Madrone Spring Colloquim

Period Music and where to find it – Taught by Lady Matilda Stoyle

What did music sound like in the Middle Ages and Renaissance? Let’s talk about what we know about music of the past, and its rediscovery during the Early Music revival. We’ll discuss good sources to get modern sheet music to play or sing from and recordings to listen to. We’ll also play some examples and talk about how to listen strategically to unfamiliar types of music.

Introduction to Pewtering – Taught by Spike Zoetaert, OL

Pewtering About: How one might cast pewter items, what sorts were known historically, and why we like them.  This will be a chatty informal class.

Glue from a Rabbit & Paint from an Egg – Taught by Dame Rotrude Halfblind

This hands-on workshop will endeavor to demonstrate some of the joyful mess that is working with period paint and glue. Be prepared to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty!  Not Vegan or Vegetarian-friendly, though nobody should be eating anything we work with!.

Dress Up & Patterns – Taught by Spike Zoetaert, OL

Spike shows garments, along with their paper patterns, so that people can try on and copy things. Hoods, coats, shirts, doublets and more. Help converting to your measurements will be available

Introduction to Armorial Heraldry – Taught by Lord Simon Fisc

What is “armory”? How does it work in the SCA? We’ll cover the basics of designing a device (or arms, and what the heck the difference is), the submissions process, and the great question of “why should I even bother to register?”

Calligraphy Workshop – Taught by Dame Brighid MacCumhal

This will be a beginner’s overview to learn how to write in the hand Secretary Miniscule, which is a Gothic blackletter hand. This is the desired hand script of the Baronial Court of Gera and Christopher of Madrone. It was used throughout Western Europe from approximately the thirteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Glue from a Rabbit & Paint from an Egg – Taught by Dame Rotrude Halfblind

This hands-on workshop will endeavor to demonstrate some of the joyful mess that is working with period paint and glue. Be prepared to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty!  Not Vegan or Vegetarian-friendly, though nobody should be eating anything we work with!.

A Story Telling Workshop – Taught by HL Rowena Jade of the Lion Isles

This interactive workshop will get brand new storytellers started, provide beginning storytellers with tips and tricks for their storytelling toolbox and provide “continuing education” practice for experienced storytellers. Everyone has a story to tell and everyone can tell stories.

Period Maps – Taught by Baroness Bergdis Thorgrimsdottir

A class on Historical maps, and what they show us of their time and place.

Recommendations Tea –Baroness Aline Swynbroke and Lady Margaret Palmer

Tea with the Baroness, and an explanation of what the many awards are, what they mean, how to fill out forms, and chat about folks you’d like to recommend.