As talented artisans and dedicated volunteers, we know just how fulfilling it is to create beautiful scrolls that honor our esteemed members. But let’s have an honest chat about something essential: knowing our limits and recognizing when we might be heading towards burnout.
Once upon a time, in the enchanting world of the SCA, where history comes alive, I found myself a young and enthusiastic member. Although I had only been part of this community for a few years, I was about to embark on a memorable adventure. Let me amuse you with the tale of a unique…
Ever wondered why some folks overlook the immense dedication, time, cost, and creative energy scribes pour into their work? And why are scrolls sometimes treated as disposable? Today, let’s dive into these intriguing questions and discover the captivating world of scribes within the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA). Scrolls aren’t your average pieces of paper—they’re…
Hey there, lovely readers of Itinerant Scribe! It feels incredible to be back and reconnect with all of you after what seems like an eternity. As we slowly emerge from the pandemic shadows, I can’t help but feel this is the perfect time to embark on a brand new chapter together. So, in this first…
Lessons my illness and broken bone taught me about staying home during a pandemic.
I stopped blogging because I didn’t see how telling you how I thought best to handle the SCA crafts and activities related to living your life during the Coronavirus pandemic. Now I hope we learn from it and
appreciate each other after long being deprived of personal interactions. Let’s use this isolation’s latent benefits and turn the pandemic into good.
Dear Readers. I had a whole post written for you today, but after reading Jeremy Young’s summary of the 20 page Imperial College’s COVID-19 Report about the plague’s possible outcomes my post seems pointless. Being informed is always important. But sometimes new information seems scary because it challenges everything you know. What you learn may…
As you may know, I broke my ankle Christmas eve. It was a beautiful sunny day. I was walking my dog before running my last holiday errands. Then I fell on some black ice. So much for the errands. I’ve been on crutches for five weeks now. But I got some good news at the…
There should be a written manual for ankle breaks and crutches but there isn’t. So everything you do daily becomes an experiment. Here I give you an inkling on what that’s like.
In the SCA along with the craft you learn there are its laws, social interactions and functions. Learning how “the Dream” works. . Everyone learns differently and everyone coaches differently. How do you get the best from an SCA peer relationship?
How I found the reblog button on other people’s blogs.
I’m taking an apprentice soon. You might have guessed from prior posts. But now there’s a ceremony to plan. How do you go about that? How does the ceremony reflect the peer relationship?
Protect the magic that is the SCA.
What’s so important about May Day? In history, today or in the SCA?
How do you become an SCA
Laurel’s apprentice? Are there specific steps you follow? In this post I give a look into the process.
Illuminated manuscripts have the tiniest strokes details. They’re so intricate I don’t see how they were made without a visual aid. Unless….they were created by someone who could naturally see with precision. Even in the ancient world magnification was technically possible. Crystal or glass lenses were known. But no deliberately created lenses have been found…
How many times have you sat with your SCA friends listening to stories about their experiences and creations? Did you wonder where they got the idea to do such a thing? How they even began to figure it all out? One way to create distinctive life experiences – SCA or otherwise – is to have…
Link Let’s pretend for a moment. Pretend this is a lovingly-made very-first attempt of someone entering a Kingdom Arts and Sciences novice competition. How would you judge it? What would you recommend the entrant do for their next creative steps? How would you inspire their creative passion and persistence? In Calontir the premier novice competition…
Medieval art involved not creative freedom but subjection to rules. Some time after classical antiquity all period creations were done for God’s glory. If that’s the case how does art relate to you and me in the Society for Creative Anachronism? Especially since the organization is apolitical and nonreligious. Why is Art important in the…
Historiated initial of a man citing a layman by touching him with a staff. You may have noticed I now have a copywrite on my blog. Well, it’s actually an uncopywrite. I am releasing my rights to everything I personally create here and place them all into the public domain. What does that include? That includes…