I have agreed to organize the Midwinter 2026 feast. The format will be similar to last year, with meals served throughout the day. I will be responsible for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, focusing on the cuisines of Spain, Italy, and Israel. Although the event centers on the Christian (Latin) pilgrimage routes, I will also include…
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Boar’s Head Project
I decided to take the boar’s head I made for Midwinter 2023 and turn it into an art project. I took an old mirror that had broken, but the frame was still usable to include the cardboard backing. I painted the cardboard with a base coat of white and then painted it with gold. I…
Food of the Baltic Region
Midwinter 2024 Europe, 1100 CE I have been tasked with creating a feast for Midwinter 2024. It will be in the area that is current day Ukraine. I have built an outline of the region and all of the peoples that have had a cultural impact on the region. I plan on serving dishes from…
Midwinter 2023 – Henry VIII’s Holiday Huzzah!
I am the autocrat for what I hope is a wonderful event! The theme will be the holiday season at Henry VIIIs court. I have ideas going and planning full steam ahead. Below are the felt knights that I have made for the tabletop jousting competition we will be having at the event. Below is…
Silver Osprey
I have decided to do another backlog scroll. This one is for someone with an obvious great sense of humor! The L is from Fondo antico presso la Biblioteca del Sacro convento – Assisi – IT-PG0213, identifier: PG0213_ms.16.
Night on the Line – 2021
For the Barony of Lochmere’s upcoming online event for our yearly Night on the Town I was asked to make some how to videos on cooking your own feast at home. This will hopefully help all that would like to join us have the experience of feasting together while still maintaining a social distance from…
Opal Scroll
I finally decided to try my hand at making a scroll. I was assigned a backlog Opal from 2018. In my research I found out that he had a Viking persona, his heraldry colors are black, red, and silver with a rampant boar. Materials Pergamenata Parchment Paper Leaf Adhesive Silver Leaf Gouache Paints Sharpie Ultra…
KASF’s Scribal Challenge 2021
Challenge: create for me your best playing card! Each entrymust be the size of a modern playing card: 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches. Youmay use traditional scribal tools as well as “non traditional ” such asleather, metal, ceramic, etc. Your choice of subject, time period andmedia. Category: Adult Novice (has never created a scroll for…
Tapestry for Virtual Court
This was painted for the Virtual Royal Court held in Lochmere. The theme was the Navarre Court at the Royal Palace of Olite. Their Majesties hosted the Navarre Court at the Royal Palace of Olite, the final court of Baron Cormacc and Baroness Sarra, and the Investiture of the next Baron and Baroness of Lochmere,…
Making a Kirtle
I used the pattern from The Tudor Tailor I made tie in sleeves to fo with it.