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rivendellrose) wrote2005-06-01 11:42 pm
rivendellrose) wrote2005-06-01 11:42 pm
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*sigh of relief*
I survived being Seneschal of the College of Saint Bunstable for a year, and successfully passed on the job to the next victim leader, who I know will do a great job.
More importantly, the College survived my being Seneschal. No, I jest... barely. ;)
Seriously, the next time I raise my hand for a position that actually involves me a) doing paperwork and b) coordinating with a bureaucracy, someone please slap me. Or at least remind me of what a disorganized twit I am. But it worked out well! I don't officially step down until the end of July, but I've gotta say that I'm relieved, and very much looking forward to having the spare braincells to devote to SCA things that I really feel are my place in the society - like scribal work.
Looking at the Madrone Domesday book pages really made me aware of how much progress I've got left before I'm worth anything in this art. I want to do that kind of work, badly, and so I've decided that this summer I will buy the proper supplies for myself, and create at least a few illuminated pages on my own, as a way to practice the art. I want to do them in at least somewhat-period style, but one of the projects I want to do is a passage from either the Silmarillion or the Lord of the Rings, and then the other is a piece from either the Havamal or Voluspa. For the LotR thing, I'm considering the two trees from the Silmarillion, with an associated passage, possibly a bit about Earendil (maybe with the original poem in Old English in addition to text from the Sil? Or possibly something about Varda, or the Rohirrim. I know, lots of possibilities. Hell, maybe even the first page of the Hobbit.
It'll all depend on what I come up with when I start sketching, I expect. But I'm really looking forward to trying it out.
Edit: Oh, and in case anyone was curious, here's my contribution to the College of Saint Bunstable's pages for the Domesday Book. It's our heraldic achievement - The shield displays our device, flanked by a rabbit (bunny for Bunstable) and a husky(ish wolf) (the UW's mascot). Purple and gold are the university colors as well as the college's colors, the star above the helm is in reference to the UW's seal, as are the pillars, which also refer to our "four pillars," repeated in the motto. The bottom bit of text is the 'blazon' of our arms, and the red tree holding up our shield symbolizes the Barony of Madrone, which is what our little college is supported by. It looks a lot more choppy than I'd wanted it to, but it's not too bad for my first piece of completely original page of illumination.
And, to show how far I have to go, here are the pages that show how it really ought to be done. That's the Barony of Madrone's finished pages.
More importantly, the College survived my being Seneschal. No, I jest... barely. ;)
Seriously, the next time I raise my hand for a position that actually involves me a) doing paperwork and b) coordinating with a bureaucracy, someone please slap me. Or at least remind me of what a disorganized twit I am. But it worked out well! I don't officially step down until the end of July, but I've gotta say that I'm relieved, and very much looking forward to having the spare braincells to devote to SCA things that I really feel are my place in the society - like scribal work.
Looking at the Madrone Domesday book pages really made me aware of how much progress I've got left before I'm worth anything in this art. I want to do that kind of work, badly, and so I've decided that this summer I will buy the proper supplies for myself, and create at least a few illuminated pages on my own, as a way to practice the art. I want to do them in at least somewhat-period style, but one of the projects I want to do is a passage from either the Silmarillion or the Lord of the Rings, and then the other is a piece from either the Havamal or Voluspa. For the LotR thing, I'm considering the two trees from the Silmarillion, with an associated passage, possibly a bit about Earendil (maybe with the original poem in Old English in addition to text from the Sil? Or possibly something about Varda, or the Rohirrim. I know, lots of possibilities. Hell, maybe even the first page of the Hobbit.
It'll all depend on what I come up with when I start sketching, I expect. But I'm really looking forward to trying it out.
Edit: Oh, and in case anyone was curious, here's my contribution to the College of Saint Bunstable's pages for the Domesday Book. It's our heraldic achievement - The shield displays our device, flanked by a rabbit (bunny for Bunstable) and a husky(ish wolf) (the UW's mascot). Purple and gold are the university colors as well as the college's colors, the star above the helm is in reference to the UW's seal, as are the pillars, which also refer to our "four pillars," repeated in the motto. The bottom bit of text is the 'blazon' of our arms, and the red tree holding up our shield symbolizes the Barony of Madrone, which is what our little college is supported by. It looks a lot more choppy than I'd wanted it to, but it's not too bad for my first piece of completely original page of illumination.
And, to show how far I have to go, here are the pages that show how it really ought to be done. That's the Barony of Madrone's finished pages.
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