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msmemory_archive ([personal profile] msmemory_archive) wrote2007-11-05 12:39 pm

Weekend Update

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?

[identity profile] cvirtue.livejournal.com 2007-11-05 06:36 pm (UTC)(link)
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....

[identity profile] kls-eloise.livejournal.com 2007-11-05 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
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.

[identity profile] cvirtue.livejournal.com 2007-11-05 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
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!

[identity profile] kls-eloise.livejournal.com 2007-11-06 01:43 pm (UTC)(link)
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!

[identity profile] cvirtue.livejournal.com 2007-11-06 01:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm. Maybe I should do it myself. I didn't have any trouble with my West Kingdom pendant seal.

[identity profile] msmemory.livejournal.com 2007-11-05 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
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

[identity profile] cvirtue.livejournal.com 2007-11-05 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Excellent, and thank you for the referent to the other LJ post. I'll give him a call.

[identity profile] richenza.livejournal.com 2007-11-05 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
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.

[identity profile] cvirtue.livejournal.com 2007-11-05 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks -- although I'll go to Newton, since I'm in the northern burbs.
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[personal profile] jducoeur 2007-11-06 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
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...