Last Saturday, I stepped down from the Kingdom position of Gold Falcon Principal Herald, a position I held for two years. I was given some silk and some other sundry bits of fabric, and wanted my friend Anna to make me something awesome to wear out of it, since I really don't trust my sewing … Continue reading Gobsmacked.
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War Banners
Just got around to uploading photos of banners I painted for my friends for their trip to Gulf Wars. (and if you didn't know about the crazy storms, well, yes, there were crazy storms.) Best part about the banners is that they survived the crazy storms at Gulf. Makes my day!
Painting Weather Resistant Heraldic Banners
I've recently received some requests on how to paint heraldic banners for use outside. I really enjoy painting heraldry on canvas, as I feel it looks more period. (I love silk banners - really, I do, however, silk in period was a luxury, and reserved more for clothes than for something would have whipped around … Continue reading Painting Weather Resistant Heraldic Banners
Paternoster for Andreas von Meißen
My friend Andreas was given invitation to join Ansteorra's Order of the White Scarf not too long ago, and I had always kind of planned on making him a paternoster. This just moved up the schedule. This particular paternoster isn't based off a specific historical object within our SCA period. It is, however, keying off … Continue reading Paternoster for Andreas von Meißen
Scrolls and banners and joy, oh my!
I'm going to say it, to hardly anyone's surprise: I love shenanigans. And when my Laurel, Bess, contacted me for two big, very awesome ones, I was going to do them. My apprentice-sister Mergriet Van Wijenhorst (or Griet, as we all call her), was granted admittance and elevated into the Order of the Laurel in … Continue reading Scrolls and banners and joy, oh my!
Heralds Running Amok; or How to Put Together a Heraldic Retreat
So, in Calontir, as you may know from reading past entries, I'm the Principal Herald. This means that I lead volunteers within my regional group in heraldic activities ranging from vocal to sign, heraldic art to book (names and devices), and everything in between. When I stepped into the job, I knew I wanted to … Continue reading Heralds Running Amok; or How to Put Together a Heraldic Retreat
Secret Project Roundup!
One of the things I love are secret projects. I've been commissioned to make a few of them (and unfortunately, this is part of the reason for my long dry spell, as I couldn't talk about them!) and now that they've been given, I can now post about them! First piece is a juzu, commissioned … Continue reading Secret Project Roundup!
Scroll Text – Calon Lily – Melisent McAffee
I got a request to write yet another scroll text for one of Calontir's embroiderers, who just happens to have a later-period persona. After a bit of digging, I found the Paston letters, which date from between the years of 1422 and 1509, and consist of correspondence between the gentry of Norfolk, with a few … Continue reading Scroll Text – Calon Lily – Melisent McAffee
Scroll Text – Thomas Fleishacker
Writing scroll texts is a bit of a treasure hunt - some legal texts are perfect for the Grants and Patents of Arms that the Society so loves. Other texts, well, not so much. I was asked to write a scroll text for a new Huscarl (our GoA level in either martial, equestrian, or archery), … Continue reading Scroll Text – Thomas Fleishacker
A Heraldic Post
One of the things that I am allowed to do, as both a member of the College of Arms and specifically as a Principal Herald is that I have an opportunity to promote heralds to a rank within the College of Arms called the Herald Extraordinary. This, per the July 1981 LoAR, found here, states … Continue reading A Heraldic Post
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