2013 - Wiesenfeuer Artisan

2013 Wiesenfeuer Artisan Scroll

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

2013 Yule Invitation

This year's invitation for the our groups Yule event that's at the start of December. Besides the regular event, we'll be seeing the investiture of a new set of leaders.  Lots of the groups symbols were used in the piece.  The lion and Horse are supporters of the Group's achievement.  The Rampant weasel features as the crest on the helm of the achievement.  The Groups arms are at the bottom center. The Chair behind the King and Queen is empty to symbolize the vacancy about to be filled. The Gold Circle surrounded by black flames as well as the lanterns stands for the greater service award, the ribbon with the yellow chain is the lesser service award, the gold beacon with black fire is a leadership/teaching award for the fighting activities and the Maltese cross is taken from the device of Edward d'Orleans, which is the namesake for the Service through Arts or Sciences award.

Everything was painted with a brush, including all the lines.
Paint was mixed from various pigments found in period.

New Handouts/Documentation

Finished up the documentation about my 2013 Verdigris project.  It's written in two parts, one about growing the pigment and the other taking that pigment and turning it into paint.  I did a page of test swatches and then an initial from the Book of Kells to show off the verdigris to go along with the swatch page.  I'm planning on showing the project this weekend at a local event.

I also have finished up a handout on the Medieval treatises I have found with some basic information on each treatise and where I found it, ie JSTOR, Inter-library loan, ebook, ect.

Medieval Treatises -  Information on where I've found the medieval treatises I currently use for information.

Documentation from my 2013 Verdigris Experiment:
Making Verdigris Pigment
Making Verdigris Paint

Verdigris 2013 - Pigment to Paint

Managed to find the time this past weekend to mix the various verdigris pigments into paint and test them.  I mixed up the 2012 White Vinegar, 2013 White Vinegar, 2013 Wine Vinegar, and 2013 Apple Cider Vinegar verdigris with both glair and gum water for binders.  I labeled each shell with a sharpie to keep track of what mix was in the shell and after mixing the paint into the shell, I painted a test splotch for compassion. After 6 hours and with the paint in the shells, nearly dry, I added water to reconstitute them and painted a second splotch. I'm planning on painting a third this evening that will most likely be 28 to 30 hours after the paint was first mixed to again test how they reconstitute.

Little scoop of verdigris ready to be turned into paint.

Hydrophobic properties of Verdigris

Using a Mini-Muller to incorporate the pigment and binder

Transferring Mixed paint into a shell for storage

Verdigris 2013 - Scraping Pigment

I finally made the time to scrap the verdigris off the copper tube, while the rest of the house took a nap.

Every verdigris covered tube smelled faintly of vinegar.

The white vinegar produced dark green crystals on the tube, that were the most difficult to scrape off. The scrapped pigment was a teal color. The white vinegar copper tube was left with a dull, dark appearance.  From appearance, the white vinegar produced the least amount of verdigris.

Verdigris made with White Vinegar

The wine vinegar produced teal to medium green verdigris on the tube and when scraped off, the pigment was the same teal color as the white vinegar.  The tube was covered with raised areas giving it a really rough appearance that came off in chunks when scrapped. The wine vinegar copper tube was left dull, with a light rust color.

Verdigris made with Wine Vinegar

The apple cider vinegar produced the same teal to medium green verdigris as the wine vinegar.  The verdigris was smoother than the wine vinegar, but scraped off just as easy. From appearance, the apple cider vinegar produced less than the wine vinegar, but that could also have been from the dunk it took, while getting it out of the container.  Apple cider vinegar also left it’s copper tube, dull with a light rust color.

Verdigris made with Apple Cider Vinegar

Future verdigris experiment ideas include using a homemade vinegar to see if the different acidic strength would change anything.  Also, making some salt green and some soap green.