In late 2022, I took part in organizing a special project. Our aim was to create a book filled with art, words, advice, and inspiration to celebrate Jadwiga’s joint Laurel and Pelican elevation. Talented artists from the US and Canada, all of whom have been inspired by Jadwiga, contributed a total of 44 pages to this beautiful book. Below is … Read More
A Selection of Charter Paintings
I love to paint charters (or, as I like to call them, “Medieval Coloring Books”). Here are a selection of charters over the last few years that I embellished and painted and liked well enough to photograph. A few of them I even designed.
Vicounty for Antione and Katherine
I was the Summits Royal Scribe for the Reign of Antione and Katherine. At the end of their reign I wanted to make them something special as their Vicounty “scrolls”. The idea was to create a triptych, such as some religious iconography uses, so that they could display it or close it up and store it. Most of this project … Read More
Some Other Custom Artworks
Joint Project – Custom Scroll based on Judith Beheading Holofernes. I do a lot of custom SCA scrolls. If it involves painting, and I have reference material and don’t have to do the design, I can create it very fast. This is why my husband, Michael, and I are such an amazing team. His super power is design. He comes up … Read More
Augmentation of Arms for Duchess Signy
After the success of my first Augmentation of Arms, I was asked to create a second one for the outgoing King’s wife (who has reigned as Queen multiple times, but was taking a break during that run). I was provided the name, a bit about the recipient (late period, french), text and the instructions to “make it REALLY fancy”. So … Read More
Augmentation of Arms – Tolkein Inspired
This year I was given the opportunity to create two Augmentation of Arms scrolls for worthy recipients. The first was a very custom piece for a recipient who had been in the SCA for decades and was known to be a huge Tolkien fan. After a series of discussions with the Royal scribe regarding Tolkien-ish compents the recipient would appreciate, … Read More
A Grace of Blossoms
In the middle of January I was asked if I could make something special for my friend and mentor, Her Grace, Hlutwige. Those who know Hlutwige know that she’s been insanely active within the SCA for many years in just about every aspect of the society. As such, she has a stack of awards and recognition. If I was going … Read More
Oil Techniques of the Italian Masters
Process Techniques for Athenaeum 2021 Goal I have been a painter all my life, focused on portrait paintings. In the mid-2000s I studied Rembrandt and did several portraits in his style, but I always used modern materials. When I got into the SCA’s scribal arts I wanted to learn about artists in-period. In 2015 I traveled to Rome and got … Read More
The art of requirements gathering and stakeholder buy-in. OR… even creating art for my niece can be a job skill
My niece turned 13 this year and she had a special birthday request for me: would I do a piece of art for her of a Manga character she created? I have created hundreds of pieces of custom art for clients over the years so I immediately switched into Job Mode. Step 1 – Get an overview of the job. … Read More
Creating a Successful Art Collaboration
Tips and example for working collaboratively on art projects.
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