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[ursula]

Every year my sister and I produce a calendar for my father's birthday. This year most of my contribution is medieval-art themed. I've scanned several of the pictures, but I haven't worried too much about color balance or size.

Gouache painting based on eleventh-century Spanish manuscript painting
Colored-pencil drawing based on another medieval Spanish illumination
Gouache-colored version of lion block print
Linoleum-block print based on image from fifteenth-century book of Aesop's fables

Comments

[pandorasbox.livejournal.com]

Hey Darling we need to talk about making some clothes for you.

[ursula]

Yeah, we do. I'm in Portland this weekend (Arts Gathering and my dad's birthday) but we could talk next week or weekend sometime. (Bunstable project meeting is Wednesday; we're painting Gleann Abhann charters, and ladymuirgheal is teaching a class on coats.)

Your pouch has tassels now; it's just waiting for a cord. I've been looking for more scholarly stuff on the Arnegunde burial, but so far I've only found information on types of fabric.

[pandorasbox.livejournal.com]

This weekend is no good. I do have Monday & wednsday But next weekend is gone too. Weeknight is better. Deside exactly what you want & bring pictures so I can look at it

[ursula]

Would you be able to come to the Wednesday project night?

These are the pictures I have found so far:

http://www.hp.uab.edu/image_archive/ujg/grave01.jpg
http://www.hp.uab.edu/image_archive/ujg/jewelry01.jpg
http://www.kipar.demon.co.uk/arnegunde.html

I also have that book on Anglo-Saxon costume from the same time period, and a book out of the library that talks about wool & linen fabrics in contemporary finds. And I have some art books, but I think they are all either a century earlier or a century or two later.

I'm particularly interested in that open-front coat. I think it would look nice with your standard long undertunic, as well as the short ones and socks.

[pandorasbox.livejournal.com]

I don't think I can come to the Bunnies project night. I will have to look at my wierd ass schedule

[ursula]

Hmm, there's always Greenspires. My weeknights aren't great, though I could manage Thursday in a pinch.

[pandorasbox.livejournal.com]

My mistress said she could help me with your outfit hehehehe. we will figure out stuff soon. I need you to come over & order fabric

[ursula]

She just loves me for my Finnish-speaking friends ;)

I wanted to go to Mill Ends this weekend, but I ended up going straight to see hanksan get his AoA.

(We could even meet for lunch someplace with wireless, and order fabric on my laptop . . .)

[pandorasbox.livejournal.com]

can you bring the laptop to Greenspires?

[(Anonymous)]

I could, but I don't think the room has a wireless signal. We could meet for chai beforehand.

[pandorasbox.livejournal.com]

I think there is because CT brings his. We will plan something soon darling

[ursula]

I'm betting CT just has stuff saved . . .

[pandorasbox.livejournal.com]

ah. well we can plan on something next week then

[ursula]

Sounds good!

[pandorasbox.livejournal.com]

Now did you want pants to go with your outfit or just a tunic & Coat?

[ursula]

Socks, actually.

[pandorasbox.livejournal.com]

to the knee or long?

[ursula]

To the knee. (You can tell from the grave-find diagram here that the garters stopped at the knee; that's one of the least speculative parts of the project!)

[ursula]

(That was me-- sorry!)