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'''How long have I been in the SCA? Both a long and a little time.''' I spent several years in the early 90's going to West Kingdom events in the company of an ex-boyfriend. He and his friends were more of the "show up, dress up, and party" crowd, so I didn't really meet anyone involved with the kingdom. Time passed, and in 2018 I started attending some then-local West Kingdom events (12th Night, Crosston Dance Ball, etc) and starting to get to know some folks. Then, of course, boom-- pandemic. I attended some Adiantum and An Tir virtual events during that time, and joined some of the Facebook groups. When I moved to Eugene in December of 2022, I started getting involved locally in person. | '''How long have I been in the SCA? Both a long and a little time.''' I spent several years in the early 90's going to West Kingdom events in the company of an ex-boyfriend. He and his friends were more of the "show up, dress up, and party" crowd, so I didn't really meet anyone involved with the kingdom. Time passed, and in 2018 I started attending some then-local West Kingdom events (12th Night, Crosston Dance Ball, etc) and starting to get to know some folks. Then, of course, boom-- pandemic. I attended some Adiantum and An Tir virtual events during that time, and joined some of the Facebook groups. When I moved to Eugene in December of 2022, I started getting involved locally in person. | ||
==== SCA Resume ==== | |||
Service | |||
Arranged Arts and Sciences classes and displays for Adiantum birthday bash March 2025 | |||
Hosted combined scribal/bardic night March 2025 | |||
Gate shift at Midwinter Feast, January 2025 | |||
Hosted bardic night October 2024 | |||
Assisted with setup and cleanup for Amergins Revival October 2024 | |||
Assisted with setup, execution, and teardown of Petersen Barn public demo September 2024 | |||
Largesse items made: | |||
* 4 cloth cup covers with beaded corners | |||
* 3 decorative drawstring bags | |||
* 1 light canvas coif | |||
* 4 beaded necklaces (as part of the An Tir necklace project, materials provided) | |||
* 12 muslin lavender sachets with homegrown lavender | |||
* 7 glazed pottery cups | |||
* Painted several preprinted thank you cards and created a bookmark | |||
A&S | |||
Bardic performances at Adiantum courts: | |||
Crossing the bar by Alfred Lord Tennyson, set to original melody, Midwinter feast January 2025 | |||
The Coming of Spring by Lord Thomas Bordeaux, Birthday Bash March 2025 | |||
Display on Forgotten Potherbs at Amergins Revival, October 2024 | |||
Saxon leavened hearth cakes for a Cooks Playdate dinner, An Tir West War 2024 | |||
Pliny's Grape Must Leaven and mustacei rolls for Adiantum A&S night June 2024 | |||
Tart with Plums Sabrina Welserin West Kingdom 12th Night 2020 wooden spoon competition | |||
Fine Cakes, Good Huswifes Jewell, West Kingdom 12th Night 2019 wooden spoon competition | |||
Projects: | |||
• lampworked glass bead "bling" necklace, inspired by grave find beads (but I lacked the technical skill to reproduce them with any accuracy) | |||
• nine men's morris set, fabric and paint markers | |||
• Saxon / Low Countries garb: two tee tunics and three peplos | |||
• cardboard loom pouch, wool blend yarn | |||
Martial | |||
• Occasional thrown weapons practice | |||
• Entered Fast & Loose thrown weapons tournament June 2024 ; placed 3rd (of 4 entrants) | |||
Revision as of 20:08, 22 March 2025
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In the Society
Adhela of Ottersdam is a 7th century Low Countries woman. She is married, but her husband isn't in the SCA so that is kind of glossed over. She was raised largely by her aunt and her glassmaker uncle, and learned some basic lampworking. When he passed, she decided to travel to England to learn lampworking techniques there.
(I have no plausible explanation for how much time Adhela spends in Safavid Persian clothes.)
Adhela - from a list of `Dutch Women's Names before 1150' by Kees Nieuwenhuijsen, Living History Studies [1]
of Ottersdam - there is an Ottersdam road area in the Netherlands. And I really like otters.
In the Mundane World
- I chose my persona based on two primary factors: women had a fair amount of freedom in that culture and era, and I could make my own garb with my limited mostly-straight-seams sewing skills.
- I am a passionate gardener, volunteering as a Master Gardener in Lane County and slowly learning about period crops that we largely don't grow anymore: carlin peas, orach, good king henry, purslane, chervil, lovage, scorzonera, and more.
- I enjoy cooking, especially baking breads with sourdough, and am studying Roman bread making techniques.
- I am an amateur lampworker who can reliably make beads and stringers, but can't yet control the latter well enough to decorate the former to my liking.
- I enjoy making bead jewelry using pearl knotting and wire wrap techniques.
- I've had a fondness for pen-and-ink, and am very gingerly learning some scribal techniques. There's a lot of gravity down that rabbit-hole, so I'm being careful about getting sucked in.
- I am a novice potter, and have enjoyed making cups and mini bowls for largesse for Adiantum.
How long have I been in the SCA? Both a long and a little time. I spent several years in the early 90's going to West Kingdom events in the company of an ex-boyfriend. He and his friends were more of the "show up, dress up, and party" crowd, so I didn't really meet anyone involved with the kingdom. Time passed, and in 2018 I started attending some then-local West Kingdom events (12th Night, Crosston Dance Ball, etc) and starting to get to know some folks. Then, of course, boom-- pandemic. I attended some Adiantum and An Tir virtual events during that time, and joined some of the Facebook groups. When I moved to Eugene in December of 2022, I started getting involved locally in person.
SCA Resume
Service
Arranged Arts and Sciences classes and displays for Adiantum birthday bash March 2025
Hosted combined scribal/bardic night March 2025
Gate shift at Midwinter Feast, January 2025
Hosted bardic night October 2024
Assisted with setup and cleanup for Amergins Revival October 2024
Assisted with setup, execution, and teardown of Petersen Barn public demo September 2024
Largesse items made:
- 4 cloth cup covers with beaded corners
- 3 decorative drawstring bags
- 1 light canvas coif
- 4 beaded necklaces (as part of the An Tir necklace project, materials provided)
- 12 muslin lavender sachets with homegrown lavender
- 7 glazed pottery cups
- Painted several preprinted thank you cards and created a bookmark
A&S
Bardic performances at Adiantum courts: Crossing the bar by Alfred Lord Tennyson, set to original melody, Midwinter feast January 2025 The Coming of Spring by Lord Thomas Bordeaux, Birthday Bash March 2025
Display on Forgotten Potherbs at Amergins Revival, October 2024
Saxon leavened hearth cakes for a Cooks Playdate dinner, An Tir West War 2024
Pliny's Grape Must Leaven and mustacei rolls for Adiantum A&S night June 2024
Tart with Plums Sabrina Welserin West Kingdom 12th Night 2020 wooden spoon competition
Fine Cakes, Good Huswifes Jewell, West Kingdom 12th Night 2019 wooden spoon competition
Projects: • lampworked glass bead "bling" necklace, inspired by grave find beads (but I lacked the technical skill to reproduce them with any accuracy) • nine men's morris set, fabric and paint markers • Saxon / Low Countries garb: two tee tunics and three peplos • cardboard loom pouch, wool blend yarn
Martial
• Occasional thrown weapons practice
• Entered Fast & Loose thrown weapons tournament June 2024 ; placed 3rd (of 4 entrants)