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Image:Dot-and-circle in use.jpg|Using the dot-and-circle tool I made to carve the Gyldenholt Palio site token mold | Image:Dot-and-circle in use.jpg|Using the dot-and-circle tool I made to carve the Gyldenholt Palio site token mold | ||
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Image:Hood and Walnut.jpg|Hood bearing some of my casting, and the vegetable 'ivory' walnut diptych I carved (I also fabricated the hinge for it) | |||
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Image:Presentation for Edric & Faizeh.jpg|Lapis Royal seals and blackstone personal seals presented to Edric and Faizeh | Image:Presentation for Edric & Faizeh.jpg|Lapis Royal seals and blackstone personal seals presented to Edric and Faizeh | ||
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The Honorable Lady Rekon of Saaremaa (formerly named Rekon tulema Kuresaare) joined the SCA in the summer of 2007, after attending a St. Corrigan's Day event in Gallavally. She participates in archery (handbow and crossbow), unarmored combat, intaglio carving, pewtercasting and other forms of jewelry-making, costuming (especially Estonian Viking era), brewing, jointed doll-making, period board games, and generally making ALL THE THINGS. She loves to share what she has learned and to learn more, especially in unusual topics.
Persona
Rekon is from the area now known as Estonia, during the pre-Christian era, in the 10th century. Since the Maahravas (as they called themselves before being named the Eistlanders by the Vikings) generally cremated their dead, did not read or write, and left very few representations of humans, the reconstruction of what she might have worn, done, and believed has been an interesting challenge.
Rekon of Saaremaa is the daughter of a successful Estonian merchant on the island of Saaremaa (also known as Osel), living there at the peak of its prosperity. Her mother died in childbirth when she was still young, and her father, uninclined to remarry, raised her to his trade. She has traveled much of the world by way of the trade routes along the Amber and Silk Roads, and in the process, being naturally curious, she has learned a number of trades and skills usually denied to women, at least in some parts of the world. Her family wealth derives primarily from gathering and trading the ugly yellow floating stuff from her native beaches to the Vikings for shiny, shiny silver.
She is apprenticed to Mistress Melisande de Frayne of Starkhafn.
Offices & Positions
- Crown Artisan for Conrad III and A'isha II
- Arts and Sciences Officer, Barony of Dreiburgen, October 2014-present
- Marshal: Archery, Thrown Weapons, and Youth Combat
- Lady-in-Waiting for Conrad II and A'isha
- Guard and Lady-in-Waiting for Conrad and Eleanor
- Chief Lady in Waiting for Dreiburgen, mid-2010-10/22/2011
- Dreiburgen Chatelaine, late 2008-October 2011
- Guard for Edward II and Mora II, 6/6/2009-11/7/2009
- Regent, Caidan Academy of Archers, 1/9/2010-1/7/2012
- Guard and Lady-in-Waiting for Their Excellencies, Bryce and Fionna of Dreiburgen, 1/9/2010-2012
- Angels Gaming Champion, Angels Yule 2010, 12/18/2010
- Lyondemere Arts Champion, Lyondemere Arts and Archery 2011, 2/12/2011
- Galla-Sahid Arts and Sciences Champion, Galla-Sahid Anniversary 2011, 4/16/2011
- Angels Arts and Sciences Champion, Angels Anniversary 2011, 9/10/2011
- Archery Regent, Collegium Caidis, 01/2010-01/2012
- Guard, Patrick II and Kara II
- Deputy Regent, Caidan Academy of Archers, 2012-Present
- Deputy to the Baronial A&S officer, Dreiburgen, 2012-Present
- Starkhafn Flame Artisan (A&S Champion), Starkhafn Anniversary 2013
- Nordwache Crossbow Champion, Nordwache Anniversary 2013
- Lady-in-Waiting, Conrad II and Aisha
- Occasional Quest Editor and contributor, Tournaments Illuminated
Event Staff
- Autocrat - Caidan Open Archery Tournament 2009
- Autocrat - Queen's Champion Archery, Crossbow, and Thrown Weapons Tournament, February 2010
- Event Steward: Caidan Open Archery Tournament 2010
- Ran contest, carved, and cast winning St. Geronimus token for Dreiburgen Anniversary 2011
- Assisted in judging A&S Championship at Dreiburgen Summer Arts, Barony of Dreiburgen, 2014
- Assisted in judging A&S Championship at Lyondemere Arts and Archery 2012 and Lyondemere Arts and Archery 2015
