Non-SCA scrolls and other projects.
At the beginning of the 2020 lockdowns in the Eastkingdom, our Signet and a few others came up with an idea for an auction to help fund the making of masks. The Scribes of the east, Tyger Scribes as we would be dubbed, were light on projects and were in need of a pick-me-up and […]
Back in September of 2019, while packing to move, I”d stumbled across two partial bottles of red wine. A sniff test told me that they were pretty much undrinkable. I”d be a shame to throw them out, besides, red wines have tannins, right? Also, I thought I”d read that wine was sometimes used as ink. […]
So this post had me thinking a lot about my friends who are left-handed. Several of which have lamented not being able to do calligraphy. Tonight was the first night I sat down and did a full quote in Foundational script with my left hand. In hindsight, it would have been easier to start with […]
I had the honor of being requested to create the master copy for a Wedding invite for two really good friends. Lindy chose the script and formatting and Ernst provided the words. Uncial Script DeAtramentus Document Black Ink (nice and dark for copying) Archers hot press paper.
A while back I’d picked up a copy of The Prayer Book of Michelino Da Besozzo. It’s got a lot of nice examples from the original prayer book to include illumination and calligraphy. I’d planned on using one of the plates for a scroll at some point. The last time I went to visit […]