

![]() Starting the Mosiac Layout Sketches After rough sketches were made on grid paper and sketch book studies, the layout was drawn on canvas using a carpenter's pencil, knotted string for relative measures and long lines. Straight edges were maintained by using the edge of the sketchbook. project: Roman Mosaic Themed Wall Hanging artist: Dorothea de Beckham |
![]() Twist sketches on canvas In-progress photo of the twist borders sketched on canvas project: Roman Mosaic Themed Wall Hanging artist: Dorothea de Beckham |
![]() Test run before Yule hanging the wall tarps Test run before Yule hanging the wall tarps with 6 ft person for scale. Photo by Dorothea. project: Roman Mosaic Themed Wall Hanging artist: Dorothea de Beckham |
![]() Yule 2025 feast head table Evening view of the wall hangings behind head table at Yule 2025. Photo by Phaedra project: Roman Mosaic Themed Wall Hanging artist: Dorothea de Beckham |
![]() Yule 2025 tourney schedule Daytime view of the hall with the wall hangings during the Yule event. Photo by Phaedra project: Roman Mosaic Themed Wall Hanging artist: Dorothea de Beckham |
![]() Mosaic Wall Hanging in Progress Nov 2025 Partial view with white, yellow, two shades of red, and the start of black paint filling in the design. Photo by Dorothea project: Roman Mosaic Themed Wall Hanging artist: Dorothea de Beckham |
![]() Canopy Bed installation at Manor House Demo The Canopy Bed installation at the Manor House Demo project: Bed Canopy artist: Dorothea de Beckham |
![]() Mosaic Wall Hanging in Progress A portion of the wall hanging after several rounds of color have been painted. Photo by Dorothea project: Roman Mosaic Themed Wall Hanging artist: Dorothea de Beckham |
![]() Display at Kingdom A&S, AS LX Presented at the Kingdom A&S Faire, A.S. LX. project: The Queens of the Wars of the Roses artist: Kateryn Styllyngflete |
![]() Sea Monsters - Boar Whales A variety of boar whale toys project: Sea Monster Toys - Boar Whale artist: Dorothea de Beckham |
![]() Loose Gown- Detail 10 project: Loose Gown artist: Morwen Spinner |
![]() Loose Gown- Detail 9 project: Loose Gown artist: Morwen Spinner |
![]() Loose Gown- Detail 8 project: Loose Gown artist: Morwen Spinner |
![]() Loose Gown- Detail 7 project: Loose Gown artist: Morwen Spinner |
![]() Loose Gown- Detail 6 project: Loose Gown artist: Morwen Spinner |
![]() Loose Gown- Detail 5 project: Loose Gown artist: Morwen Spinner |
![]() Loose Gown- Detail 4 project: Loose Gown artist: Morwen Spinner |
![]() Loose Gown- Detail 3 project: Loose Gown artist: Morwen Spinner |
![]() Loose Gown- Detail 2 project: Loose Gown artist: Morwen Spinner |
![]() Loose Gown- Detail 1 project: Loose Gown artist: Morwen Spinner |
![]() Loose Gown project: Loose Gown artist: Morwen Spinner |
![]() Val Day 2025-2 project: Embroidered Jacket artist: Morwen Spinner |
![]() Val Day 2025 project: Embroidered Jacket artist: Morwen Spinner |
![]() Display at Queen's Prize Tourney A.S. LIX Posterboard, research paper, and book display at the Queen's Prize Tourney at St. Valentine's Day in the Canton of Three Hills, A.S. LIX (February 8th 2025) project: The Queens of the Wars of the Roses artist: Kateryn Styllyngflete |
![]() Midrealm Map adding final details project: Wall Map of the Midrealm artist: Dorothea de Beckham |
![]() Midrealm map at the feast project: Wall Map of the Midrealm artist: Dorothea de Beckham |
![]() Midrealm Wall Hanging at the feast The Midrealm Map wall hanging on display at the Canton of Hrothgeirsfjordr, Barony of Red Spears winter feast event. project: Wall Map of the Midrealm artist: Dorothea de Beckham |
![]() Freshly Flipped Flapjacks What they should look like after flipping. project: Renaissance pancakes artist: Hilla Stormbringer |
