Pennsic highlights

[eithni]

There really is just too much over Pennsic to do more than summarize the best parts of it.

We arrived very late on Friday night. It was dark and cold and wet. I made the executive decision that I would rather pay for a hotel room than try to set up in that. Hurray for one last night in a real bed!

I took two classes from Ragnveig Snorradottir -

Comments

[kareina]

ok, what is the dot technique?

[eithni]

Consider a two (or possibly three) pronged "fork." Firmly place one of the fork's tines where you want the dot to be. Press down firmly and rotate around the center point where the dot should be (sort of like a compass).

*facefalm* Dur. So simple. No trying to carve tinly little circles and messing up keeping concentric circles even!

Plus, if one tine is just a little longer than the others, it would be easier to make a dot-and-circle without it slipping and result in the dot being a little deeper than the circle, as is often seen.

[cassbunny]

*I* knew something about ring and dot that Eithni didn't know?!?!?!?
---faint---

[eithni]

Like I said, so FREAKING obvious... I'd been going about it the hard way, trying to carve little circles and getting little egg shapes. :P

[quaintessimal]

Ah, verily, the mirror doth rock!

[mtgordon]

A cell phone self-portrait photo taken in a Bronze Age mirror? That's creative anachronism!

I have some interesting background on mirrors in antiquity, but it's focused on the Mediterranean. Let me know if you're curious.

[eithni]

Yeah, that was geeking me pretty hard. :)

Right now I'm in the middle of a major project, but maybe if I circle back around to mirrors, I'll let you know...

[dghall]

I'm curious, tho I have to admit perhaps just as interested in knowing why you have an "interesting background on mirrors in antiquity" (focused on the Med) as much as the background itself...

[zandoria]

Congrats on the mirror. I see you!

My mirror is (I think, right now it's packed away so I'm working from memory) a replica of the Holcombe mirror, however the maker changed the handle to the same as the handle on yours. I got my mirror back at Pennsic late teens (maybe Pennsic 19), but I've never carried it around cause I haven't got around to making a bag or case for it. It's been to many many demos though.

[fencert]

Cool stories! Glad your classes went well. I need to get you back the canvas from that neat little tent you lent me. It seemed to hold up pretty well even in our mudpit of a camp!

[eithni]

Maybe bring it to practice on Wednesday?