Call for largesse

21 Wednesday Nov 2018

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A Message From the Gift Coordinator

Unto the populace of the East Kingdom do I, Aurelia Alfaiata d’Alcaçova, send greetings, I have the honor to serve as Gift Coordinator for Their Majesties Wilhelm and Vienna, and I humbly come to you today on Their behalf.

The artisans of the East Kingdom are known to be gifted craftspeople and Their Majesties, in Their inestimable wisdom, wish to display the talents of our populace while travelling the glorious lands of our Kingdom and the Known World.

In order to proudly showcase our Artisans, the Kingdom relies on your generosity in filling the Royal Gift Chest with pleasing and useful items.

At the moment, we need assistance with largesse destined for Baronage holding our noble Eastern lands and for those newly arrived in our Society. In an effort to support Their Majesties in displaying the hospitality and generosity for which the East Kingdom is known, we are also in search of volunteers to help with the gift baskets intended to the Royal Cousins visiting us at Birka, and Royalty welcoming us at the far lands hosting Gulf Wars and Aedult Swim.

If needed, below is a list containing suggestions of items that would make wonderful largesse. Please remember that this list is not restrictive and we encourage you to be creative with your works of art.

Arts and Crafts

Handspun fiber
Pin cushions
Needlebooks
Drop spindles
Lucets
Weaving tablets
Nailbinding needles
Wooden spools
Thread holders
Scissor cases

Clothing and Accessories

Coifs
Hoods
Veils
Handkerchiefs
Handmade buttons
Lacing cord
Nailbinding or knitted items (socks, mittens, hats)
Handwoven trim
Belts
Pouches
Shoulder bags

Consumables

Ale
Packets of period spices or dried herbs
Honey
Tea

Jewelry

Handmade beads
Rings
Arm bands
Metal bracelets
Brooches

Paper & Ink

Handmade note cards (blanks to be used as Thank you cards)
Handmade books
Scroll blanks
Journals
Scribal supplies (brushes, ink, ink tray, pen, paper)

Miscellaneous

Coins
Small wooden items (cups, wax tablets, boxes)
Small pottery items (cups, bowls)
Travel sewing kits
Cup covers
Cloth napkins
Bottle openers
Drinking horns
Drawstring bags (for gift wrapping)

If you would like to donate to the Royal Gift Chest or should you have any questions about largesse, please contact me at aurelia.alfaiata@gmail.com I look forward to hearing from you.

Their Majesties are grateful for your generosity in sharing your skills with the East Kingdom.

Yours in Service,

Aurelia Alfaiata d’Alcaçova

Iron Scribe Event Saturday

13 Tuesday Nov 2018

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Detail view of final painting

You’ve seen Crown Tournaments year after year. K&Q Competitions… been there, seen that. There was even Golden Seamstress, with sleepless, nail-biting races to the finish. But you’ve never seen anything like the Great Quintavian Iron Scribe Competition!

You know scribes are always on a deadline. You know scribes are always battling curled paper, gold that won’t stick, ink blobs, and sleep deprivation. But you’ve never seen them in neck-and-neck races to the finish line! If we’re going to do battle and work fast, we may as well have fun with it. And maybe get something useful out of the deal, like finished backlog scrolls.

How will this competition work, you ask? Here are the descriptions and rubrics:

Description of the competitions, rules, hints, and more information

Rubrics, be sure to read through these because they’re funny.

Does this have a chance to crash and burn in epic fashion? Oh, yes indeed! How will we avoid it? By playing for fun, not for profit. If you’re in it to win it, well, good on you but the rest of us are going to have fun and enjoy the day.

There are judges and points, but we all know this is a subjective exercise. Sloppy work is no good for either scribes or recipients. This is as much about strategic planning as it is about speed.

Will this be a spectator sport? Well, how much do you like watching paint dry? Everyone is welcome to join the camaraderie, and it should be an entertaining time. But if you bump the table while someone is working, you may have to answer to the marshals…

Will you taste the sweet joy of the perfect acanthus leaf and the balanced S? Or will you suffer the agony of the crooked line and the smear? Only one way to find out!

If the pen is mightier than the sword, then this may be the Mightiest Competition Ever!

If you are thinking about attending, please fill out this google form so we can plan for the right number of people.

