenge stamp - painting from Narga Selassie monastery of a woman playing a drum, with a group of women behind her
April 2019 Sirens and Songstresses SWG challenge stamp - detail from a Giulio Rosati painting of a woman playing a tamborine in front of a tiled wall
May 2019 Caprice And Chance SWG challenge stamp - Detail from a Hans Zatska painting showing two women against a garden backdrop
June 2019 Pride SWG Challenge Stamp - chalk drawing of a rainbow partially behind a cloud
June 2019 Pride SWG Challenge Stamp - photo of a rainbox against a cloudy sky
June 2019 Pride SWG Challenge Stamp - underside view of a piñata breaking , with rainbow colored streamers
July 2019 Solve A Problem SWG challenge stamp - Corner of a bulletin board with photos and sketches pinned on it
July 2019 Solve A Problem SWG challenge stamp - Photo of a slightly messy desk stacked with books and papers, a coffe cup lurking in the middle
August 2019 Notion Club Revival SWG challenge stamp - Photo of Radcliffe Camera from street level
August 2019 Notion Club Revival SWG challenge stamp - Photo of Radcliffe Camera from an upper story
August 2019 Notion Club Revival SWG challenge stamp - Photomanip of Radcliffe Camera in a lightning storm with a wizard on top of it
September 2019 In Rare Form SWG challenge stamp - Hand lettered and illustrated book, with text and embellishment on the verso and a map on the recto
September 2019 In Rare Form SWG challenge stamp - Pair of ballet shoes
October 2019 Start To Finish SWG challenge stamp - Text "I'll make my report as if I told a story, for I was taught on my homeworld that truth is a matter of the imagination. - Ursula K. LeGuin"
November/December 2019 Season's Greetings SWG Challenge stamp - watercolor of a mountain in silhouette against a colorful night sky with Earendil shining
November/December 2019 Season's Greetings SWG Challenge stamp - photo showing a number of lamps illuminating a gathering in the foreground, with a night cityscape in the background

StarSpray's 2018 Stamp Collection

January 2018 New Year's Resolution SWG challenge stamp - black and white drawing of a quill and ink and book superimposed over stylized drawing of fireworks
February 2019 Breaking Boundaries SWG challenge stamp - illustration of an elf leaning on a staff or spear talking to a dwarf leaning on an axe
March 2018 Middle-earth Museum SWG challenge stamp - photo of a wooden gate with ornate ironwork and a stylized flower window labelled "Gate from Khazad-dûm, 2nd Age"
March 2018 Middle-earth Museum SWG challenge stamp - photo of a wooden drop spindle with flower embellishment on a bed of carded wool labelled "Spindle, Haladin, 1st Age"
April 2018 Rise Above SWG challenge stamp - Drawing of an elf wearing their hair in braided crown writing in a book with a quill
May 2018 Competition SWG challenge stamp - White silhouette of a victor's laurels on a dark red background with the words "Contest & Competition"
May 2018 Competition SWG challenge stamp - White silhouette of judge's scorecards showing 9.9 and 9.7 on a dark green background with the words "Contest & Competition"
June 2018 Analysing Arda SWG Challenge Stamp - stack of colorful books
July 2018 Teen Spirit SWG challenge stamp - Photo of a young person wearing a ballcap sitting in front of a circular cutout in a wall showing a cityscape visible in the distance
August 2018 Discover SWG challenge stamp - Black and white ink drawing of two ships on a watercolor background of dark blue sea and brown to dark green mountains
August 2018 Discover SWG challenge stamp - Watercolor of a ship in stormy seas
September 2018 Sitcom SWG challenge stamp - Comics-style speech bubble reading "Sitcom!" with a background of blue and green stripes radiating behind it
September 2018 Sitcom SWG challenge stamp - Comics-style speech bubble reading "Sitcom!" with a background of yellow and red stripes radiating behind it
October 2018 B-Movie SWG challenge stamp - An illuminated jack-o-lantern that appears to have eaten another jack-o-lantern
October 2018 B-Movie SWG challenge stamp - An ominous clous over a hilly landscape; it might be an incoming sandstorm but it also might be a volcanic eruption
November/December 2018 Holiday Feast SWG Challenge stamp - a festive display of osechi
November/December 2018 Holiday Feast SWG Challenge stamp - two hands clinking wine glasses of punch
November/December 2018 Holiday Feast SWG Challenge stamp - selection of meats and cheeses for grilling, with a grill in the background

StarSpray's 2017 Stamp Collection

January 2017 Taboo SWG challenge stamp - color drawing of a deep red apple with a snake coiled around it
January 2017 Taboo SWG challenge stamp - graphic that could be glitter or could be a deep space nebula and text "the beginning of days"
February 2017 SWG IFD stamp - Icons representing different forms of fanworks/fan creativity and the words "International Fanworks Day 2017"
February 2017 Revolution SWG challenge stamp - photo of chess pieces; three black pawns surround a toppled white king
February 2017 Revolution SWG challenge stamp - Silouettes of Fëanor and his sons at te moment of the Oath
March 2017 Strength and Beautry SWG challenge stamp - Photo of a spring flowering shrub or tree against a a misty or cloudy background
April 2017 Woman's Sceptre SWG challenge stamp - Print of an east Asian woman playing a stringed instrument
April 2017 Woman's Sceptre SWG challenge stamp - Painting of a medeival European woman reading
April 2017 Woman's Sceptre SWG challenge stamp - illustration of the ancient Epytian queen Nefertari
May 2017 Hero's Journey SWG challenge stamp - a broad dirt road with grassland and a few trees on either side against a stormy sky with a rainstorm in the distance
May 2017 Hero's Journey SWG challenge stamp - a small sailboat on a lake or bay with a forest in the background
June 2018 New Directions SWG Challenge Stamp - woodcut or print style illustration of a swan ship at sea, illuminated by a beam of light
June 2018 New Directions SWG Challenge Stamp - black ink illustration of a compass, with the directions given in tengwar
September 2017 Ancestors SWG challenge stamp - Illustration of an older Chinese couple in formal dress posing beneath ancestor tablets