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Hearing "Leave It" -- Yes, 90125 Album (Classic)
The Pen vs. the Sword
This is the first time I've ever used just a historic letter to exemplefy any sort of Award scroll for the SCA. The penmanship is based upon the personal handwriting of Queen Elizabeth 1 of England, found in a letter from her to George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, Oct 22, 1572. The wording was based upon a letter from Ralph Adderly to Sir Nicholas Bengal, Marshal of Ireland, 1567. First attempt at oak gall ink on pergamenata, everything seemed to be going okay until I erased the pencil lines.... and picked up a layer of the ink with light rubbing. Hence the inconsistency in the ink flow.
Normally, oak gall ink will turn nearly solid black within seconds of touching paper, but since this isn't paper.... it did not take too well. I can only hope that the recipient appreciates this piece, since Elizabethan scrolls/books of hours are unfamiliar to me (save for the Hours of Henry VIII, which I own and would not have had time to recreate here with 2 weeks to go).
Above all, I am uncertain as to the quality of the piece. All of the "background noise" is really affecting my confidence in what I do for fun.....
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Frag it.....WOW.......
What pretty calligraphy...
And so, now you know what NOT to use Oak Gall on....*shrugs* learning exp and all that...
SEE YOU IN A WEEK!!!!!
7/19/04 7:32 AM