Weekend Update

[msmemory_archive]

OMG the scroll! Picture to follow - assuming I get Rhonwyn's permission to post it. Wow. All the little details, the veins on the leaves and the little highlighting behind the coronet medallions, and wow. It's gorgeous. A shame to just frame it and put it in my dining room, really. (But we are so going to make the *month* of the chap at the Atelier who does the framing, since it's not the only one we still need to get done.) And verbose wording by Steffan. Still stunned by the beauty of the thing.

Excellent site for Crown. V centrally located, heaps of parking. OK, the court/feast hall was too small, but if the day had been warmer we could've had court outside (which I heard was the original plan).

Vivant to Konrad and Brenwen, Prince and Princess of the East! I remember at 30 Year in An Tir when Konrad was just a youthful squire, daily polishing the royal crowns and the armor in camp, and tagging along behind his knight.

Non-vivats to the individual who needed to tell me really early in the day "I can't hear a word you say," when I made an announcement. I still squish pretty easily, and it put me off heralding for the day.

Blush in the general direction of Osgkar, who complimented me on my haircut and my weight loss. :) It's hard to be both shy and vain.

Yesterday was a fine day for yard work, and despite the hurricane edges brushing by on Saturday, the leaves were dry enough to work with. Four bags and five barrels later, we've barely made a dent. But must hurry - after this week there are only two more scheduled pickups for the year. Will the neighbors decide I'm really looney if I rake after supper, in the dark?

Comments

[rufinia.livejournal.com]

For those of us who couyldn't make it (and have not heard, trust me spies will be punished), what was the scroll for?

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

My court barony. The gasps when Alys read out "We Timothy and Gabrielle" at the top of the page were quite gratifying. (Sept. 1998)

Rhonwyn donated "a scroll of the recipient's choosing" to a benefit auction a few years back, and this was the product of my winning bid. It's glorious.

[rufinia.livejournal.com]

Heh. Cool! Please post pics!

[nazrynn.livejournal.com]

Non-vivats to the individual who needed to tell me really early in the day "I can't hear a word you say," when I made an announcement. I still squish pretty easily, and it put me off heralding for the day.

I had this issue at last Crown, too. 2 people. Both Peers. I am sure they felt they were trying to help, however, all it did was frustrate and have me increase the amount of air in my lungs, as opposed to pushing from diaphragm (sp). It was Ryan's day anyway. I was happy to let him shine, while I tended to HRM - with so many BG ladies monitoring the lists, I felt it appropriate to stick with HRM Gabriella until I was told I could sit down and take a break by the HLIW.

I swear, Rhonwen is well worth her weight in gold. That scroll is simply delicious to the eyes, with such fine detail, crisp calligraphy, and eloquent wording.

Again, well worth the wait, and vivat again to you, and to all who made it happen (backlog or no!). *hugs*

[alphaggek.livejournal.com]

Serious question for both of you, as I continually try and learn to better interface with non-geeks..

Assuming that the gentles in question were genuinely trying to be helpful and just failed, what kind of approach (if any) would work? And saying "don't say anything" is an acceptable answer :)

Would coming up to you afterwards and saying something like "Would you like some help learning how to project your voice better?" work, or would that have the same effect?

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

If this particular person had said "What was your announcement?" instead of "I can't hear anything you say," it would not have bothered me as much. Stating the problem such that it was an issue with the incident, rather than a categorical, would have hurt less.

I have been successful at heraldry - last GNE in specific - so I know I *can* do it, especially when encouraged.

[artisticphoenix.livejournal.com]

I'm probably guilty of such sayings, I was really bothered that I couldn't hear a thing at Crown. But it wasn't just one person, it was actually many people who couldn't be heard. One of the problems was that heralds on opposite sides of the lists were heralding, so they were kind of in competition with each other. It could also have been the wind that made it difficult if the herald was speaking against it. And with the high pressure of trying to get the nice armored fella who is your consort in the right direction, it was difficult to get the information in a timely fashion. I'll try to remember your good way of asking.

My thoughts on asking....

[nazrynn.livejournal.com]

(after the call is done)
"Hey Lady X, do you have a minute?"
(If yes... proceed...)

"I really like how you (find something positive about the calling), and have an interest in doing this too. Would you like to get together sometime and practice voice heraldry?"

or

"I am terribly sorry, but I have a problem with hearing over background noise and I would love to be able to hear your (wonderful) voice over my rude neighbors. Could you please repeat your calls a bit louder in this direction?"

