Hate has no Home here

 A commission piece for the Barony of Carolingia, and a sentiment I completely agree with. 

B(east)

 This piece was done for auction, but once I had the idea I had to talk to a few people - who ultimately won the auction! 

This was inspired by a manuscript I saw in person at an exhibit in Boston. I was so taken with the page that I wanted to paint it, but I never had the opportunity to use it for a scroll. It wasn't meant to be a scroll. 

Instead I used it for this piece, with the permission of Their Graces Brennan and Caoilfhionn as the creators of B(east). 

It's based on this piece: https://beyondwords2016.org/objects/glossed-psalter, modified to be only "East" instead of the whole text. This is 1:1 for the original image, painted on pergamenata with modern gouache and shell gold. 

In the Style of the Cuthbert Gospels...

 This piece wasn't a scroll, it was a chance to get seriously authentic. 

For the Silver Brooch Gift Exchange, I was given a woman who write poetry and loves the Cuthbert Gospels. So, I decided to have one of her poems translated into Latin, and to write it on vellum so she'd have a special copy of it for her own that looked like a page out of her favorite manuscript. My gratitude to Aelia Fortunata for the translation. 

The poem was written for Countess Fortune on the occasion of her Coronation by Isabel del Oakes, the recipient of this piece. 

Lining was done in pencil following the period exemplar. I used a modern Mitchell nib and handle, and modern ink. This piece is on goat skin vellum.