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Category Archives: persona
Byzantine Monograms: a heraldic practice
As an early-period Byzantine within the Society, I have come to grips that my arms and badges as registered with the College of Arms are perhaps not the most period for my persona, and so, this concept of trying to … Continue reading
Posted in Byzantine, carving, early period, herald, heraldry, history, how-to, influences, persona, persona development, rings, Roman, SCA, Society for Creative Anachronism
Tagged byzantine, byzantium, monogram, monograms, persona, persona development, research, rings, SCA, society for creative anachronism
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SCA Philosophy Question Ahoy!
Since November 28, 2017, I’ve been asking my social media friends list (which, yes, comprises mostly of SCA folks) questions about SCA philosophy, SCA personae, and the like. Sometimes, the questions may have been a bit pointed, and sometimes, well, … Continue reading
And after you ditch the donut. . . the bling!
My Byzanbestie, Anna of Anna’s New Rome, just made a post about how anachronistic and frankly, terrible, the fabric donut is with Byzantine clothing. You can read about it here, with this another part of our collaboration. (TAG TEAM GO!) … Continue reading
Posted in Byzantine, clothing, hair, herald, heraldry, jewellery, jewelry, ornamentation, persona, persona development, SCA, Society for Creative Anachronism
Tagged bling, byzantine, byzantium, clothing, coronet, crown, hair, SCA, society for creative anachronism
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De Ceremoniis
So, I sucked it up and decided that I could be poor a couple of weeks. And so I purchased Byzantina Australiensia’s new translation of De Ceremoniis so I could start building Byzantine ceremonies and researching things from the primary (or close … Continue reading
2017 SCA Resolutions, revisited. . .
Looking back at my SCA resolutions from last year, and I got none of them done. Sigh. Not. A. One. Now, to be fair, my modern work life was in a crap-ton of flux, but I’m hoping for much smoother … Continue reading
Posted in about me, banner, brag page, Byzantine, calligraphy, calontir, herald, heraldry, illumination, jewellery, jewelry, later period, persona, persona development, queen's prize, Retrospective, Rus, SCA, Society for Creative Anachronism, temple rings, volunteer management, writing
Tagged 2017, 2018, ideas, inspiration, new year, resolutions, Retrospective, SCA, society for creative anachronism
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It’s been a year: goal-writing and the SCA
On the other other hand, goal-writing allows us to see our own growth and learn from what we’ve done in the past – it’s not a checklist. It’s a way to see how far you’ve come as a person (or your kit, etc.) and yet still show how far you have to go, and then using that as a form of finding contentment. It’s kind of Zen, really. Continue reading
Posted in about me, musings, persona, persona development, SCA, Society for Creative Anachronism
Tagged goal-writing, goals, history, ideas, inspiration, writing
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Puzzling Out the Procession of the Martyrs
The Procession of the Virgin Martyrs is an incredible piece of art from 6th century Ravenna (see also the mosaic of Theodora with Attendants, also located in Ravenna and completed during the reign of Justinian and Theodora). Created with thousands … Continue reading
Posted in clothing, fashion, persona, persona development, SCA, Society for Creative Anachronism
Tagged 6th century, byzantine, byzantium, clothing, inspiration
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Headgear!
This morning, as I was getting ready to go to an event, I had an epiphany on headgear. To be fair, I had been stressing over proper headgear and if all else failed, I was just going to stick a … Continue reading
Back from Birka!
I am back from Birka! It was a wonderful event, and it was lovely being able to spend it with good friends. I got to meet my apprentice-sister Iulia (that’s us all gussied up on the right), geek a bit … Continue reading
Posted in beads, birka, Elinor, Gallo-Roman, jewellery, jewelry, necklace, necklaces, persona, Roman, SCA, Society for Creative Anachronism, wire
Tagged bead, beads, Birka, brag page, brass, East Kingdom Artisanal Exchange, gallo-roman, jewellery, jewelry, roman, SCA, society for creative anachronism, wire
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