SC - And speaking of happy dances...

[Elaine Koogler]

And there are several dabblers in Atlantia who have the Order of the Maunche as
well...from times long past when we were a part of the East!  And these gentles
"dabble" with the best of them!

Kiri

Philip & Susan Troy wrote:

> rcmann4 at earthlink.net wrote:
>
> > I will be replying to other good wishes off-list, but I have to mention
> > that Master Adamantius and his wife, Lady Kendra, presented me
> > with a gorgeous Manche medallion.  Lady Kendra, who is a
> > jeweller, crafted it herself.  It is a beautiful piece of enamel, set in
> > silver, and I will wear it with much pride.
>
> I hope so, not because of the medallion, but because of you. Caendra
> hadn't done a cloisonne piece in about ten years, and when I asked her
> if it would be possible for us to crank out a _simple_ medallion of some
> kind for this occasion, she muttered dark raggum fraggums and asked
> about some of the things you've done (she never having heard of you at
> the time). Evidently she was impressed, and she decided she wanted to do
> it. This fulfills a wish of mine of more than a year's standing. When we
> did the Southern Region A&S Expo, I went around and gave various
> artisans little semi-precious stone pendants to show my joy over their
> enthusiasm and, frankly, daring. [Brighid had on display, IIRC, eight or
> ten _different_ needlework forms, plus two Spanish biscotti recipes
> which she'd translated, adapted/redacted, and cooked, and gosh knows
> what all else. Then she got up and told a story in the Bardic
> Competition.] On that day I decided that what you really ought to have
> hung around your neck was a Manche medallion, so naturally I am
> extremely pleased at recent developments.
>
> The medallion, BTW, is made from what is known as fine silver; I mention
> this because it'll have to be polished every so often, which, had it
> been Sterling silver, would be less necessary. On the other hand,
> Sterling silver jewelry is also less cool. My Lady Caendra says that
> there are some flaws (little pits and fractures) in the enamel; she'd
> like to do another one now that she's set her hand back to this
> particular art form.
>
> > > I have not seen one more well-deserved than this one, and Lady
> > > Brighid seemed just a little uneasy, as if the Crown and populace might
> > > find out that all she was doing all along was _having FUN_!!! Dabbling!
> >
> > It is common for recipients of arts awards to be asked, "What field
> > is your ___ in?"  As this award was given to me for endeavors in
> > several different areas, perhaps I should reply that I have a Manche
> > in dabbling.  It would be very close to the truth.  I do what interests
> > me, and what I enjoy.
>
> Sounds good to me. It may interest you to know that current EK law says
> something like, "The Order of the Manche shall be bestowed upon those
> candidates who have surpassed competence in a single art form, or
> attained competence in many art forms." Or something like that. However,
> I believe it was originally created by Aelfwine and Arastorm (sp?) many
> years ago for excellence in Diverse Arts. Having a Manche for Dabbling
> isn't really much of a joke, rather it is pretty much the original
> intention of the founders of the Order.  Let's see... other recipients
> of the Diverse Arts Manche include Countess Brekke Franksdottir,
> Mistress Thora Sharptooth, Baroness Merlynia of Rivenoak, and a certain
> Queen Isabella of York, to name but a very few. You're in pretty good
> company, I'd say, as a dabbler.
>
> Again, congratulations!
>
> Adamantius
> --
> Phil & Susan Troy
>
> troy at asan.com
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