Hi. It's been a minute since I last posted. When we last talked, I had basically stopped doing a lot of SCA projects because wedding planning had eaten my brain. Now that the wedding is over (photos are here), and I've recovered some of my brain from all of that, I also needed to write … Continue reading Uji’s Uma-jirushi
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Ryan Mac Whyte’s Golden Mantle
It's not every day that I get a message with "hey, can you do this" for kingdoms outside my own. Most of the time, I double check to make sure that another person in a kingdom's scribal college can do it before I can, because shipping scrolls can be fraught. This time, though, with a … Continue reading Ryan Mac Whyte’s Golden Mantle
Laurel Scroll for Marguerite Honoree d’Cheneau
I've been kind of slow on taking major SCA projects right now. After merchanting at Birka, I definitely needed the rest, and honestly, as I'm wedding planning for my nuptials in October of this year, I don't really have a lot of time for SCA projects. Though, sometimes, an opportunity presents that's too good to … Continue reading Laurel Scroll for Marguerite Honoree d’Cheneau
Compounding Colours: Purples
The last few weeks post-Birka (which, yes, has been a blur) have been spent going through everything. It was a great trip! I got to see people I haven't seen in years, made some new friends, and got to take home some excellent swag. All the swag! Check out the beads from Heart of Oak … Continue reading Compounding Colours: Purples
A Tale of Three Blues
Over on the Other Social Media place, a video is circulating (I think it was originally from the clock app) of a Chinese gentleman making ultramarine pigment from rock to almost paint. I got a ton of shares on it, and it was great to watch while I was preparing for A Marketplace at Birka (come … Continue reading A Tale of Three Blues
Grimwulf’s Cross
I got a scroll commission from our Royal Scribe to do a scroll for my friend Grimwulf, whose service towards creating hundreds of digitized award badges for the Knowne World was the impetus for his Calon Cross (GoA-service, Calontir). When I start off doing scribal work, I start by researching their persona, along with items … Continue reading Grimwulf’s Cross
Will It Paint?: Lucia’s mixed dye lakes and Samii Orange
Straight outta Boukoleon. I had an excellent visit to Northshield at Knowne World Heraldic and Scribal Symposium '23 in the Barony of Caer Anterth Mawr, which was located on the Marquette University campus. It was a lovely time, including seeing some gorgeous exemplars in Marquette's special collection library. One of the things I most love … Continue reading Will It Paint?: Lucia’s mixed dye lakes and Samii Orange
Egyptian Rainbows
One of the Egyptian pieces I saw at the Nelson-Atkins dating from the same era as the palette. See the cat under the chair on the left. Some things never change. While doing research for another paint-making based project, I stumbled upon a couple of Egyptian palettes dating from the New Kingdom era, and with … Continue reading Egyptian Rainbows
Will It Paint?: Master Alan’s Fireplace Gunk/Spinel Black
A little while ago, Master Alan here in Calontir told me that he had some sort of black powder stuff that he got from cleaning the fireplace/forge and asked if I wanted some to see if it would paint. Completed Master Alan's Fireplace Gunk paint. I said yes, and during the long weekend, I played … Continue reading Will It Paint?: Master Alan’s Fireplace Gunk/Spinel Black
Painting the Heavens: making gouache paint for SCA illumination
My rabbit hole since about mid-2020 has been making paint. My Kingdom Arts and Sciences entry involved a palette I'd made, and most of the scrolls I've made in the last six months or so have used paint I've made. A lot of people have been asking for when I'm teaching classes on that, but … Continue reading Painting the Heavens: making gouache paint for SCA illumination
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