So, what happens when the Baronial Secretary gives you an assignment for a friend who you have a slightly naughty inside joke with? You find a way to incorporate it into the scroll, with the Secretary's blessing. A friend of mine, Yrsa, was being awarded the highest award our Barony gives - The Silver Heart of Stierbach. One night at scriptorium, we had been discussing badges, the slightly less prudish attitudes towards sex in period (seriously, many of the period exemplars have some beyond racy images) and the pilgrim badges of the time that seem to mimic or replicate the early Roman flying peni fetishes. I found a brooch that I thought suited her and was close to her time period and had a lovely little blank spot in front. Not too large, not too small. Hunterston brooch Celtic, ca.700.after Chr. Scotland Silver gold and amber Scottish National Museum Edinburgh I attempted to mirror the pieces that were covered by the pin since I was taking that out of the equation, and changed the amber to garnet because the badge for the award is red and white, I thought the color would pop more. Materials used: Pergamenta 11x14"
Winsor Newton Gouache, Finetec Gold, Noodler's Bulletproof Black. Calligraphy exemplar: Various insular minuscule manuscripts of Anglo Saxon writing plus Droghin's. In progress and a couple details below.
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