2013 - Wiesenfeuer Artisan

2013 Wiesenfeuer Artisan Scroll

Materials:
White Peramenata (Paper)
Carbon Ink
Schmincke Gold powder
Red Lead (the orange color)
Cobalt blue

Things for Yule 2012

3 out of 4 Champion certificates for this weekend's event follows, the 4th was being finished up last night and I don't have pictures of it yet.  I designed and did the calligraphy on the certificates and fellow members of the scribal guild painted them.

The Youth certificates are again based off of Lateinischer Psalter aus England - BSB Clm 835, which can be found HERE

The adult certificates are based on the Grande Hours of Duke du Berry.

Edit: The second adult certificate.

Six in one Week

Last minute, well technically a three week deadline, champion certificates.  To accommodate painters I worked to get all six ready for painting in a weeks time.  I based all six off the same manuscript, Lateinischer Psalter aus England - BSB Clm 835, which can be found HERE and used the same general layout.  I did alternate the inside/outside boarders so it looks more like a series of pages from a book.  We also did a on-site calligraphy free text as it didn't look like any of the calligraphers would be attending the event.  So far they have seemed to be a hit with the painters and I hope to get some finished pictures of the pieces before they are handed out.

Current works finished and in progress

More events coming up means more projects to work on.

 I've just finished calligraphy on one Champion certificate with another one to do before this weekend. 

I've also finished another invitation and started work on two Champion certificates to be done in the Grande Hours of Duke de Berry style and four (2 stepping down and two stepping up) Youth Champion certificates.  I'm going to be doing the Youth certs. in the style of Lateinischer Psalter aus England - BSB Clm 835, which can be found HERE.

I've also finished a special group preprinted certificate design (to be shown later, it's a secret right now) and have the calligraphy to do on several others that were displayed last year.

Just finished Invitation:

We've also postponed the period pigment to paint and the miniature drawing classes until next year.  Everyone decided they needed more time for the upcoming events, and I needed more time to write.

Copy Master & New Toys

Finished up one of the last pieces for the weekend the other night.  It's a master for a black and white set of copies that will be given to the individual winners of the micro tourneys that will be going on.

I also received my order from http://randyasplund.com/
The tools are great.  The picture doesn't do the knife justice, it's beautiful and feels really nice in the hand.  I did try out the lead-tin stylus and it's a bit different then a pencil, a lot smoother and so little pressure is needed to get a mark.

Champions

I've been working on champion scrolls when not writing or doing research lately.

Illuminated Armenian Manuscripts were chosen to be the source of inspiration for the six regular champion scrolls needed for the next local event.  I used the illusioniary Armenian hand I created a while back for the calligraphy.  Each of the Armenian Scrolls was designed and painted by other talented members of the guild.

Maggie's Design & Painting

Cheryl's Design & Painting

I choose to use other designs for the champions scrolls I was working on since they aren't part of usual set of champions.  Two are for Youth champions and two are for champions from a series of micro tourneys. 

Youth Combat Champion

Youth Archery Champion

Micro Tourney - Most number entered

Micro Tourney - Most Wins

Invitation

Been working on various projects.
An illusioniary Armenian hand to use for the calligraphy for the next round of champion scrolls, an invitation to an event using said hand, a Youth combat award scroll, tricking MS Word into doing the text I need for a folded book to use as a event handout/site token, practicing my calligraphy hands, and researching period techniques for manuscript illumination.

Invitation:

More and More Calligraphy

I'm getting plenty of practice with a gothic hand.  More Bar and Ivy champion scrolls needed text, these are for Namron's event.  The design and illumination were done by other members of FireStorm Ink, a local scribal guild.

Archery Champion:

 Bardic Champion:

 Brewer:

 Artisan:

Isaac

More Calligraphy

Started working on the next round of champion scrolls this past weekend.  The gothic hand is looking pretty good now.  I also did a few lines for the Beowulf project on some test paper.  I wanted to get more done, but after everything this weekend, my hand just wasn't up for to much writing.

Isaac

Calligraphy

Been working on Calligraphy lately.  I'm currently working on page 5 of my Beowulf project.  I'm currently somewhere around line 160 of the story.

Also, I got asked to do some Gothic calligraphy for two champion scrolls for Wiesenfeuer's Baronial event that's coming up soon.  The design and painting of the pieces have been done by other members of FireStorm Ink, a local Scribal Arts guild.  I used a dip pen with a Brause nib.  The black ink is sumi and the red is Talon gouache.

Isaac