So few of my Arts and Sciences activities happen in plain sight that I thought I’d make it a little more transparent. Here’s list of notable activities by month.
JANUARY
continued four week Kufic Calligraphy course
organized and attended virtual tour of the Walters Art Museum “Ethiopia at the Crossroads”
took class at the King’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts: “The Geometer’s Toolkit” about Islamic Geometrical constructions
attended talk at the Walters Art Museum: “Collection Connections: Ethiopia and the Art of Cross-Cultural Exchange”
took two classes at the King’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts: “Patterns from the Palace: Odd Symmetries from the Al-Azem Complex”
taught my class “The Broad Silk Roads” as the Instructor Spotlight at the University of Atlantia
began researching a scroll for KASF
worked on a backlog scroll
continued retouching all Kingdom court scroll photos
designed and painted a 3×1.5′ La Tène Mirror Style sheepskin decoration
attended Coffee with a Codex at UPenn/Kislak Center
DECEMBER
continued four week Kufic Calligraphy course
organized and attended virtual tour of the Walters Art Museum “Ethiopia at the Crossroads”
took class at the King’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts: “The Geometer’s Toolkit” about Islamic Geometrical constructions
attended talk at the Walters Art Museum: “Collection Connections: Ethiopia and the Art of Cross-Cultural Exchange”
took two classes at the King’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts: “Patterns from the Palace: Odd Symmetries from the Al-Azem Complex”
taught my class “The Broad Silk Roads” as the Instructor Spotlight at the University of Atlantia
began researching a scroll for KASF
worked on a backlog scroll
continued retouching all Kingdom court scroll photos
designed and painted a 3×1.5′ La Tène Mirror Style sheepskin decoration
attended Coffee with a Codex at UPenn/Kislak Center
NOVEMBER
finished six-week course: “Islam in the Middle Ages” at the National Humanities Center
attended 4-day symposium: 16th Annual Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age
attended 3-day series of lectures: Mmmonk School 2023
attended symposium by Sam Fogg: “Islam in Europe”
attended lecture at the Chinese University of Hong Kong: “Chess and Skin Colour in the Global Middle Ages”
attended lecture at Dumbarton Oaks: “The Ethical Museum: Reflections on Cultural Mission and Civic Responsibility in a Changing Landscape”
attended National Gallery of Art lecture: “Sofonisba Anguissola: Recent Discoveries and Debates”
attended orientation session for the Index of Medieval Art
attended lecture at the NMAA: “Sneak Peek—Journey of a Story: Kawanabe Kyōsai, Fashionable Aesop’s Fables”
attended opening event at The Met for their new Africa and Byzantium exhibit
began four week Kufic Calligraphy course
continued retouching all Kingdom court scroll photos
3x attended Coffee with a Codex at UPenn/Kislak Center
OCTOBER
continued six-week course: “Islam in the Middle Ages” at the National Humanities Center
attended talk: “Conducting Art History Research” at the Library of Congress
attended talk: “Medieval Matters: Digital Technologies for Access and Discoverability”
attended talk: “Diversity in Medieval History: Ideas, Methodologies and Principles”
continued building Applied Art History resource website, including ongoing research
taught my class “Building Scrolls” at the Barony of Ponte Alto
began retouching the photos of each Kingdom-level scroll for this reign (a not-insignificant process which not only helps support scribes with visibility and their portfolios, but allows me to develop my skills)
3x attended Coffee with a Codex at UPenn/Kislak Center
SEPTEMBER
attended three-day conference at the University of Basel: “Visualizing Drugs & Dyes. Art and Pharmacology in (Early) Medieval Worlds (600–1400)”
attended talk at the Getty: “Conserving an Ancient Bronze Horse and Rider”
met with my academic Medieval art history group; discussed manuscript resources, among other topics
began a course at the National Humanities Center: Islam and the Middle Ages
continued building Applied Art History resource website, including ongoing research
researched new class: Ethiopian Art
taught at the University of Atlantia: Ethiopian Art
researched and designed three Crown Tourney invitations, for Doom Scroll (scriptorium) members to use and make
designed and executed two scroll blanks for Coronation
3x attended Coffee with a Codex at UPenn/Kislak Center
AUGUST
researched new class: Ethiopian Art
continued building Applied Art History resource website, including ongoing research
Pennsic: painted ceremonial woad on many, many people
Pennsic: took several classes
Pennsic beadwork: made a new gifted necklace
Pennsic sewing: Gallic coats project
JULY
attended four-day conference at the University of Leeds: International Medieval Congress
Pennsic beadwork: made several necklaces
Pennsic sewing: Gallic coats project
Pennsic sewing: made new yurt walls
2x attended Coffee with a Codex at UPenn/Kislak Center
JUNE
research for University of Atlantia class “The Broad Silk Roads”
taught at Roxbury Mill’s A&S Night: The Broad Silk Roads
taught at the University of Atlantia: The Broad Silk Roads
continued building Applied Art History resource website, including ongoing research
sewing: Gallic coats project
2x attended Coffee with a Codex at UPenn/Kislak Center
MAY
attended the International Congress on Medieval Studies (Kalamazoo): three full days of lectures
