[Steppes] 12th Night & Artisa

[Faelan Caimbeul]

Oh I like this idea. A regional Artisan, combined with Elfsea's Collegium.
This is by far the best idea I've heard yet. One of the things that came up
last year (at least) was the total lack of any attraction for anyone that
wasn't competing or judging. This isn't anyone's fault, it's just that the
event wasn't designed for it. The suggestion came up of people teaching
classes at the event so that non-competitors can have something worth while
to give them a reason to come. I believe that's the aim this year.

Combining a competition, to showcase what is possible to create, and then
classes to show you how to do it, sounds like a wonderful combination.
Perhaps we could even have the competitors teach classes as well. They'd
already have examples of their work available ;-) We'd just need to schedule
their judging so that they could be absent from their table for their class.
I always believed that the mark of true accomplishment is the ability to
duplicate yourself by teaching others.

Faelan

On 4/23/07, Michelle Dodd <lygabrielerdb at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> In all the discussion of having 12th Night as a regional event or
> combining Artisan with another event, I haven't seen anyone yet suggest
> having Artisan as a regional event. I can only remember going to one, maybe
> two, Artisan in the years, over a decade, that I have played. I went for the
> classes held that year. Artisan has just not been the priority for me that
> it is for others. With Artisan already being the large event for A&S that I
> have been reading it is, I think that we could combine with Elfsea for a
> Regional Artisan, while at the same event choosing Steppes & Elfsea Baronial
> Artisans with different sets of judges for each title.
> Elfsea used to have an annual collegium that I always tried to get to. One
> of the main reasons I started to play, is that I greatly enjoy learning
> things. With a combined artisan event perhaps it would be easier to have
> classes.
>
> However I have to say that I was pleased to see the discussion on the list
> today. I was not happy when, at populace, it was declared that since 12th
> Night would not be hosting Eistedfodd, that it would have to be an off
> calendar event. I am happy to see that that may not be the case. I enjoy the
> pageantry of 12th Night courts. Court at Warlord always seems pretty casual,
> with people in their coolest not necessarily their fancy garb, sitting in
> camp chairs and waving off bugs. At 12th Night we usually have a Grand Show.
> I have yet to hear any court at any event or location, so I like to see a
> pageant with ladies in their fancy gowns & lords in their best garb, not
> sweaty and/or mud covered.
>
> Just my humble opinions,
> Ly Gabriele
>
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> safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in
> sideways, chocolate in one hand, white russian in the other, body thoroughly
> used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"
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