[Hartwood] Fw: [rocks] Gentle Arts of Seagirt

[John Mail]

An excellent opportunity to see some amazing artists and get an understanding of the non-martial side of the SCA. 
 
Carpooling anyone?
 
John Macandrew
 
 

--- On Sun, 11/18/12, monique <ysane at shaw.ca> wrote:


From: monique <ysane at shaw.ca>
Subject: [rocks] Gentle Arts of Seagirt
To: rocks at antir.sca.org
Received: Sunday, November 18, 2012, 11:30 AM







Greetings Unto Seagirt,
 
 
The Barony of Seagirt harbours a multitude of talented Gentles among its Populace. Come to witness and inspire those who will compete for the honour of standing in The Baronial Court as the Arts & Sciences Champion, the Bardic Champion, or a Scholar of Seagirt!  The applicants and competitors will gather on January 19, 2013 to demonstrate their skills, display projects and research, and be tested in the many Gentle Arts that add grace and authenticity to these modern middle ages. There will be day food. There will be a tavern. 
 
Site opens at 9am, closes at 11pm. 
Fees: Adults $10, youth 12-17 $5, under 12 free; $5 NMS applies to non-members; make cheques payable to Barony of Seagirt.
Site: Eastern Star Hall, 3281 Harriet Road, Victoria, BC V8Z 3S3
 
Please see below for a note from our current A&S Champion with details on that competition.  Details on the Bardic Championship will be forthcoming.
 
 
Yours in Service,
HL Ysane la Gaillarde
Event Steward
 









 
 

Arts & Sciences Championship Format

You must submit the following 3 items:

·         1 example of an art with documentation

·         1 example of a science with documentation

·         1 example of either an art or science which can be a finished piece or in progress (which would also mean that the documentation can be in progress, but there must be some written evidence of research)

 

One more thing... 


Because the children of this barony are near to my heart, the twist on this year’s competition will be that one of your entries must be something that a child in period would have used. It can be a toy, a piece of clothing, or even a common tool that a child might have used. Have some fun with it!
 
* Be aware that your item may be tested by underage judges.

 

 

In addition to the Championship, I am also introducing The First Ever Seagirt Orcameat A&S Competition. This past October (2011), I saw a new person to our barony bravely enter the Seagirt Arts & Sciences Championship in order to learn more about what an A&S Competition entails. I was so impressed by her initiative that I present the following competition:

 

Orcameat A&S Competition Format

 

In order to enter, you must meet the following conditions:

·         You must have joined the SCA no more than five years prior to the contest

·         You must not have won an A&S competition

 

You must submit the following 3 things for judging:

 

1.   A summary of your persona no longer than one page. You will need to complete this first in order to get started on your entry. Your summary should include the following details:

                  ·         Your persona’s name and age

·         Your persona’s nationality and time period

·         Your persona’s family (or lack thereof). Is your persona married?

·         Your persona’s occupation

·         Your persona’s social class

·         Your persona’s dwelling (house, barn, cave?)

·         Languages that your persona can understand (but not necessarily be fluent in)

·         Your persona’s level of education (can he or she read? Did they apprentice? Are they in the process of becoming a member of a religious order? What have they been taught?)

·         Major events that occurred during your persona’s time-frame (flood, famine, religious persecution, war, change of government)

·         Does your persona fight? Does he or she keep house? Does he or she serve as a government official? Does he or she write? Does he or she perform? If so, where did he or she acquire these skills?

2.   1 example of an art or science that your persona would have used in period.

o   For a list of what might be considered an art, look here:

o   For a list of what might be considered a science, look here:

3.   Documentation for that piece

 

Things you might be thinking right now:

1.   “Dear God, I only have a name and some borrowed garb! I was thinking about entering this contest, but I don’t have the first clue as to how to research my persona!”

2.   “Do I start with the documentation or the project itself?”

3.   “I have an awesome idea for a project, but I don’t know if it’s an art or a science...”

4.   “Documentation? I don’t understand it and it looks complicated. I guess I won’t be entering after all...”

 

I’m here to help!!

Because I well know how intimidating an A&S contest can be, Maister Iago and I will be holding informal classes in our living room to cover topics such as persona development, research, construction, documentation, and verbal presentation. Classes will start in September and I will announce the dates for each informal class on the Rocks as well as on various social media sites. Come to our home and learn all you need to know in order to enter.

 

Also, there will be tea.

 

“You sure talk a lot, Leofwen, but you haven’t actually answered my question.”

No? E-mail me: phalanx_girl at yahoo.ca

 





YIS,

Leofwen Lanc 



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