attended talk: Oxford Bibliographical Society and Merton College History of the Book Group Lecture: “‘The grammar of ornament’: Alexander Pope and the art of the page”
attended talk at the University of York Center for Medieval Studies: “Maintenance Work and the Long Life of Materials in Medieval Art”
attended talk at the Warburg Institute: “Images of the Gospels, through Ethiopian and European Eyes”
3x attended Coffee with a Codex at UPenn/Kislak Center
sewing: Gallic coats project
research for University of Atlantia class “The Broad Silk Roads”
APRIL
attended class: National Gallery’s Approaches to Art History (Feminism)
attended class: National Gallery’s Approaches to Art History (Queer Theory)
attended talk at the National Museum of Asian American Art: “A Journey of Taste: Freer and Japanese Scroll Mounting”
attended ICMA Annual IDEA Lecture: “John of Marignolli, The Tribute Horse, and East-West Encounters in the Fourteenth Century”
attended Berlin Family Lectures 2023, three talks with Mary Beard, What Can We Learn From the Classics: “A Piece of Cake”, “The Shock of the Old”, “Fear and Loathing”
attended talk at The Louis Frieberg Center for East Asian Studies: “Mongol Maritime Networks and Shipwrecks”
2x attended Coffee with a Codex at UPenn/Kislak Center
sewing: Gallic coats project
research for University of Atlantia class “The Broad Silk Roads”
MARCH
began to research and assemble art historical instructional materials for this upcoming reign (The Silk Road)
attended talk via the International Center of Medieval Art: Digital Approaches to Art History
attended class: National Gallery’s Approaches to Art History (Social History)
attended class: National Gallery’s Approaches to Art History (Decolonisation)
3x attended Coffee with a Codex at UPenn/Kislak Center
sewing: Gallic coats project
FEBRUARY
attended talk: “Exploring Medieval Manuscripts” at the University of Chicago
taught at University of Atlantia: “The Art of Woad”
finished Laurel scroll
finished Pearl scroll
2x attended Coffee with a Codex at UPenn/Kislak Center
sewing: Gallic coats project
JANUARY
taught at KWHSS: Building Scrolls
researched for the winter session of Atlantia University
worked on a Pearl scroll
worked on a Laurel scroll
attended special session of Coffee with a Codex with McGill University and UPenn
attended Coffee with a Codex at UPenn/Kislak Center
sewing: Gallic coats project
DECEMBER
concluded six week course for educators with the National Humanities Center: Medieval Africa and Africans
created a first sitemap for my current long-term project regarding art history within the SCA
attended day-long event: Medieval Academy of America’s GSC Digital Humanities Showcase
attended workshop/talk at the School of Advanced Study about a new application to handle reference photos for research
began learning an application designed to help organize and access digital texts, to aid my research
taught RM A&S night: Scribe like a Graphic Designer
taught RM A&S night: Building Scrolls
researched the designs for suite of projects for a good friend’s Laurel elevation in February
worked on a Laurel scroll
designed a peasant badge to coordinate with it
began designing a Pearl scroll
2x attended Coffee with a Codex at UPenn/Kislak Center
NOVEMBER
began six week course for educators with the National Humanities Center: Medieval Africa and Africans
attended symposium from the Index of Medieval Art at Princeton: “Looking at Language”
attended talk: Critical Digital Humanities Initiative (UToronto) Visiting Speaker: Elaine Treharne on New Directions in Manuscript Studies
attended talk: “Michelangelo, Raphael, and Genius Paradox” at the National Gallery
attended talk: Medieval Coming Attractions (International Center for Medieval Art)
continued working on a scroll design
5x attended Coffee with a Codex at UPenn/Kislak Center
OCTOBER
teach Building Scrolls at Sunday Night with the Scribes
took class at the Aga Khan: “The Visual Language of Islamic Geometric Design”
took class at the Aga Khan: “Classic Abbasid Kufi Taster Workshop”
took short course at the British Library on Old English
attended talk at the Library of Congress: “Opening the Case: The Giant Bible of Mainz”
worked on my “applied art history” website
progressed with the self-steered Islamic Art class at the Aga Khan
continued working on a scroll design
4x attended Coffee with a Codex at UPenn/Kislak Center
SEPTEMBER
4x attended Coffee with a Codex at UPenn/Kislak Center
researched toward a new class: Introducing Iberia
taught Building Scrolls at Caid Scribe’s Night
taught Scribe Like a Graphic Designer independently
taught Building Scrolls at Atlantia University
taught Building Scrolls at Barony of South Downs (Meridies) A&S Night
sewing: Gallic coats project
attended two-day academic conference about premodern art history, specifically ornament in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim books
began setting up new “applied art history” website
researched new scroll
began taking Islamic Art class
AUGUST
attended ICMA Viewpoints book launch: “Destroyed, Disappeared, Lost, Never Were”
received Order of the Pearl award at Pennsic (in absentia)
made scroll for Skewered
began learning bronzesmithing
started a new necklace
sewing: Gallic coats project
4x attended Coffee with a Codex at UPenn/Kislak Center
JULY
attended IMC Leeds conference (particularly sessions on Medievalism and Digital Humanities)
attended lecture at British Library on their current Gold exhibition
made a necklace
researched toward a new class: The Art of Woad
researched and started a new project to sew a bunch of Gallic coats
3x attended Coffee with a Codex at UPenn/Kislak Center
