Thursday, April 17, 2014

It has been a while since I last posted anything. I have completed my third A&S 50 Challenge for illuminated scrolls (just completed my 156th scroll since March 2011) and I am 36 scrolls into my A&S 50 calligraphy challenge. But, I need something to motivate myself and to stay focused on improving my scroll work. I am starting a personal challenge. For my next 26 scrolls, I will start each scroll with an illuminated capital letter in alphabetical order.

I was looking at a Pinterest site of medieval illuminations and grabbing some nice examples of pieces within my skill level and thought that I have done almost every letter. I went through my Flikr account and counted everything that I had posted. I have done:
17 Scrolls with an illuminated A
4 B's
10 C's
6 D's
4 F's
4 I's
2 K's
13 L's
4 M's
1 N
10 O's
11 P's
3 Q's
2 R's
9 S's
13 T's
and 3 W's.

Rather than fill in the gaps, I want to do a full 26 new scrolls in alphabetical order. I have just finished up a scroll with a giant C (https://www.flickr.com/photos/calebreynolds/13905314494/) but that won't count. I will try to do the calligraphy for each, as well, but I think that some of these will be given away as scroll blanks for Baronies and Kingdoms.

The first scroll in this challenge will be for thrown weapons baronial champion, due in June. A is for Axes. And while I could start each scroll like that, I think that I can do better.

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