Greetings from Elise in Ruantallan<br><br>Well it's darn cold up here!<br><br>I've been busy on a few things. Mostly, I've secured an excellent full time that is letting me go to Estrella! Yeah I've been working with them for five months and I'm getting a week off to go before they "hire" me direct! Huzzah! It will be my first Estrella War. My armour is already on the way to Birka to get there via a land route.<br>
<br>I've done, in 2007, about 8 scrolls for the Signet. Most of which I did the just the calligraphy, some of which I did both. This month I did two scrolls. One calligraphy for a Birka SC and one calligraphy for a Ruantallan Order of the Iceberg. I've done about three scrolls in non-English text - Russian, Norse Runes and Greek to date.<br>
<br>My armour and my calligraphy are at Birka, but not me! ; )<br><br>I've also recently taught myself how to make a soft coptic book. I found instructions by someone (by Googling). I've done three of these books now. I gifted on to our Coronet, one to a student/gaming buddy of mine. These two had soft leather covers.<br>
<br>I also did a book like this with a cloth cover as another friend is a vegan and preferred not to have leather.<br><br>Lord Donal in our area has been steadily teaching *many* other people these skills he learned (and has improved upon) when Master Lyle last taught a class up here. He has shown a lot of people stitching techniques and sits and putters at events making books and adding to atmosphere.<br clear="all">
<br>We are attracting more scribes, illuminators, and people interested in stationary arts. I let people know about the guild when I talk about stationary arts. <br><br>My 15 year old archery student is now becoming the 15-year old A&S student. He did his first illumination in November and after seeing the works at 12th night, he said he really wants to commit to learning more about illumination.<br>
<br>In the future, I plan on holding a class/workshop on working with period pigments. Likely in March as I will be beatin' in heads, er, visiting another kingdom, in February. My trip to Estrella will be via Ealdormere. While I cannot get to the events there, I plan on searching for cheap art supplies such as the bookbinding linen - which we get for about $1.30 per yard here.<br>
<br>That's me! Have a grand time everyone! Wish I were there!<br><br>Elise ferch Morgan ap Owen<br><br> . . . who will be getting back on the road for events now that I have a flexible job.<br><br>-- <br>"The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers."<br>
<br>Thich Nhat Hanh<br>Vietnamese Monk