- Assisted in judging A&S Championship at Starkhafn Flame Artisan at Starkhafn Anniversary 2014 and Starkhafn Anniversary 2015
- Archery Marshal in Charge, Robin Hood Tournament, Barony of Angels, 2015
- Co-ordinated championship judging and Arts and Sciences classes, Dreiburgen Summer Arts and Festival of the Rose, Barony of Dreiburgen, 2015
- Thrown Weapons Marshal in Charge, Caidan Open Archery Tournament/ Caidan Open Thrown Weapons Tournament, Barony of Starkhafn, 2015
- Ran youth mask-making table at Dreiburgen Anniversary 2015
Classes Taught
- Teaching Youth Archery, Collegium Caidis 2009
- Archery For Youth, Collegium Caidis 2009
- Intaglio Carving, Potrero War 2010
- Gaming for Youth, Highland War 2010
- Intaglio Carving (youth, beginning, and intermediate), Great Western War 2010
- Simple Silversmithing, Great Western War 2010
- Drop-In Lapidary Workshop & Roundtable, Great Western War 2010
- Youth Archery, Collegium Caidis 2011
- Period Action Figure or Greek Jointed Dolls, Collegium Caidis 2011
- Casting Pewter Rings in Soapstone Molds, Potrero War 2011
- Embellishing Pewter Rings with Enamel Paints, Potrero War 2011
- Period Action Figure or Greek Jointed Dolls, Festival of the Rose / Dreiburgen Summer Arts 2011
- Making Jointed Dolls of Stone, Pennsic War 2011
- Intaglio Carvers' & Pewterers' Day, Pennsic War 40
- Period Action Figure or Greek Jointed Dolls, Highland War 2011
- Casting Pewter Rings in Soapstone Molds, Great Western War 2011
- Period Action Figure or Greek Jointed Dolls, Great Western War 2011
- Intaglio Carving, Great Western War 2011
- Intaglio Carvers' & Pewterers' Day, Pennsic War 41
- Crossbow and the (near) Death of the Longbow, Collegium Caidis 2013
- Fletch-in/Archer's Workshop, with Paganus Grimlove, Collegium Caidis 2013
- Archers Roundtable, with Paganus Grimlove, Collegium Caidis 2013
- Simple Pewtercasting in Soapstone Molds, Collegium Caidis 2013
- Intaglio Carving, Collegium Caidis 2013
- Real, Fake, or In-Between: Semi-precious stone identification, Potrero War 2013
- Period identity protection: intaglio seals, Potrero War 2013
- 'Enamels' for pewter jewelry, Potrero War 2013
- Intaglio Carvers' & Pewterers' Day, Pennsic War 42
- Carving Amber with Hand Tools, Great Western War 2013
- Metal-Decorated Boxes (Reliquaries), Great Western War 2013
- Superfancy: Making a Late-Period 'Jewel' on a Budget, Great Western War 2013
- Intaglio Carving, Collegium Caidis 2014
- Pewter Casting in Soapstone Molds, Collegium Caidis 2014
- A Period Tool for Carving Hard Stones, Collegium Caidis 2014
- Decorated Boxes Based on Reliquaries, Collegium Caidis 2014
- A&S Judging Roundtable, co-taught with several others, Collegium Caidis 2014
- Make All the Things!, Collegium Caidis 2014 youth track, co-taught with Lady Anekāstrasya Bai
- Pewterers' Day, Pennsic War 43
- Back-Carved Intaglio in the Byzantine Tradition, Great Western War 2014
- Period Plants and Animals for the Caidan Home Garden, Great Western War 2014, co-taught with Baron Paganus Grimlove
- Thin-metal Repoussee, Great Western War 2014
- Disguise Your Devices (Ways to make modern things look period), Great Western War 2014
- Intaglio Gem Carving, Collegium Caidis 2015
- A&S Show and Tell Potluck Lunch, Collegium Caidis 2015
- Integrating A&S Throughout Day Events Roundtable (moderator), Collegium Caidis 2015
- Thin-Metal Repoussee, Dreiburgen Summer Arts 2015
- Real, Fake, and In-Between: Semi-Precious Stones, Dreiburgen Summer Arts 2015
- Intaglio Gem Carving (extended workshop), Great Western War 2015
- Medieval Plants and Animals for the Caidan Home Garden, Great Western War 2015
- Hollow Form Tin Casting in Soapstone Molds, Great Western War 2015
- Thin-Sheet Repoussee, Great Western War 2015
Competitions
Caidan Arts and Sciences and Pentathlon 2015
- Member, Team Greater >, winning Pentathlon team
- Team Recognitions: Cast Metal, Surface: Engraving/Chasing
Caidan Arts and Sciences and Pentathlon 2013
- 1st Place Artisan, Functional, Toys
- 2nd Place Artisan, Performance, Persona Presentation
- 2nd Place Artisan, Visual, Jewelry Other
- 1st Place Journeyman, Visual, Surface Decoration Other
Caidan Arts and Sciences and Pentathlon 2011
- 1st Place Apprentice, Compositional Arts: Poetry
- 1st Place Apprentice, Culinary Arts: Subtleties
- 1st Place Journeyman, Fiber Arts: Costume: Review
