A/S Entry--Winter 2018 Choosing an Appropriate Period Pouch Teaching Display Received High Merit. Selected as Gulf War--War Point Entry Gulf War Score: Unscored Commentary: We have no accurate judging form for the creation of actual teaching displays. This entry was about bringing this inadequacy to light. What I learned from this project:
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A/S Entry--Winter 2018 Ventuolo - Abanico di Nova- Cut Parchment and Silk Venetian Fan Received Laurel's Acclaim Selected as Gulf War--War Point Entry Gulf War Score: 21/25 Commentary: Continuing to work on period fans, I have had some breakthroughs in documenting types of fans and their users. This entry was a continuation of my personal periodicity quest. What I learned from this project:
Commentary: I have been on a personal quest to create all the accessories and elements that would make my persona display more authentic. Fans were a necessary comfort item during the Renaissance and pretty fluffery as well. I wanted to make a selection of the different types of fans. This was my first one, silk over cardboard with gold findings for ornamentation. What I learned from this project:
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For nearly 3 years, I have been working on a study of Italian Renaissance portraiture spanning the years 1500 to 1540. I used a method of portrait and artist triangulation to document dress designs, fabrics, sartorial elements, and accessories. In order to consider an element a marker of the period, it must be visually identified in at least three portraits by three different artists of the period. (More about the Triangulation method to come.) This summer, I entered my research as an Italian Dressmaker's Diary in Trimaris Arts and Sciences. It became clear that my work was not suited to the category in which it was judged. Rubrics are used to judge work here in Trimaris and the work did not match many of the questions in the Rubric. Some other purpose should be found for the work. I have since had it read by a number of clothing enthusiasts and have solidified more of my ideas in the work. Over the remaining summer, I completed a revision and displayed it at Pennsic Arts and Sciences Display. What originally began as a small project to improve my own persona development has turned into too many hours of research, dollars spent, and now one 250 page book, and of course, a knowledge of a period that I feel qualified to expound upon....now. With the advice of many wonderful reviewers, my plan will be to revise this work into volumes and seek publication. At Gulf Wars XX, This year’s activities included a Scribal Gauntlet. The Gauntlet was a series of challenges to test your scribal skills. There were three challenges that were to be completed at home and brought to War. They were: Most Detailed Scroll, Smallest Scroll (complexity will add to your score), and Most Original Medium (like a knighting scroll done on a shield). I was able to complete work for two categories: Smallest Scroll and Most Original Medium.
A/S Entry--Summer 2009 Anthropomorphic Map--Trimaria Received Extraordinary Merit. Commentary: I first became interested in anthropomorphic maps upon seeing a map of another kingdom in the form of an eagle. Upon some research, I decided that it might be fun to create a period item such as this, based on my own kingdom, the Kingdom of Trimaris. The map is now in the office of my dear friend, Mistress Navah. What I learned about this project:
Art/Sci Entry--Winter 2008
Medieval Handbill Received Superior Merit rating. Commentary: My good friend Petra took a photo of then Queen Zephyrine at Pennsic standing upon a hill overlooking the battlefield. She was standing in front of the pavilion and was surrounded by Trimarians, but for me, her countenance and posture stood alone in the picture as the symbol of Trimarian fortitude. I was inspired to take that one pose and set it to become a war poster, a medieval handbill.
A/S Entry--Winter 2008
Das Gluckshaus Game Board Received Superior Merit and awarded Crown's Acclaim. Commentary: I wanted to make a period game after I purchased a book on period games. I thought it would be fun and a great way to entertain folks under the pavilion. Gluckshaus, the period precursor to craps, is fast paced, fun, and the house eventually always wins. The board is a replica of a popular board design from the period. The die and coins were also created for play. The coins bear the device of the then current king, Thorstenn the Wronghand, who very much enjoyed the taxes. What I learned from this project:
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