Arts and Sciences

As evinced by our name, Bard's Keep has artisan origins. We formerly had an A&S activity at our monthly canton meeting. For an idea of the kinds of things we've done, a list of past activities is at the end of the page, although due to weather crises, real world intrusions, and a chunk of our members moving away, our meeting schedule for is out of whack. This page also keeps track of other Canton, Baronial, and Kingdom arts and sciences information which may be of interest to Bard's Keep members.

News

  1. The next arts and armor day will be at Conan and Valerie's home on April 14.

  2. YIPPEE! Another Bard's Keep A&S Baroness! On February 24, 2007 Lady Najmun won the coronet competition for Lord Niall. They will be invested as Baroness and Baron in May. Photos of the entries are on the Baronial website.

Contributions, Exhibitions, and Competitions - Opportunities to share and display work

  1. Estrella 2008 - The A&S warpoint categories for Estrella 2008 are
    1) Tabletop games
    2) Embroidery in the style of Opus Aglicanum
    3) External footwear

  2. Pentathlon 2009 - The next Caidan Arts Pentathlon will be held in March 2009. The Pentathlon website is at http://www.sca-caid.org/arts&sciences/pentathlon.html. Photos of the items from the March 2007 event should be posted to the Kingdom Pentathlon page soon.

  3. Kingdom can always use largesse donations. See the Regnum in the Crown Prints for the name and contact information for the Deputy Seneschal for Largesse.

Month Activity
April 2004 sharing of current projects
May 2004 millinery workshop
June 2004 no meeting
July 2004 cooking - period potluck, sharing recipes and sources
discussion of possible A&S baronial entries
August 2004 no activity
September 2004 period sweets - shared recipes
tablet weaving
October 2004 chain mail
Viking braids with fiber and wire
November 2004 no activity
December 2004 prepare and collect largesse for the canton presentation to TRM at 12th Night
January 2005 no meeting
February 2005 preparations for A&S Baronial and Caidan Pentathlon/Arts and Sciences Fair
March 2005 stained glass
April 2005 beginning embroidery stitches
May 2005 Children's activity - pretzel making
June 2005 Discussion of naming practices and the relationship between language and culture
July 2005 Sewing/costuming, chains, armory, heraldic consultations
August 2005 Cloaks, chains, embroidery for children
September 2005 Vegetarian/vegan cooking
October 2005 Dancing was planned but has been postponed.
November 2005 Runestone art and a wedding
December 2005 No meeting
January 2006 Italian cooking

And let us not forget the martial arts. Bard's Keep maintains a fighting force as well, and the current Baronial Champion is a Bard's Keep resident. The Fighting and Combat page has some information on the canton warband and our martial activities.

Home Meetings and Practices Events and Demos Photos
Fighting and Combat Arts and Sciences

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Last updated 4/3/07.