Laurel Scroll finished

[baronessekat]

For those who did not make it to Siege of Harlech III this weekend and/or are not following me on FB, here's the scroll that went out for Mistress Odriana vander Brugghe. I did the illumination, THL Sophie Davenport did the calligraphy and Master Fridrikr Tomasson wrote the words.



The recipient left the style up to me. I found a Dutch manuscript that showed an eclesiastical heraldic achievement so I went with as an inspiration. She told me she likes hounds and kitchen items (which isn't surprising given she got her laurel for cooking). With help of her husband I got pictures of her two dogs to use for the markings of the supporters and I found a medieval achievement that had as a crest a hand maintaining an arrow so I changed the arrow to a spoon.

It was done on goatskin parchment but I used modern paints. I did not have the time or patience to do period pigments and get the color saturation that I wanted.

There are things I would have liked to have done different, but all in all I am happy with how it came out and my art didn't look too bad next to Sophie's beautiful letters.

Comments

[blackpaladin.livejournal.com]

As gorgeous as the picture is, it still doesn't do the real thing justice. It was phenomenal. All three of you did a fantastic job.

The motto, for those interested, translates (at least through Google Translate) as "Dare something worthy."