[Artemisia] Kingdom A&S entrants

[LadyPDC at aol.com]

Goodness, what a great discussion.
 
Just wanted to clarify before anyone got frightened by the comment  below.  
The Kingdom Arts and Sciences Champion does NOT host the next  year's 
competition.  The requirements for Champion are basically to  encourage Arts and 
Sciences across the Kingdom and to create an item of Kingdom  Regalia during 
the next year.(and there are plenty of such items which would be  
appropriate)
 
As far as entering for Champion, I can tell you all that the first time I  
won this competition I had no expectation of winning.  After all, Duchess  
Caryn had challenged all kingdom Laurels to enter that year and had entered 
for  champion herself.  That was likely the highest or one of the highest 
years  for those going for Champion and not a bad idea to issue such a 
challenge to the  Laurels every few years so we don't look like we are sitting on 
same.   However, back to the subject, I had just entered for the experience 
and because  a judge or two had made negative (to me) comments the previous 
year.   Rather than discouraging me, it got my "dander up" and I was 
determined to "show  them" that I was better than they had intimidated.  I guess I 
was,  but there wasn't a person more surprised than I in that court when they  
announced the new champion (first time in my whole life that I fainted ...  
really).  
 
So yes, it takes a rather large body of work across several grand  
categories but, if you look at those categories, most of us are already doing  work 
in several (even those stick jocks out there are doing armor and costuming  
and usually some sort of "SCA Specific" items - like oh gee   weapons?).  
And yes, many a competition is won on the documentation but  that is not 
something to fear, unless you are doing it the night before and long  after you 
did the item.  Do it as you are doing your item(s) and you will  be surprised 
at how easy it is.
 
And lastly, if you want a good idea of what it takes to win, either in a  
category or overall, the best thing you can do is judge.  I am sure  that 
Countess Casamira will be looking for judges this weekend and there is  no 
better way to prepare for next years competition than judging this  year.
 
:::::::  shoving the darn soapbox away again ::::::::: 
 
 
Constance de la Rose, OL

Barony of Loch  Salaan
Kingdom of Artemisia

"Remember, it should also be  fun"

 
 



In a message dated 4/29/2009 6:20:42 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,  
morganblaidddu at yahoo.com writes:


---- Original Message ----
From:  "thomasandadria at yahoo.com" <thomasandadria at yahoo.com>
To: Kingdom of  Artemisia mailing list <artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org>
Sent:  Wednesday, April 29, 2009 5:41:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Artemisia] Kingdom  A&S entrants

>Greetings your Excellency

>Does my  Squire Lordship Brian  this year meet your challenge 
>Sir  Thomas
>Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

That depends  entirely on what happens in this year's competition- if he is 
host of next  year's competition, as outgoing champion, I'd say he met the 
challenge.   If not, I certainly would not think less of him for taking a 
year off after  entering this year.  However, I reserve the right to taunt 
him, as  always. ;-)

Buchedda at gweinydda
(I live to  serve)
Barwn Morgan Blaidd Du 'r Chloffa 



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