- 2nd Place Apprentice, Functional Arts: Herb Craft: Comfort or Cosmetic
- 2nd Place Apprentice, Functional Arts: Tools: Scribal Tools
- 1st Place Journeyman, Visual Arts: Jewelry: Other Item
- 1st Place Apprentice, Visual Arts: Woodcarving
- 1st Place Apprentice, Visual Arts: Surface Decoration: Other Item
- People's Choice winner
Caidan Arts and Sciences and Pentathlon 2009
- 1st Place Apprentice, Jewelry: Lapidary
- 1st Place Apprentice, Games/Toys
- 2nd Place Apprentice, Brewing: Beers
Projects
- Blog: Rekon's Workshop http://rekonsworkshop.wordpress.com
Tool ends, handmade for carving soapstone molds
Layout of the Gyldenholt Palio token mold, with period inspiration pictures
Using the dot-and-circle tool I made to carve the Gyldenholt Palio site token mold
Closeup of the dot-and-circle tool with the shapes it made
Palio mold tested with Silly Putty before adding pour spout
Pile of Palio tokens before adding backings
Tokens backed with hand-painted (in period pigments) paper backings
Diapered repoussee backings in brass for the Royals and the seated Barons of Gyldenholt
Athena, Seraph, and Apollo Medallions for the Barony of Angels
Largesse Tokens, for Edward II and Mora II
Largesse Tokens for Edward II and Mora II
Cuttlebone mold for Signum Regni (Eilidh and Mansur), beside documentation for a similar multiple-product mold.
Appreciation tokens made for Robin Hood Archery and Thrown Weapons event, with mold.
Site token for a Lyondemere event (Arts and Archery, if I remember correctly): Merlion on the Half-Shell
Rings with text: Honor Servys, and foliate decoration.
Largesse for Pennsic: heraldic boxes filled with pewter rings, all painted by hand
Small replica of a period pewter token
Rune bracelet, showing the individual rune pendants (less than .5 cm across)
A variety of pewter rings, some enamel-painted
Winter Coronation 2016 site token in process
Test cast using a wooden back to the mold
Finished tokens
12th Night feast token based on the Visby lenses, showing how to set the lens
Finished feast tokens
Queen's Champion Winter 2016 site token in progress on photo of period example
Finished tokens with runic hammers which say 'HMAR IS' (This is a hammer)
Hood bearing some of my casting, and the vegetable 'ivory' walnut diptych I carved (I also fabricated the hinge for it)
Greek-style jointed dolls
Jointed dolls: late-period fashion doll with moving arms, Coptic bone doll, and Greek jointed doll
Greek-style jointed doll dressed in Viking style, sold to Lofotr Viking Museum curator for children's display.
Greek-style jointed clay doll dressed in Viking style, also sold to Lofotr Viking Museum curator for children's display.
Various Greek-style jointed dolls in different period dress
Siegfried the Highly Inappropriate Viking, jointed doll in the Greek style, just for fun.
Period rotary tool for intaglio, made with ample help from Roger Wells and a bit of well-aimed fire from Luther Anshelm
Lapis Royal seals and blackstone personal seals presented to Edric and Faizeh
Medusa intaglio
Amethyst back-carved with Laurel wreath
Laurel carved in flourite
Carnelian combination Pelican and Laurel
Very small honey-colored agate beehive with bees.
Carnelian Pelican
Rosa rugosa (a period variety of rose), carved in rose quartz
Hand of Fatima carved in ruby
Assorted intaglio
Assorted intaglio
Assorted intaglio
Assorted intaglio
Assorted intaglio
Two pieces based on i33, a very early sword handbook
Back-carved angel in the Carolingian intaglio tradition, with American dime for scale.
Back-carved quartz Pelican intaglio in the Carolingian style
Hematite intaglio of King Patrick's lion and star, set on pewter (also made by me)
Hematite intaglio of Queen Kara's cats and hearts
Serpentine tree intaglio
Jasper intaglio crossbow archer
Copper-covered cedar reliquary
Reliquary end view, showing pearl-bed setting for Pennsic battlefield 4-leafed clover relic and intaglio of my arms in a stone I also shaped from a slab.
Reliquary of St. Corrigan's Map and Compass.
Cast brass belt buckle from Lewis chess piece and chain hanger from find on Saaremaa
Close-up of wooden block printing (I carved the block and printed the cloth)
Amber pendant in pewter bee setting, honeycomb pattern visible through amber piece. All work by hand, Dominican amber shaped from raw chunk, pewter cast in hand-carved soapstone mold.
