Hey there, fellow SCA scoll enthusiasts! Let me take you back to when my journey as a scribe hit a little bump in the road. (Actually, it began with a bump.) Picture this: my illumination skills were growing while my calligraphy skills… not so much. But fear not, because I had a stroke of luck…
‘Tis the season to celebrate, and if you have a scribe in the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) on your holiday shopping list, you may be wondering what they’d like for a gift. SCA scribes are passionate about calligraphy, illumination, and all things medieval. To make their holiday season extra special, I’ve compiled a list…
Greetings, dear readers! Today, I am thrilled to share with you a guide on starting and maintaining a scribes’ group, affectionately called a Scriptorium in the Barony of the Lonely Tower. Whether you are an enthusiastic member of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) or simply looking to establish an art-focused collective, this blog post…
Exciting Changes in Lonely Tower’s Scriptorium! We have some delightful news to share with you today. The esteemed Barony of Lonely Tower has welcomed a new Baron and Baroness, Charles von Strausberg and Kathleen of Stonehaven. Their arrival during this year’s Lilies War has brought forth a wave of inspiration and exciting ideas for our…
M. Aidan as the new KMOAS at Kingdom Arts and Sciences event. If you went to the recent Calontir Arts and Sciences event you saw Aidan kennara Corcrinn become our new Kingdom Minister of Arts and Sciences (KMOAS). What you didn’t see there is what a fast worker she is. Already M. Aidan is reorganizing all…
 I’m not the Scribal-Answer-Lady, and I don’t care to be. However, discussing things scribal with others is important to build skills, knowledge, connections, and fun. Where do you go for that? As a 35-year SCAdian, it pains me to answer…Facebook. Facebook provides you comfort, hope, purpose, and validation as a member of a community….
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. Benjamin Franklin I’ve been a Calontir scribe for 15 years and an illuminator longer than that. It took me too long to become part of our scribal community because I’m timid. I may be loud, but I don’t like to intrude. I…
I’m so excited. We have more eager scribes attending our classes. We had three come from the Mag Mor, Lincoln group. This time, I scheduled space at my local library. Even with hauling supplies, I felt better about the space we used. Most people don’t like their picture taken, but I was able to catch M….
As I am planning things for the coming scribal classes, I found an excellent handout about starting and maintaining a scribes’ guild. While my intent for our classes was to continue on from the information provided at the recent Barony’s scribal introduction class, not to form a guild, the information in Hillary Rose Greenslade’s article is…