[lumineaux.livejournal.com]

Shameless plug: You want to learn better vocal heraldry techniques? Come to the Noisemakers' Schola in Bhakail at the end of February where Master Thomas de Casetellan, Master Alexandre Lerot d'Avigne and I will be doing a 4-hour hands-on court and vocal heraldry class. Proper projection techniques will be one of the many things covered.

[dervishspin.livejournal.com]

"It's hard to be both shy and vain."

Best quote I have seen all day.
I have seen pictures of you at Crown, and you did look lovely!

[goldsquare.livejournal.com]

You do look great.

If you wish, sometime after I finish the move, we can work on making your projection so good, that people will complain you are too loud.

They always complain - it is their chiefest joy, for some.

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

Please. I have not taken seriously my court/field heraldic ambitions, and I think it's time to go deeper there, and either get good or decide it's not for me.

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the receipt of your scroll!

Could you post a review of this scroll-mounting place? I still have my astonishing laurel scroll to get mounted. It's been (cringe) 6 years carefully put away.

Picture of mine:
http://www.virtue.to/articles/laurel/scroll.html

Hmm... I think I haven't actually linked that page to my directory structure, so probably nobody has been reading it....

[kls-eloise.livejournal.com]

I remember your document - I almost went blind transcribing the original text that Dorren based it on. I sat with a halogen light and a magnifying glass next to the computer typing it out. When they reproduce photos of period documents in reference books, they figure that people are going to look at the pretty picture - not that some crazy woman in CT is going to try to *read* it!

Dorren did stunning work on that piece. No surprise there.

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

You all did great work, which is why I've kept it so carefully, through a few moves and everything! But it's time to get it properly framed so it can be enjoyed by more people!

[kls-eloise.livejournal.com]

Pendant seals, or seals of any sort are always a challenge for framers. But a good one will figure it out. It's probably going to cost you a small fortune, though!

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Maybe I should do it myself. I didn't have any trouble with my West Kingdom pendant seal.

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

We had the Terpsichore and Silver Crescent framed by Atelier 564, at 564 Comm Ave in Newton. 617-332-9670 He's done quite a few other Carolingians' scrolls, too. We were very pleased. I bet he'll consider all your pendant seals to be a challenge.

Other comments: http://community.livejournal.com/carolingia/72602.html

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

Excellent, and thank you for the referent to the other LJ post. I'll give him a call.

[richenza.livejournal.com]

If you are in the city, I recommend Images and Frames on Brighton Ave at Packard's corner, right next door to the big Super 88.

The only time I have been disappointed was when I disregarded their suggestion for a frame. I hung the painting up for a while, but decided that I hated the frame. Chagrined, I brought it back, and asked to have it re-framed. They only charged me a fraction of the original cost and I let them frame it in a bright blue-painted frame I never would have chosen myself. Now it's one of my favorite pieces.

They've framed pretty much every scroll that has come through Wadsworth House, and rather a lot of other artwork pieces as well. They did a beautiful window-box frame for a small fossil we bought a few years back, and a gilded frame for a large fossil that is the centerpiece of my living room. I can't recommend them highly enough. Like the other framing shop mentioned, they mostly frame Fall Out Boy posters for the co-eds who live in the area... so they get really excited when they see real art! Your best bet will be to get help from the guy with waist-length curly hair - he's fantastic.

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

Thanks -- although I'll go to Newton, since I'm in the northern burbs.

[jducoeur]

Keep in mind that Atelier is basically an artist of framing. Absolutely top quality, absolutely top price. Probably appropriate for your Laurel scroll, but be prepared for it to be expensive...

[baron-steffan.livejournal.com]

Oh, cool! I'm glad that you finally have it, and that it was such a success. I really wanna see it!

And verbose wording by Steffan.

Properly and authentically verbose, I should say! %^) And absolutely true. Vivat!

http://pobox.com/~steffan/heraldry/caitlin.html

[lumineaux.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, quite properly and authentically verbose. It was a bit of a challenge to read, but a fun one.

[corwyn-ap.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

You have lots of room, why not make a compost pile for the leaves? No problems with bagging, getting it out on time, and you end up with beautiful new soil in a few years.