Throwback Thursday Photos: Barony of the Lonely Tower’s Revel August 2005
A few Lonely Tower revel pictures I took August, 2005. Sadly, we are missing several people in these photos. The Baronial Court of TE Faolin and Tatjana
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Seven Scribal Virtues
When Pope Gregory I (540-604 CE) defined the seven deadly sins, he also gave values to adopt, The Seven Virtues. Virtues may be both built-in talents and learned actions. They are both good deeds and their necessary training. Here, I describe the seven virtues relating to scribes. Traits that effuse every scribes’ calligraphy and illumination on…
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Throwback Thursday Photos: The Barony of the Lonely Tower’s Demo at Nuke Con 2005
Wonderful demo! The Barony of the Lonely Tower‘s huge display at the 2005 Nuke Con. Pictures of SCA stuff and participants from 2005. Those were the days, my friend …
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10 Free On-line How To Make Paint Tutorial Links
I’m getting up to speed on making paint from pigments, again. Preparing to teach my paint making class in a few weeks. I found several on-line tutorials you may like. The first part of making paint is dispersing a powdered colorant in water. The second part is mixing in a binder. The binder in each…
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Throwback Thursday: My 2004 Manesse Codex Inspired Scroll Illumination
I love the Manesse Codex illuminations! The heraldry and style are so inspiring. I wanted to have these painted so much, they are the reason I learned illumination in the first place. This “Throwback Thursday” I’m sharing my scroll illumination inspired by it. (See the original page by clicking here.) My Illumination From Mathieu Chartrain’s 2004…
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Is It Unsolicited Advice Or Teaching?
Have you ever had this experience? You’re at an SCA event working on a project when someone, out of the blue, tells you, “There’s a better way to do that. You should do it this way. It wasn’t a competition or a class. Just a conversation. I’ve seen this happen more than once. Frustrating. Irritating….
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Throwback Thursday: Pasta’s Gone
John, Donna, and Teddy Post Pasta
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Wow! Scribal Research Has Changed
I love books, which is why my favorite bookstore closing was such a big deal. I buy books or borrow them from everywhere. Books and research are part of the SCA‘s attraction to me. Bookstore Search When I first joined the SCA, 26 years ago, I spent hours at the library each week. Then took…
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Throwback Thursday: Photos of SCA Lonely Tower’s 2005 Spring Fling Event
Looking for class handout files on old DVD discs… I stumbled upon more SCA photos! It’s been ten years plus since the Barony of the Lonely Tower held this Spring Fling Event. It was so much fun! Camping, cabins, catapults, classes, cooking and court. Have a look. Do you recognize anyone? Is that you? Maybe it’s…
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How-to Remove Scary From Writing SCA Documentation
In my previous article on arts and sciences documentation I responded to a common SCA non-writer’s lament. It presented several ways to show off creations without detailed writing. So what? What can you do if you want to write documentation? How do you learn to do it or improve at it? I won’t re-invent the…