The Making of a Roman Necklace

Over the course of the last 6 months, I have been working on a project which was submitted to a couple of competitions in the East Kingdom. Over the period of time, this project has improved based on feedback and given me some insight and direction on some future projects. I created a piece inspired …

A Bit of an Update

So it's been close on a year since I was able to update my blog. Some things may have occurred within the SCA you'll .- I created some scrolls for recipients of awards in the East- I created a Coat of Arms for a Gift Exchange- I got to paint miniature pages based on the …

Roibeard macNeill – Maunche

Please forgive me, this post is going to be long.When I became Eastern Crown Herald, I had decided I would step back from being a scribe. Just a small break. But I had talked with the Signet, and said I'd maybe take one scroll, just to help keep me sane.Then, I found out my dear …

Jewels!

When all of *waves hands dramatically* this started with the pandemic, my role as Vox for the coming reign sort of shifted down the line some. I was able to continue to paint, but had no active assignments. (I'll be posting about the "last assignment" before the start of the reign, next probably. I'm a …

Taking a Student

Journeys in the SCA are unique to us all. If you told me a few years ago, I'd be taking a student of my very own, I probably would have raised an eyebrow at you and laughed a bit. What follows is the story of a connection, a question, and recognition. A little over a …

Maunche – Monkey Makgee

I squealed with delight when the next assignment hit my email.  Someone who I had watched over the last couple of years from a distance was receiving her Maunche.  Monkey has always had this brilliant smile upon her face and warms the heart.  I was so pleased to get to create this scroll for her.  …

Silver Wheel – Diana Spencer

Up next came an assignment for a Silver Wheel for Crown's Fencing Champions.  This scroll got moved to an event 3 weeks later, which resulted in me having a scroll done...wait for it... 4 weeks before it was needed in court! This scroll had a special requirement.  In discussing inspiration with Camille, she requested I …

Award of Arms – Coronation

On the back of the scroll for St. Andrews, I had another land for Coronation the next weekend.  Another scroll I shipped. And in Italian white vine, which I am growing to love.  It's very therapeutic to create the vines and fill them with blocks of color.  The painting goes pretty quickly, which makes it …

Underforester Contract – Edmund Beneyt

Outside of the Kingdom scribal needs, my husband asked I create his Underforester contract for him as part of the East Kingdom Royal Foresters Guild membership.  He gave me free reign to create a piece I wanted in a style I wanted.  At the time, I was working on Italian white vine work, so this …

Award of Arms – Johannes Gibbs

I was asked to do an Award of Arms on short notice for an event at the end of September 2019.  This proved to be a lesson in gold leaf, narrow lines for painting, and more gothic calligraphy.  It was also the first scroll I had to physically ship which created a whole new kind …