13th Century and onward script used in England
And there I was, sitting in the Sanctuary, practicing some calligraphy when I hear “Faolán! Drop what you’re doing and grab your kit!” another Event Expedient Scroll was about to become a thing. Our Queen had struck again, this time with three new companions to the Order of the Tyger’s Eye, given to the teens […]
This was a fun one. Originally we had not planned to go to the Barony Beyond the Mountain / Bergental Yule. A friend was getting elevated to the Order of the Pelican, but we didn’t think we could swing the logistics of it. Our friend, Jen, offered up her family to dog-sit Ivy, in exchange […]
Baroness Lylie of Penhyll reached out to me for her Barons write! I was beside myself with glee. As writs are supposed to be kept simple, I really couldn’t add any illumination. I’d have to rely on the text and while Textura Quadrata is flourishing, I could not help but add my own touch of […]
Originally this had been done as a fun quote piece in my practice book. It turned out REALLY well, and I shared it on various social media. Katie fell in love with it. Neither of us could convince me to cut it from my book, so she requested a framable recreation. The original was done […]
So this past Saturday was the 100 Minutes War in North New Jersey. I dropped off a scroll at East Kingdom Royal (EKR) and noticed the clerk looking worried. Come to find out that there may have been some miscommunication on a scroll assignment due that day. I let her know, if she needs any […]
For this years War of the Roses (Go York!) I had the pleasure of working with Lady Elisabeth Greenleaf. Elisabeth did a “woodcut” style from 16th Century England. I chose to accompany it with Littera Bastarda (Bastard Secretary), 13th Century and onward. Elisabeth was able to get words to me with measurements of my working area […]
Mostly freehand work. Needed to do a quick sign to let people know the parking situation for our party. I used baselines and eyeballed the rest based on the nib width of the pen. It’s “sloppy work” but I’m pretty happy with my uprights and most of the letter forms/heights given the amount of room […]
My first collaboration with Aislinn at her request. The night before the event she called me because she was unable to complete the scroll herself. The morning of the event I used Walnut ink and Bastard Secretary (a nice fast script to write) to crank it out in about two hours. Thank goodness she used […]
My second work with Lorita. This one done in Bastard Secretary. Admittedly it’s a little late period and english, but I didn’t have the time to learn Bâtarde, which would have been more appropriate. I had some issues with my inks on the paper. The read feathered slightly, but the red feathered a LOT. Disappointingly […]