Agata Janisdottir

Also Known as: Genevieve Simone Christianne Buchannon de La Rochelle

Agata Janisdottir ( Christina Urdea )

(also known as Genevieve Simone christianne buchannon de la Rochelle AND Laeida Torvaldsdottir ) _____________________________________________________________________________

     -    Award of Arms (West) Sep 2, 1979 (AS XIV) By: Radnor of Guildemar, Shannon-Morgan of  Astopher    
     -    Jambe de Lion (An Tir) Nov 11, 1984 (AS XIX) By: Berek von Langental, Liesel von Langental       -    
     -    Forget-me-not (An Tir) Jan 11, 1986 (AS XX) By: Melissa Kendal
     -    King's Favor (An Tir) Jan 11, 1986 (AS XX) By: Arthur de Montegue Magistrae Ithra (Ithra) Apr 9, 1988 (AS XXII)
     -    Magistrae Ithra (Ithra)     April 9, 1988 (AS XXII )
     -    Baroness's Champion of Arts (Lions Gate) Nov 11, 1989 (AS XXIV)
     -    Baroness's Champion of Service (Lions Gate) May 5, 1990 (AS XXV)
     -    Jambe de Lion (An Tir) Sep 1, 1990 (AS XXV) By: Gunnarr Brunwulf, Gabriell MacBain 
     -    Goutte de Sang (An Tir) Dec 8, 2001 (AS XXXVI) By: Aveloc the Younger, Mahliqa bint Ali Zibec 
     -    Golden Pinecone (Coill Mhor) Oct 5, 2013 (AS XLVIII) 
     -    Silver Pillar (Tir Righ) Jun 13, 2015 (AS L) By: Olen Medvedovich Ovanov, Chiara Fiamma 
     -    Etoile d'Argent (Tir Righ) Oct 24, 2015 (AS L) By: Vikingr Eiricksson, Lishinia Aurelia Lion's 
     -    Strength (An Tir) Sep 30, 2017 (AS LII) By: Christian Bane, Heléne d’Anjou 

- 1975- first event Canterbury faire - Joined Lions Gate and immediately started as staff for the North Wind newsletter continued this for several years.(until the forming of the shire of Eisenmarche ) - Joined Lions Gate minstrals - staff for banquets and cooking help - attended events and helped out

- Minister of Arts & Sciences - lions gate for 2 years?

- Started teaching costuming at Ithra in the mid 1980s

- Magistrae Ithra (Ithra) April 9, 1988 (AS XXII )

Teaching experience:

- No pattern construction ( sewing from measurements) Many times over several years

- Costume design ( designing practical costumes) Many times over several years.

- Medieval games for children - taught once

- Basic embroidery (ducal war north)

- Hand sewing ( different stitches for different jobs) Ducal war North

Moved to Eisenmarch when that shire formed

-Founding editor of “the toad” published for many years

-Shire Chronicler, several years

-Deputy Seneschal and then Seneschal for Eisenmarch- less than 1 year

-Minister of Arts and Sciences

-12th Night kingdom lace makers contest 1st place 1989 or 90?

-12th Night Kingdom costume contest 2nd place 1989 or 90 ?

-Founding seneschal for the shire of Coill Mhor

-Various offices since the shire began: -Seneschal

-Deputy seneschal

-Herald

-Arts and Sciences

-Web minister - for many years until December 2017

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Event steward listed:

-Autumn feast and masque oct 28th 2006 (coill Mhor)

-Forest war June 17 2011

-Forest champions tournament october 04 2014

Event duties have always included: gate, set up, clean up, cook and or kitchen staff, serving, acquiring site, paperwork for event, bank deposits and dealing with money. Running contests. Hosted Arts and Sciences open houses regularly covered soap making, basic costuming, basic needlework Open house policy for costuming and new comer workshops and information.

Medieval skills:

Cooking  

Fiber arts include: 

-weaving

-tablet weaving

- naalbinding

-embroidery

-fabric painting

-learning to block print

-crochet knitting

-bobbin lace

-battenburg lace

-corsetry

-costuming

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