Aspasia Bevilacqua

Photo At Hartwood Yule, AS XLIII Information Resides: Hartwood Date Started: 2005 OP Entry: [An Tir OP] Offices: Chief Scribe Device Intreccia la fiducia con la verità. Azure, a rabbit salient and an owl respectant Or, on a chief dovetailed argent a stick shuttle threaded gules. Badges Perched upon the back of a coney courant azure, an owl contourny Or A stick shuttle fesswise reversed gules threaded argent Persona Background My name is Aspasia Bevilacqua and this is my story. My father, Nicolas Antonopoulos married Sofia Marfisa and brought her to Cyprus in the early 1400’s. He made a name for himself, plying the seas to bring, at first, supplies, and eventually luxuries such as spices and cloth. He was known to made a good bargain but never cheated. I was born in the month of June in the year of 1440 in the city of Nicosia, the place of the Lusignan dynasty. My mother made sure that I was schooled in the arts of running a household. My father loved me very much and spared no expense to make sure that I was educated, believing that I should be able to work alongside any husband that he chose. In the year 1460, he found just that. Marco Bevilacqua, a merchant of the Venetian family of fine velvet cloth, was a good match for our families. We married and I produced two healthy daughters and a son. My husband is a smart man, who knows that I am an asset to the business. He feels confident that I will be able to take charge when he is on his travels between Venezia and our trading partners. Our queen, Catarina Cornaro, retired to Alonso these last 5 years and the threat of the Ottomans, made it too difficult to continue with commerce so we have moved our household to the security of Castello, Venezia near our church, San Giorgio dei Greci. We continue to create and sell our wares. I look more to weaving for the people near me while my husband continues to work the seas. Aspasia of the Known World I am a member of the Embellisher's Guild as a Senior Student, working on my Journeyman. I am interested in spinning, weaving, dyeing with natural dyes, cooking, sewing, and archery. Apprentice to Tangwystl d'Courci Offices I am currently the Chief Scribe for my branch, as of Feb 2019. Awards Award of Arms, Christian and Heléne, Hartwood Yule, Nov 25, 2017 (AS LII) Swan Tag, Hartwood Yule, Nov 25, 2017 (AS LII) Scribal Favour, Vikingr and Lishinia, February Investiture, Feb 17, 2017 (AS LII) Sable Hound, Hartwood Yule, Nov 24, 2018 (AS LIII) Rock, Edward and Lucy of Seagirt Seagirt Yule, Dec 1, 2018 (AS LIII) Scribal Favour, Kjartan and Sha'ya, July Coronation, Jul 20, 2019 (AS LIV) Raven Tag, Hartwood Champions, Aug 17, 2019 (AS LIV) L'Etoile d'Argent, Kheron V and Kenna the III, Hartwood Yule, Nov 23, 2019 (AS LIV) Exemplar, Hartwood Yule, Nov 23, 2019 (AS LIV)