Kataryna Tkach

Also known as Kataryna Dragonweaver

Creator of the Avacal Bard's Book, available printed and online at bards.avacal.net/SongBook/ABBfront.html[1].

Interests

• Obsessed with the history of decorated eggs from anywhere. (Not the symbols but the processes used to make them)

• The beginnings of Ukrainian culture during the SCA period (Ukraine-centric research compared to Russia-centric research)

• Music - English language music (celtic, period, folk tune collecting) & Byzantine music

• Storytelling and the role of stories and songs within the culture of the SCA. (Yes - I collect filk)

• Slavic and Eastern European Pottery... but it's been skewing towards Islamic recently.

• Making Kilns and Ovens

• While not a direct interest, I have a wealth of information on Ukrainian period clothing I've been collecting for the last 5 years, I'm slowly making it available to others as it's translated... but with all my other interests becoming a garb maven is doubtful.

Interests and varied projects are detailed at www.katarynas.net[2]