AoA - Katerina Falconer de Lanark

On the heels of the MoD for Remy, comes the AoA for his wife. Katerina Falconer de Lanark. An inspiring warrior woman who I was honored to do this for. Again it was another scroll that I was actually requested for. Remy approached me at the end of Northern Region and actually requested a specific piece that I was in the process of working on.

He had seen it previously and knew it would be perfect for her.

Now, I'm no wordsmith, so I told him he had to get me the words, but other then that, I did the Illumination and Calligraphy. And she received the award at Pennsic 46.

Master of Defense Scroll for Remy Delamontagne de Gascogne

So, I've only been doing scrolls about a year and a half officially. In that time I've done a number of AoAs and a few blanks. Nothing so 'high' in caliber as a Peerage scroll. That being said, you can probably understand my shock, surprise and panic attack at being given a Peerage assignment. But, for me, it wasn't JUST a peerage assignment. It was also for a friend; someone I admire and even look to for help in matters of the martial arts. Furthermore, I wasn't just GIVEN the assignment, I had been requested for it.

Let's just ratchet that panic dial up to 11, why don't we. Because now it had to be even more than perfect.

But there was also the excitement that the first Peerage scroll I did would be for a friend. And I knew what it was I wanted to do. I remembered Remy mentioning like a year ago that he really liked the pen/ink style that I had started doing and just knew that that was the direction to start in.

It was just a matter of some research!

SRWC - Teo's Silver Rapier, Charitye's Maunche and Antonio's Silver Brooch Borders

This past weekend, the weekend of June 10th 2017, was the Southern Region War Camp. This was actually one of the events that I've been anxiously awaiting this summer. Primarily because I would finally be seeing one of my scrolls going out in court. You know, after over a year of doing scroll work I'd finally be able to see one! Three, technically; that is if we're counting scrolls that I worked with my lovely Laurel, Elizabeth, and my Apprentice Sisters. What made it even better was that the first scroll I knew I'd be seeing going out was Teo's Silver Rapier.

Calligraphy: Tola knitýr. Words: Master Frasier MacLeod and Alys Mackyntoich. Illumination by: Mýrún Leifsdóttir (Me!)

Architecture

The key to any art, skill, trade, etc is practice. Practice, practice, and more practice. So, that's what we do. This particular practice piece was focused on architecture. Inspiration drawn from THIS particular piece, in fact:

King's and Queen's Arts and Science Championship

Earlier this month, on February 11th, was the East Kingdom King's and Queen's Bardic and Arts and Sciences Championship. If that isn't a mouthful, I don't know what is. And, as so, my lovely Laurel, Elizabeth, tasked myself and my apprentice sisters with entering the A&S part of the competition. While she tried her hand, or rather her vocals?, at the Bardic part of the competition.

Suffice to say, I was a nervous wreck right from the start. Up to this point I had never even so much as BEEN to an A&S competition, never mind competing in one. And here I was being tossed into the deep end. But, my Laurel and my apprentice sisters had faith in me, so I knew I'd at least remain afloat. I just had to work through the nerves and focus.

King and Queen's Rapier Championship

This past weekend was King and Queen's Rapier Championship. It meant that there was lots and lots of fencing going on as well as seeing family that hasn't been seen in far too long. I didn't have a scroll go out at this particular event, so my brain was zeroed in on fencing my little heart out. That's not to say I didn't bring my art, in fact I had to hand off a completed scroll so that it could make it to its final destination.

Gilgamesh AoA

This past Pennsic I had an AoA go out, it was for Gilgamesh of Havres des Glaces. A scroll that I was actually quite pleased with. Granted, it would be another scroll that I wouldn't get to see go out, but as long as the recipient is happy with it, that's the part that matters to me. For this piece I wanted to try something a little different, giving myself a bit more of a challenge.