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Class Schedule - classes are being scheduled now
If you would like to teach a class, please
contact the event steward to be added to the schedule. Additional classrooms are
available, if needed.
2013 schedule
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| Time |
Classroom 1
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Classroom 2
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Classroom 3
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Classroom 4
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| 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
Calligraphy 101
Part 1 |
How to paint your tent |
How to use the Standards for the
Evaluation of Names and Arms |
Herald Scribal Challenge
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| 11:00 am - Noon |
Calligraphy 101
Part 2
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Water Mordant Gilding |
Visual Tour of Pentamere |
Herald Scribal Challenge
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| Noon - 1pm |
Lunch
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| 1pm - 2pm |
Control Yourself |
Introduction to applique'
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Field Heraldry |
Herald Scribal Challenge
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| 2pm - 3pm |
Making
Medieval books: The A to Z Overview
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Putting it all together? |
Court Heraldry |
Herald Scribal Challenge
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| 3pm - 4pm |
Making
Parchment At Home, The Medieval Way
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Faux Hands for Calligraphy
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The Submissions Process,
Start to Finish |
Herald Scribal Challenge
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Herald Scribal Challenge - A challenge for both
the heralds and the scribes to show their stuff. Will be explained at the
event. All are encouraged to participate. For all levels of expertise ...
Heraldry Consultation table 10 am - 3:30
pm.
Herald in charge: Lord Duncan Cameron,
Fenris Herald
The Escutcheon Herald, Hiordis Ragnarsdottir, will be attending, so there
will be no need to mail in paperwork.
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Herald's Roundtable/Tea and Scribal Roundtable/Tea at 4pm hosted by Weldlake.
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| Class descriptions:
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| Calligraphy 101
- 2 hour class (class limit 8 students, no fee)-
Presenter - Baroness Hannah Schreiber
& Fenris Signet Her Ladyship Helena Sibylla
- If you've never tried and want to -- this is the class for you! This is
a class for the very beginner and will cover tools, tips and tricks, and
have a hands-on practical of one hand that will cover time periods for
most scrolls! We will go through every letter so you feel more
comfortable with your next project. (A note to lefties, I am right
handed and can’t offer many bonus tips, but I will have 2 left handed
nibs if you’d like to try them out you are welcome to attend.)
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| Putting
it all together - Layout
basics for scroll composition- Presenter - Baroness Hannah Schreiber
- Now that you have an assignment -- how to you place the pieces together
to create a visually pleasing scroll? Join us as we discuss the elements
and principles of visual design and composition in effort to create
balanced scroll layouts.
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| Water
Mordant Gilding - Presenter - Her
Ladyship Estelle de la Mer - Learn how to apply a raised water
mordant gilding seat using plaster, bole and hide glue... and what to do
when something goes wrong. It's not as hard as you might think! 5
participants, more can watch. Suggested donation of $1 will be accepted
(but not required) to help defray the cost of the materials.
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| Making
Parchment At Home, The Medieval Way - Presenter
- Master RanthulfR - This
Powerpoint Presentation shows Master RanthulfR and friends making sheep
and goat skin parchment in the backyard using medieval techniques. This
low cost and low odor method can be done by anyone who wishes to make
medieval pages for scribal use. Some images contain gore.
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| Making
Medieval books: The A to Z Overview - Presenter
- Master RanthulfR - From the bare sheep pelts through
making colors & inks, layout, applications, and binding the
book with decorations. This Powerpoint Presentation shows a bit of most
all of the processes used to make an entire book in the middle ages. Its a
great way to gain an appreciation for all of the skills and work that went
into medieval book arts, and it shows how most of us can do much of this
in the home at a hobby level.
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| Control
Yourself - Getting control of your scribal tools,
materials and methods
- Presenter - Master
RanthulfR - Has your hand got the shakes? Does your paint rub
off? Are you looking to refine your skills of application in calligraphy
or illumination? This class will show you how to get rid of the shakes,
how to pull cleaner straighter lines, how to make better curves, how to
make fills, how to use the tool and the paint to their best advantage,
etc. It will also talk about paper choices and how to make them work for
you. Bring your tools and materials if you want to try the techniques
under teaching supervision.
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| Faux
Hands for Calligraphy - Presenter
- Fenris Signet Her Ladyship Helena Sibylla - Have you
got a scroll to do for someone with a non-European persona? Are you
bored with whitework and want to try your hand at something exotic like
Arabic or Chinese? Come and learn some tips and techniques for
making your scroll look "foreign". Handout with examples
of several letter styles will be provided. Fee:
$1 to cover cost of printing
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| Court
Heraldry - Presenter - Dragon Principal Herald
Her Ladyship Kriemhilt - How to run a court from the
baronial/shire level on up. Includes who needs reports of the courts.
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| Field
Heraldry - Presenter - Buckler Herald -
Ermenrich von Duisburg - What is period practice? Is it like
Chaucer in 'A Knight's Tale', or more like the other heralds in the movie?
What is our practice? What should it be? Should the formal form listed in
the protocol handbook be our guide?
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| How to use the Standards
for the Evaluation of Names and Arms - Presenter
- Rouge Scarpe Herald - Konrad Mailander - What has changed
from the past. Can you resubmit a submission rejected under the old rules
that fits the current standards?
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| The Submissions
Process, Start to Finish - Presenter
- Cynnabar Herald Chaya-Simcha
bat Yonah - The submission process explained. Gives an
indication of what to expect, timeframes, what if it fails, etc.
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| Visual Tour of Pentamere
- Presenter - Cynnabar Herald Chaya-Simcha
bat Yonah - A tour of Pentemre by its heraldry.
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| How
to paint your tent - Using
Your Heraldry - Presenter - Weldlake
Herald - Aindle ODiarmada - How to paint your tent/canvas with
your blazon to make a more period camp. What was used in period? What is
proper for us? The protocol handbook for the Middle Kingdom states:
"All other gentlefolk with registered devices who wish to display
them in a full Achievement are strongly encouraged to do so according to
the following forms...." (pg. 48)
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Introduction to applique' - Presenter -
Godfrey Thacker - Heraldic display can be hard. Learn the basics of applique', the art of
decorating one piece of cloth with another, to make eye popping displays
of your arms or other elements. Period methods and some modern "cheats"
will be shown.
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