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Class Handout – Cadel 101

gwen — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 00:55:59 +0000

This is a PDF of the handout I use for the my cadel 101 class. I taught this class at Known World Heraldic and Scribal Symposium and I will be teaching it again at WW and Pennsic. If you have any questions about this handout please feel free to comment here or to send me an email at gwenhwyvar.owen @ gmail dot com.

Download PDF: Cadel 101 handout

Cyneburg’s Black Bolt

gwen — Sat, 06 Jun 2015 13:00:32 +0000

Award of the Black Bolt
Persona: Cyneburg
Presented on 6/6/2015 at Castle Fever – At the Castle

Presenting Royalty: Tom II and Sigrid II

Based on the Rule of St Benedict, with a calendar. England, S. E. (Canterbury). Last quarter of the 10th century, or 1st quarter of the 11th century. Original: http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=16503

Cadel research part 2!

gwen — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 15:20:44 +0000

This is the updated version of my previous research project where in I tried out a new material for experimentation. The first time I worked on this manuscript reproduction, I used leaf gold because I had surmised that it would probably be done that way. After I dug deeper into things, I realized that shell gold was a good option and that there were hints in the details of the piece to point in that direction. I made a new sample area of both gold and grisaille work to see.
PDF copy of my documentation: Cadel – part 2 – shell gold

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Step by Step – shell gold cadel piece

gwen — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 15:46:39 +0000

Here is a gallery of some of the steps I took in building my shell gold cadel example for my documentation.

Duchess Anne’s Great Bear

gwen — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 15:03:06 +0000

Award of the Great Bear
Duchesss Anne Geoffrey of Warwick

Presented 04/11/2015
at the Coronation of Tom and Sigrid and by their hands.

Based on the Letter ‘B’ – Opera dianto nella quale vedrete molte caratteri di lettere – Antonio Schiratti – 1600-1615 (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3002/3096196183_aa86efd52c_b.jpg)

Modified to show a bear playing with a compass rose to personize it for the recipient and the award.

The Cadel Project (version 1)

gwen — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 16:23:06 +0000

Finally the documentation is complete for my cadel project! I was able to present this work at Gulf Wars 24 and now I am ready to share it here.

Finished Scribal Piece

cadel_final

PDF of Documentation: Scribal study based on a sixteenth century Portugese armorial.

Rue’s Black Flame

gwen — Sat, 14 Feb 2015 00:45:18 +0000

Award of the Black Flame
For Rue macImshee

Based on the Grand Clairvaux Bible, 12th century.
http://www.enluminures.culture.fr/…/BM/troyes_032-01.htm)

Presented on 2/14/2015 at Hertzkrieg XXI
Presenting Royalty: Vladimir II and Petranella II

Matilda’s Award of Arms

gwen — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 00:42:06 +0000

Award of Arms
For Lady Matilda

Presented on 2/7/2015 at Lupercalia

Presenting Royalty: Vladimir II and Petranella II

Kolfinna’s Pyxis

gwen — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 00:33:54 +0000

Order of the Pyxis
For Kolfinna Hrafnkelsdottir

The Pyxis is a non-armigerous award given for putting forth great effort at researching, creating and maintaining a period persona and atmosphere. Therefore, I made this scroll to be a pair of temple rings, bearing the badge of the order, that would be period for the recipient.

Presented on 1/10/2015 at Nordskogen 40th Anniversary Twelfth Night Celebration
Presenting Royalty: Vladimir II and Petranella II

Gráinne’s Cygnus

gwen — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 00:23:57 +0000

Award of the Cygnus
For Gráinne Fhionnabhair inghean Fhaoláin

Presented on 12/6/2014 at Feast of Boar’s Head(37) Sword and Mistletoe Tourney
Presenting Royalty: Vladimir II and Petranella II