Queen’s Champion, May 2013

I’m getting better. I actually brought my camera this time. I’m trying to get better about actually taking pictures. Especially because my Mother’s Day present was a new 16 gig memory card for my camera. I’m heading out to a Scribal Symposium in June, and I wanted to make sure I had enough space for three days worth of pictures. Anyway, yeah, I took some pictures. Of friends:

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And of Edmund and I (recognize the apron?):

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And us and Poppet. I love how urchin-like she looks in this picture:

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Some of our friends:

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The babies even played nicely together:

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The big kids didn’t hurt each other too badly:

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There was jousting. The Knight of Flowers (any George RR Martin fans out there?) took the field:

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Champion Trouney

I think most of the kids had this expression on their faces when I tried taking pictures:

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Feast was delicious:

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Even though my husband is incapable of making a serious face for the camera.

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Tell you what, though. His doublet looked damn fine.

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Calligraph all the things!

I’ve been trying to do as much calligraphy and illumination as I can. One of the really awesome things about tournaments is that most of them require you to submit a letter of intent, stating that you want to fight. It’s a chance to shmooze the Royalty and to show off your (or your friend’s) talents. Well, ladies and gentlemen, I am that friend. I did a letter for my friend Marie:

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One for my friend RenĂ© (I’m particularly proud of that initial ‘W’):

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One for Nick (I still think that the shading looks a little chalky):

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And a last minute one for my friend Dena:

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Queen's Champion prep

Oh, and I made the scroll for one of the awards for the Arts and Sciences competition (the one I didn’t win):

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Letters of Intent

Letters of intent for Nick’s rapier teacher and fellow student. Illumination and calligraphy by me. I did one for Nick, too, but neglected to take a picture of it. I’ll see if I can fine one that someone else took…

Scrolls

Scrolls

Edit: I found one I took to show Nick what it looked like (he was at work). Forgive my idiotic face, but it was the only decent-quality picture I could find.

Edmund's letter of intent