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Category Archives: writing
Zaneta’s Silver Hammer
When an opportunity drops in your lap to write a text for a fellow herald, sometimes, you drop everything and do it. Zaneta (our current Eyas herald) has been doing some fantastic glasswork, and her ability and patience to teach … Continue reading
Posted in Italian, later period, SCA, scroll text, writing
Tagged award, awards, college of heralds, herald, heraldry, heralds, Italian, SCA, scroll, scroll text, society for creative anachronism, writing
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Demystifying Heraldic Submissions: Waiting Is the Hardest Part
Picture the scene: you’ve got your name picked out, your badge forms coloured in, and you’re itching to get your device painted on your shield. You go to your local herald, and as you’re discussing the process, the question of … Continue reading
Posted in herald, heraldry, SCA, service, Society for Creative Anachronism, writing
Tagged college of arms, college of heralds, herald, heraldry, heralds, process
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Let Me Google That For You: How to Use Internet Tools to Research Effectively
In my post Experimental Archaelogy and Social Media, I talked about the concept of provenance, and why it’s so important to historians of all levels. This post, though, will go a bit further in showing that there are tools available … Continue reading
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Tagged research, SCA, society for creative anachronism, tutorial, writing
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Experimental Archaeology and Social Media
So, it’s been another week of a post being shared on That Social Media Site of purported 14th century Byzantine garments as they make the rounds. . . again. They’re beautiful, well-crafted, and the photos look like they’ve been taken … Continue reading
Posted in Byzantine, clothing, how-to, illumination, influences, later period, SCA, Society for Creative Anachronism, writing
Tagged byzantine, byzantium, clothing, costuming, italy, Palio, research, 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
Omphaloskepsis: that pesky C
Before we get started: I will be watching commentary and IP addresses on this post. Any use of the terms “Nazi,” or related terms will result in being blocked. I will not tolerate it, nor will I also tolerate bashing … Continue reading
Posted in musings, SCA, Society for Creative Anachronism, writing
Tagged SCA, society for creative anachronism, writing
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Project Updates
Updates have been hard for me lately. I’ve been dealing with some things to work through as of lately. I am pleased that the finished pile is getting larger, but the six items have been there for a while and … Continue reading
Eynon’s Boga Hirth Scroll
When I got the assignment for this particular scroll, I already had an idea for the art. Eynon’s persona is a 13th c Welsh archer (which is great for an archery award), but writing the text was going to present … Continue reading
Posted in calligraphy, court, herald, heraldry, illumination, influences, later period, SCA, scroll text, Society for Creative Anachronism, writing
Tagged calligraphy, calontir, English, illumination, scroll text, writing
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Omphaloskepsis: Making Magic Moments in the SCA
One of the things that I’ve seen over and over again in the SCA Social Mediaverse is that people want to see more magic moments. A magic moment in the SCA is where time seems to stand still and where … Continue reading
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Tagged growth, inspiration, musings, philosophy, SCA, society for creative anachronism, writing
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