[Scriptoris] New Star Signet Introduction and Video Project

Tue Feb 23 10:46:20 PST 2021

Greetings and congratulations to Lady Aline Hopton, Honored Star Signet,
from HL Lete Bithespring, Iris, Oak, etc.

I’m a very old player—since the late 1990’s— but, being 81, I don’t actively play or camp any more. I have been SCA and mundanely trained by such as QEII’s scribe Donald Jackson, before he started the illuminated St. John’s Bible on vellum. I have had 3 books published (out of print), one of which got a comment from and an offer to sell in Europe.

That said, I did a number of pieces for the SCA. I also was the owner of Calligraphy Heaven— a mundane school. art supply store, and I did international commissions. Retired, now, and Calligraphy Heaven closed, I have taken the role of advisor to those who still know me and have questions.

What I have suggested (off and on) through the years is for scribes to put at the bottom of a broadside the complete set, majuscule and minuscule (and possibly the numbers’ design), of the alphabet in the hand the scribe is using to create the art piece. When another scribe is given a commission to do one for a winner or an honored person, the second scribe can use the design to write the name of the honoree so it won’t be so different from the text used. 

The example will be cut off before presentation. The look of the piece presented will be more cohesive visually and not look amateurish with two noticeably different scribes’ work. The second scribe may not know how to analyze the style and reproduce it, as I had to do for my time in the SCA and mundanely.

I do not have any social media accounts, like facebook or Utube, for personal reasons. If someone dearly wants to have me look at something, they can send me the site in an email.

If you want to take credit for this idea to make work easier for the second scribe, please do so. Being retired, I am not seeking honors in the SCA. It is my gift to you as the new Star Signet of Elfsea. 

YIS,
HL Lete Bithespring, Steppes
mka Elaine Crittenden, Dallas

> On Feb 23, 2021, at 11:18 AM, Star Signet <star-signet at herald.ansteorra.org> wrote:
> 
> Greetings to the members of our College of Scribes!
> 
> My name is Lady Aline Hopton, from the Barony of Elfsea. I am newly given
> the privilege and opportunity to serve our wonderful bunch of scribes as
> Star Signet. I know it has been hard, this past plague year, to feel
> enthusiasm for our art and we miss our chosen family. To that end, I am
> planning to come up with ways that we can continue to be together, even
> apart. Watch this space for scheduled scribal hangouts and other workshops
> and meetings. If you are on Facebook, please also join us in the Scriptoris
> of Ansteorra group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/scriptoris
> 
> *Now for the first exciting new project for this year: building a video
> library!*
> If you did not know, *the College of Heralds has a YouTube channel*! You
> should totally go subscribe!
> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYZ_ObtPplb-xR2DeZoHX_w
> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYZ_ObtPplb-xR2DeZoHX_w?fbclid=IwAR0pguAC4ypcXbdxiH_vgIPOPq78aBMbaPshCgseDfciZFhFtDK6qUXgdWA>
> You can see that most of what is up there right now is classes that were
> recorded during the last Heralds and Scribes Symposium. But I want more!
> What I envision is a series of short (10-15 minute length) videos targeted
> to specific subjects and techniques. I'd REALLY like to start off with the
> following subjects:
> 
>   1. An Introduction to the Ansteorran Charter System (for total newbies
>   or just new to our kingdom)
>   2. How to Paint an Ansteorran Charter (geared towards people who have
>   NEVER painted before)
>   3. What Do You Need to Get Started as an Ansteorran Charter Painter
>   (again, geared towards newbies)
>   4. A Quick Overview Intro to Medieval Calligraphy and What to Buy to Get
>   Started
> 
> But we'll want even more! I would love videos on how to spiff up various
> genres of charters - things like adding white work to bar & ivy charters,
> how to do all those darn little red dots on Kells charters, etc. Or
> shading. Just...I mean anything you know how to do. I would love a brand
> new scribe to have this fantastic resource from home to just dive in or,
> even when we can meet in person again to help people getting started
> without a scribal guild, or just to review something ("how do I mix colors
> again?").
> I have put together a Google Form for you fantastic scribes to sign up for
> which videos you'd like to put out. ONE VIDEO PER FORM SUBMISSION, PLEASE.
> For multiple videos you'll have to fill it out multiple times. You can take
> one of the ones I've asked for up here or you can propose your own! It'll
> be a first to sign up gets it type system. So if you're the second to sign
> up for something I'll contact you and let you know.
> Let's fill the YouTube channel with scribal and light a fire under our
> heralds to keep up with us! [image: 😁]
> *SIGN UP HERE:* https://forms.gle/4o5UZp5druajR5hk7
> <https://forms.gle/4o5UZp5druajR5hk7?fbclid=IwAR17al6aZtcpZqicGGrgB1jEETSpg63Ug6CBW_ppZx0fQN1O_nAhHCfEXQU>
> 
> In Service,
> Lady Aline Hopton
> Star Signet
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