![]() Perfectly Poured Pancakes Pancakes cooking, starting to bubble. project: Renaissance pancakes artist: Hilla Stormbringer |
![]() Plate of Pancakes A plate of pancakes. 33 of them. Who's counting? project: Renaissance pancakes artist: Hilla Stormbringer |
![]() Cat and Snail A closeup of the cat and snail. project: Thank you scroll artist: Hilla Stormbringer |
![]() Finished scroll The finished scroll, after shading and contours added. Cat and snail based on medieval marginalia. project: Thank you scroll artist: Hilla Stormbringer |
![]() Scroll text Text only. Smudges. project: Thank you scroll artist: Hilla Stormbringer |
![]() in_progress2 Beginning of embroidering the pattern - needle weaving the lines dividing the motifs project: lace_hairnet artist: Arrienne Ashford |
![]() in_progress1 full hairnet being embroidered on paper - first I made the pattern for the hairnet out of fabric, a circle worked - then I drew that circle on posterboard and drew the pattern on it. Then I embroidered over the pattern after covering it with a ton of scotch tape project: lace_hairnet artist: Arrienne Ashford |
![]() pattern_closeup in silk lace a closeup of part of the hairnet so you can see the pattern project: lace_hairnet artist: Arrienne Ashford |
![]() hairnet pattern hairnet pattern from 1540's lace book project: lace_hairnet artist: Arrienne Ashford |
![]() me_wearing_hairnet project: lace_hairnet artist: Arrienne Ashford |
![]() completed hairnet hairnet before gathering project: lace_hairnet artist: Arrienne Ashford |
![]() me_in_chemise me wearing chemise in 15th century Venetian project: Whitework Chemise artist: Arrienne Ashford |
![]() portrait_detail detail of trim on ghirlandaio portrait project: Whitework Chemise artist: Arrienne Ashford |
![]() chemise_in_process1 showing drawn thread work in process project: Whitework Chemise artist: Arrienne Ashford |
![]() inspiration for chemise - portrait by Ghirlandaio portrait of lady wearing a chemise with trim like mine project: Whitework Chemise artist: Arrienne Ashford |
![]() trim_detail detail of drawn thread work on ruffle project: Whitework Chemise artist: Arrienne Ashford |
![]() finished chemise project: Whitework Chemise artist: Arrienne Ashford |
![]() Owen-Crocker’s reconstruction project: 6th Century Woman's Kentish Coat artist: Meadhbh Ballach ingen Eochada |
![]() Tournament of Arts display project: 6th Century Woman's Kentish Coat artist: Meadhbh Ballach ingen Eochada |
![]() Midlands A&S display project: 6th Century Woman's Kentish Coat artist: Meadhbh Ballach ingen Eochada |
![]() scroll Scroll by Iosobail Mhic Leoid project: Scroll Text: Laurel for Saraswati man Ikkam artist: Cerian Cantwr |
![]() Ink test for batch 1 Pangram test of the first batch of walnut ink. project: Black Walnut Ink artist: Dorothea de Beckham |
![]() Black walnut harvest Some of the black walnut harvest. project: Black Walnut Ink artist: Dorothea de Beckham |
![]() Order of the Crwth Northshield's Order of the Crwth. Taken at their Bardic Madness 2017. project: A Test Project artist: Anonymous |
![]() Reading the Charter in court Reading the charter for the Kingdom of Northshield College of Bards at court. Boar's Head 2004 project: A Test Project artist: Anonymous |
![]() scroll Scroll by Edyth Miller (illumination) and Elspeth Clerk (calligraphy) project: Scroll Text: Pelican for Uadahlrich Sassmannshausen artist: Cerian Cantwr |
![]() scroll Scroll by THL Saraswati man Ikkam project: Scroll Text: Pelican for Maire ingen Dauith artist: Cerian Cantwr |
![]() scroll Scroll by THL Arrantxa Idazle Iruñekoa project: Scroll Text: Laurel for Lorelei Skye artist: Cerian Cantwr |
![]() scroll Scroll by Mistress Jocelyn of Lutterworth project: Scroll Text: Laurel for Arrienne Ashford artist: Cerian Cantwr |
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