Mary Ostler

Tir Righ A&S Championship is over for this year. We had three full competitors, and three single entry entrants. I was a varied lot of items to judge this year. Polychrome leather work to Astronomical Navigation, to bone carving. It takes a lot of gumption to enter these contest and I appauld them all… I know what its like [...]

A couple of weekends ago at the Tir Righ Fall Tourney, Misress Agnes Cresewyke arranged to have a last minute A&S display. We had 7 people drop off items ranging from bone carved earspoons to Japanese tamari balls. Much discussion was had, and I would call it a success.

Mistress Agnes, Uilliam mac Fearchar mhic Gille Aindrias, and Constance [...]

Tir Righ Fall Coronet Tourney has come and gone. Overall I got to give the event two big thumbs up.  I talked to alot of people about possible machinations for future builds. I love my deviously  inventive and creative friends and acquaintances. <insert evil laugh here>
Many pictures after the link

Investiture has came and went yet again. I made the trip with my fellow Apprentices Alienor Sanz-Argent and Maeda no Kiku Mariko and much fun was had.

When to SYGC on Saturday. I was introducing my two pod casting cohorts into just what was this weird SCA thing I did.

Opening court, where Baroness Caitrin informed us that she was the autocrat (as the real autocrat was rushed to the hospital the night before). Wielding even more power in her iron grasp.

I love [...]

The Non-war went ahead as per normal. Maybe a bit smaller, and a whole heck of a lot drier. This is going to be an image heavy post, so if your interested in a boat load of images from the event, please click on “Read More”.

In 2005 I taught a Pole Lathe class up at Cinton war. It was only possible to teach this class up at Clinton due to the multi-day event left enough time to set it up, and the property owners permission to cut down multiple poplar trees for the spring poles. I never took images of [...]

This last weekend was the second annual AT War (Avacal/Tir Righ). Approx 400 people gathered in Clearwater BC to party with the buffalo.
two words = Awesome Event.
We had a large contingent of royals from kingdom, and principalities. The streets were lined with a large amount of period pavilions. THUA (Their Highness University of Avacal) session [...]

Last weekend a small low key event happened out in Maple Ridge. The Barony of Lions Gate held its annual Archery Defenders tourney.  Normally this was combined with the Heavy Defenders tourney (Not absolutely sure on that, could be rapier defenders), but this year they tried giving all defenders  disciplines a separate event. Well predictably [...]

Tir Righ Spring Coronet 2009 has come and gone, and I the better for it.
I got to see three of my aprenti sisters brought before the court. Margaret was entered into the Order of the Grey Goose Shaft (Archery).  Mariko was given her long over due Jambe de Leon (A&S). Morweena was given a long [...]