Gold & Sapphire Necklace - Altes Museum, Berlin, a photo by noriko.stardust on Flickr. I ran across this particular piece on Pinterest, and think it interesting that it's superhumeral-shaped. What if superhumerals are not fabric, but metal? I'm intrigued, as one of my inspiration pieces for my persona is Theodora with Attendants, which is a … Continue reading Gold & Sapphire Necklace – Altes Museum, Berlin
Author: Konstantia/Constans
Roman-inspired Earrings
I love Pinterest for finding similarly-minded Roman and Byzantine jewellery fans and for sharing all sorts of awesome. Including this pair of earrings that's housed at the V&A. (Provenance can be found here.) Even though these are a little more complicated than I can do right now, I can at least come close with what … Continue reading Roman-inspired Earrings
It’s been quiet. . .
I apologise for being so quiet - it's been a bit of a busy time, as I've been commissioned to make items for people - ranging from raffle items to jewellery and paternosters. This will be a gratuitous item post. This is a paternoster made for a friend of mine. She provided the grey beads … Continue reading It’s been quiet. . .
Sidetracked a bit?
Taking a bit of a side journey into another one of my SCA passions: court pageantry and heraldry, and then as a part of that, ceremonies. As a herald, I love looking at ceremonies. I find that they bring so much of the medieval aesthetic and yes, even a bit of the mystique and drama … Continue reading Sidetracked a bit?
Spirals and sunflowers . . .
The surprise I was hiding was the item for my recipient for this round of Noblesse Largesse. My recipient does Rus. And I might have exhausted a bunch of non-jewellery options (sometimes I feel I put myself into too much of a jewellery-themed box) before I came back to jewellery. So, I made temple rings. … Continue reading Spirals and sunflowers . . .
Quick Update
I'm working on a rather secret project right now that will be revealed soon - it's for Noblesse Largesse's current documentation-required swap. The hint I will give is that the object I've made is for a culture influenced by Byzantine culture, and the object is something shiny. There will be photos - I promise. I'm … Continue reading Quick Update
What’s going on now?
So, I'm working on my documentation for the Gallo-Roman necklace. But, of course, I'm doing more than that - I've got a piece of garb that I'm working on, too! (Mostly because I might be completely crazy, but I also need garb that fits better, so there's that.) At any rate, the photos for the … Continue reading What’s going on now?
The Gallo-Roman necklace saga . . .
The saga of the Gallo-Roman necklace is over! I have to finish writing my documentation for it, but the piece is complete. On a whim, I went to one of my local bead stores (Beadazzler Beads in downtown Overland Park, Kansas), and looking over their selection of Hill Tribes metal, I saw these rather oval-shaped … Continue reading The Gallo-Roman necklace saga . . .
Paternosters
One of my other great passions in the name of the Society, while out of period for my persona, is paternosters, after stumbling upon http://paternosters.blogspot.com/ a few years ago. I finished one last night, and used coral, quartz, and quite a few charms, in the same vein as this one from the V&A. I did … Continue reading Paternosters
Gallo-Roman Necklace – DONE! (well, mostly.)
I finished the Gallo-Roman necklace. It took about six hours (I did take frequent breaks, so that's some of it), and most of my 24 gauge copper wire, but that was from wrapping all the links. The time-consuming part - the links - is done. You can see some of the reason this was so … Continue reading Gallo-Roman Necklace – DONE! (well, mostly.)
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