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

Sun Nov 18 16:24:42 PST 2012

$? Crash space...!

Halima
-- 
http://www.island.net/~doerksen/

Sun 18 Nov 2012 02:20:56 PM PST, quoting Aline De Bruges  
<aline_debruges at hotmail.com>:

>
> It sounds like it could be a very delightful event... lots to learn,  
> lots to help with...
> It would be nice to enjoy the tavern, but that would require staying over = $
> Hmmm
> ...Aline de Bruges
>
>
>
>
> 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
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought  
> without accepting it.
>
> -Aristotle
> -----Inline Attachment Follows-----
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> rocks mailing list
> rocks at antir.sca.org
> http://missives.antir.sca.org/mailman/listinfo/rocks
> _______________________________________________
> Hartwood mailing list
> Hartwood at tirrigh.org
> http://mail.tirrigh.org/mailman/listinfo/hartwood_tirrigh.org
>
> Forum: http://bluepage.tirrigh.org/BluepagephpBB/
>
> Website: http://hartwood.tirrigh.org/