Gracia Abrabanel

Gracia in a plum Venetia, circa 1530, incl. accessories.

Gracia’s mundane name is Grace Amundsen Barnkow. She has previously used the name Kat Ginere when she first started in the SCA in late 2019 in Blatha an Oir. She now lives in Crown Lands in Pacific County. Grace’s passions include costuming (particularly accessories and architectural hats), casting, fiber crafts (especially related to her Angora goats), and in general doing All the Things.

Persona

Gracia in Roman with two friends, wearing a violet palla over a teal chiton, with a Flavian style hairstyle.

Gracia’s first persona in the society was Tudor. She also frequently plays as a Roman matriarch of the Flavian era, AD 69–79, in the patrician ranks.

Gracia in Tudor with Jeanne Catterill

Grace in Roman with Idris

Gracia in Venetian with Runa’s Hawk

Gracia’s primary persona is an Iberian expatriate, a scion of a wealthy and prominent Jewish family. Her immediate family was involved with lobbying against the Inquisition, which involved traveling to the noble courts of Europe & the Vatican between 1470 and 1530, spending lavishly, and making personal connections. After the imposition of the Portuguese Inquisition in 1536, Gracia helps operate a network of human smugglers to move Jewish people and wealth out of Iberian countries to Ferrara in Italy and various regions of the Ottoman Empire. This persona would have worn clothing typical for the courts, patricians and wealthy merchant classes through which she travelled, from Turkey to Burgundy. Gracia’s persona is based on actual historic people including Gracia Mendes Nasi, Ginevra Blanis, and Benvenida Abrabanel.

Classes

Gracia has taught classes on 3D printing for the SCA at three events. Her class presentation is available here.

Grace teaches a clay whistles class occasionally, but this class does not have printed materials.

Research

Gracia’s research on Transitional Hennin was presented at Athenaeum 2020, and is available here.

Gracia’s research on Gracia Abrabanel was presented at Kingdom A&S 2021, and is available here.

Competitions

Gracia unsuccessfully competed for Blatha an Oir A&S Champion in 2020, and Glymm Mere A&S Champion in 2022. Gracia was on the Shirazi Lykoi team that won the Iron Needle Sable Coutier competition at Kingdom A&S 2023.

Christina Bisesto in Persian. Gracia was on the team that created this outfit in 2023.

Awards Received

Gratia Coronae (West) Sep 5, 2021 (AS LVI)

Briar (Blatha An Oir) By: Yusuf Ja'bar al Timbuktuwwi el qalot, Angharat verch Reynulf Nov 6, 2021 (AS LVI)

Golden Blossom (Blatha An Oir) By: Yusuf Ja'bar al Timbuktuwwi el qalot, Angharat verch Reynulf Dec 31, 2021 (AS LVI)

Award of Arms (An Tir) By: Hélène d'Anjou Jan 7, 2022 (AS LVI)

Crystal of Glymm Mere (Glymm Mere) By: Alasdair Mac Roibeirt, Disa i Birkilundi Aug 13, 2022 (AS LVII)

Jambe de Lion (An Tir) By: Octamasades Skuthikos, Achaxe Ek Auchatae Dec 3, 2022 (AS LVII)