–Thyra & Marieta

Arts & Sciences Research Paper #24: The Gresley Dance Collection

26 Friday Oct 2018

Posted by mollyeskridge in A&S Research Papers, Arts and Sciences

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Our twenty-fourth Research Paper comes to us from the members of the Accademia della Danza, chiefly of the Barony of Carolingia and the Shire of Quintavia. It has been their mission these past two years to transcribe and decode an original fifteenth-century manuscript that may be a reference book? an archive? a mystery and a riddle of the terpsichorean arts? Look within and learn what they have discovered! (Prospective future contributors, please check out our original Call for Papers.)

The Gresley Dance Collection

Two pages of the Gresley dance manuscript. Image courtesy the Derbyshire County Council.

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Online K&Q A&S Rubric Workshop – 7:30 this Thursday 10/25 (and a few other reminders)

22 Monday Oct 2018

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1) There will be an online A&S rubric workshop THIS THURSDAY at 7:30.

—Link to join: https://zoom.us/j/457109051

Learn about the rubric that will be used at K&Q A&S. This workshop is useful for judges and artisans alike. More information can be found here: https://moas.eastkingdom.org/cms/?page_id=684

2) There will also be two additional rubric workshop sessions over the next few weeks

—Bjorn’s Ceilidh/Baronial Investiture (Concordia) 1:30-3:00, downstairs in the dayboard hall.

—St. Eligius (Dragonship Haven) 11:00-1:00

3) Finally, as a reminder: There will also be an online East Kingdom A&S Office Town Hall on Thursday Nov. 1, from 7-8. The web link will be announced the week of the meeting.

Thank you and please share where appropriate.

Lissa (deputy moas)

—–Thanks to Master Magnus and Mistress Elena for helping to run the rubric workshops and to Master Mael Eoin for technical assistance setting up online workshop.

A&S Consultation Table and Rubric Training session at Shire Wars

15 Monday Oct 2018

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Kingdom A&S Consultation Table: 1:00-2:00
These tables are intended to provide feedback and/or mock scoring to artisans regarding current (or proposed) projects. Our goal as consultants is to provide guidance which will be useful to those engaging in in A&S activities and to those who are considering entering future A&S competitions.

K&Q A&S Rubric Training: 2:00-3:30
Attendees at these training sessions will discuss the purpose behind the rubric, review and familiarize themselves with rubric itself, and then practice as a group using the rubric to assess an example A&S project.

While these sessions are being organized primarily to train judges for K&Q A&S, this class can also greatly benefits artisans. All are welcome to attend! If you can’t stay the entire time, please stay as long as you can.

—–useful links—–

Shire Wars: https://eastkingdom.org/EventDetails.php?eid=3368
More about Consultation Tables: https://moas.eastkingdom.org/cms/?page_id=646
More about K&Q A&S Rubrics: https://moas.eastkingdom.org/cms/?page_id=599

Request for Bids: Known World Sciences Symposium

06 Saturday Oct 2018

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The Society Minister of Arts and Science, Seigneur Etienne Le Mons d’Anjou, and the Society Deputy Minister for the Sciences, Master Galen of Ockham, are soliciting for bids for a Known World Sciences Symposium to be held in calendar year 2020, though a bid for a 2019 date would also be acceptable.

What do you mean by “Sciences”?

The Arts and Sciences in the SCA are most commonly represented by making a period-style object – clothing, armour, scroll, brooch, etc. The Sciences, on the other hand, deal more with observations and interactions with the natural world and the underlying theories – thus the term ‘natural philosophy’ that characterized the early forays into our modern sciences.

Some examples include: astronomical instruments, their theory and use; the Aristotelian system of physics; cosmological theories; astrological medicine; food as a treatment for disease; theories of disease transmission; agricultural production; care of battlefield wounds; beekeeping; a medieval bestiary; alchemical theories; Scholastic philosophy; metallurgy; medieval dyes; the origin and development of university education; medieval music theory; and many, many more.

What are the considerations for the event?

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EKCoP Invites all experience levels to an online class!

28 Friday Sep 2018

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Performing in Persona 101 hosted by Lady Lilie Dubh and EKCoP

Online class October 2nd 7-8pm

Description: How do you convey your persona while telling a story, singing a song or declaiming a poem? Take this class and find out how to insert even small smidgens of your SCA persona into your performance!

