Category Archives: SCA

The Great Gold Paint Review

Posted on May 19, 2020 by

As a scribe, I’m often asked what I use for my gold paint, and that’s where I kind of hem and haw a bit. You see, like any other art nerd, I have collected a few different supplies here and … Continue reading →

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Creative Anachronism in the Time of Corona(virus)

Posted on May 10, 2020 by

Hi all. I know, it’s been a bit since I last blogged. With the global shutdown, and with my modern job heavily tied to taking care of contingencies just like this, I didn’t have much time to devote to the … Continue reading →

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Volunteer Development in the SCA

Posted on February 24, 2020 by

This article is a companion article to my Volunteer Management in the SCA article, and is a step beyond the items covered within it. If you have not read that one, please do before going forward with this one. The … Continue reading →

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Omphaloskepsis: Anachronistic Learning in the Information Age

Posted on February 24, 2020 by

The Society for Creative Anachronism is by large a society based on information transfer, whether it be our own customs and law to how to create medieval items or even learning our method of martial art. Even with this, though, … Continue reading →

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Pomp and Splendor: what to do with your heraldic device once registered

Posted on February 16, 2020 by

Once you’ve registered your arms, there are a multitude of ways to display them, all which add to our game. While I’ll be using my arms as an example, keep in mind that different shapes may work better (or worse) … Continue reading →

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Straight Outta SLC: Quick and Easy SCA Names Using FamilySearch

Posted on January 21, 2020 by

Documenting names for the SCA doesn’t always require large tomes or some sort of wizard with super-linguistic skills to interpret a source. One of the best sources we have at our disposal is FamilySearch, a genealogical tool that has compiled … Continue reading →

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Stretching Scribal Boundaries

Posted on January 17, 2020 by

So, over the Christmas holiday, I had the opportunity to go to an event in Meridies (hi Thor’s Mountain!), and I seized the opportunity to sit and do some art while I was there. I wasn’t sure what kind of … Continue reading →

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Making Choices; or why Konstantia wore one outfit over another

Posted on January 12, 2020 by

Calontir Coronation was this weekend, and as is often the risk with midwestern kingdoms in January, we had the prediction of some pretty heinous weather. So not kidding – we had a winter storm warning issued that morning for potential … Continue reading →

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Making the Odds Ever Be in Your Favour: surviving the heraldic submissions process

Posted on January 7, 2020 by

How do you make sure that you increase your chances for your submission getting registered and less like you’re trying to get your submission to survive the heraldic Hunger Games? Continue reading →

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2019 Year in Review

Posted on December 31, 2019 by

Did I feel like I missed out on things in the Society? Of course. Did I miss people? Definitely. Do I regret my break? No. I needed this, and I needed to not be in the middens of everything. And that has made all of the difference. Continue reading →

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