Scribal Work:

• Illumination: Yes
  • I prefer to do later period stuff. Trompe l'oeil is my favorite, but I've done Italian white vine, black book of hours, book of the hunt, etc. I tend to avoid early period stuff like Celtic Knotwork (love and respect the art, but it isn't my favorite thing to draw and paint). Currently, I am working to do more scrolls on vellum for vellum substitute, with period pigments and gold, done to the scale of the original piece. I also will frequently do scrolls with other artisans so more people can take part in the final piece (i.e., other individuals will do the gilding, calligraphy, wording, etc, and I'll just do the drawing and painting)
• Calligraphy: Yes
  • Any calligraphy I have done was for scrolls were a crude style was needed or for Asian Kanji. I don't do Medieval European calligraphy.
• Wordsmithing: Yes
  • Yes, but I'm no where near as good as some others.
• Translation: No

Scriptorium(s) associated with:

• Thescorre Scriptorium (co-founder, October 2000),
• Delftwood scriptorium (founder, May 2001)

Takes Individual assignments? Yes

Current Group: Barony of Thescorre

E-mail**: Kelly_Stear AT URMC.Rochester.edu

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Teaching: Please feel free to contact her if you would like her to teach any of the following classes:

 

CURRENT CLASSES

• Scribal 101
• How to do shading
• History of Color Perception
• Color Theory
• Picking your Paper
• Know Thy Paintbrush
• Cochineal Bugs as Paint Ê
• Mixing Period Pigments
• How to Draw Human Figures
• How to Paint Jewels and Pearls
• How to Draw Commonly Found Items on Scrolls
• How to Draw Animals
• Scroll Layouts and requirements
• How to Draw in Perspective

 

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