Join Hangouts Meet
https://meet.google.com/dnu-qmmv-ijh
Join by phone
+1 414-909-5772‬ PIN: ‪864 191 487‬#
Facebook event!
https://www.facebook.com/events/469214060265090/

Fill out this form to join EKCoP’s mailing list!
https://goo.gl/forms/HKb0lMDsyGzjj0CF2

Join us on Facebook! A great way to find performing and bardic opportunities and meet other performers!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/EKCoP/

For more information please contact:
EKCoP’s acting Chatelaine Douglas Doan
chatelaine@ekcp.eastkingdom.org

East Kingdom College of Performers (EKCoP) Mailing List Sign up!

28 Friday Sep 2018

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East Kingdom College of Performers (EKCoP) is having a membership drive before our October elections!

EKCoP welcomes everyone, performers and interested audience members alike! Fill out the survey below to join our mailing list and keep up to date on our schedule of online classes and virtual open performing arts and bardic practices as well as the latest performing arts news in the East Kingdom. EKCoP welcomes all performers of all skill levels! We have musicians, poets, bards, storytellers, singers, Commedia dell’Arte, slight of hand, belly dancers, contortionists, improvisation aficionados, those not ready to perform in front of an audience, interested audience members and more!

Fill out this form to join the mailing list!
https://goo.gl/forms/HKb0lMDsyGzjj0CF2

Join us on Facebook! A great way to find performing and bardic opportunities and meet other performers!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/EKCoP/

For more information please contact:
EKCoP’s acting Chatelaine Douglas Doan
chatelaine@ekcp.eastkingdom.org

Golden Seamstress Challenge II

19 Wednesday Sep 2018

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Pennsic has passed. The insistent drumbeats of war have faded, allowing us to once again listen to gentler melodies. If you listen carefully, you can hear the siren song of the muses, coaxing you to the arts. The weather is (FINALLY) growing cooler; the creative juices begin to flow. The urge is upon us to… make something. And yet we also still want to *crush our opponents.* And then, you know, have dinner with them. How to reconcile these urges?

Do we have a deal for you!

The Barony Beyond the Mountain is *delighted* to host our second Golden Seamstress Challenge!

Here’s how it works:

Assemble a team of up to six crazy, err… motivated sewers. READ THE RULES. Alert the event steward that you intend to drive your opposition weeping from the field, err… that you intend to compete. READ THE RULES. Plan your outfit. Assemble your tools and materials. Assemble your snacks! (WE am STILL in awe of the snacks from last year.) Arrive on site on Friday October, 26, and at 10pm… SEW! SEW LIKE THE WIND!

As an aside, we should see if we can find someone who looks reasonably like Martin Short to roam the event saying that at random intervals. But we digress.

Eighteen hours later, the judges will determine whose snack fueled visions will take bragging rights for this year. (Seriously – the snacks were amazing.) And then win or lose, you can wear it to Crown Tournament to wow the masses and casually say “Oh, this? This is just something we whipped up at Golden Seamstress.”

You know you want to.

All the details can be found via the event announcement: http://eastkingdom.org/EventDetails.php?eid=3360 Please note that only the first link to the full website is functional.

For honor and glory! And snacks!

Report on the Pennsic Arts & Sciences War Point

14 Tuesday Aug 2018

Posted by Lissa Underhill in Arts and Sciences, Pennsic

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For the past few years, the Arts and Sciences war point at Pennsic has been based on populace choice. However, this year, the war point was a judged competition. Led by the A&S war point general, Raziya Bint Rusa and her lieutenant, Agatha Wanderer, the East worked with artisans from other kingdoms to develop a rubric and competition format for the day. Artisans were invited to apply for a spot on the team, and judges were recruited.

The war point took place on Thursday August 9th 2018, in the Great Hall, the event lasting from 8:30 until 4pm. The East was ultimately victorious, winning 4 out of 5 possible war points! During his address to the entrants, King Brennan noted that according to his tally, A&S had actually won the war for the East at that point, a statement that was met with much rejoicing.

The East won two points for the highest overall combined score, beating the Mid by only 5 points (East and Allies 393, Middle and Allies 388). Such a close score speaks to the quality of all the artisans who entered their work into the competition. The East also won in two out of three categories, for an additional war point each. Lada Monguligin won the domestic, archaeology, and lived objects category, and Gnaea Celera won the arts and studio crafts categories.

Names and photos of the work of all Eastern entrants and alternates into the war point are below: