Þóra Greylock

Three “SCA things you might not know about me” (number from Sela de la Rosa)

1. When I originally considered personas, I was thinking about a late period Italian alchemist. I switched to norse for a number of reasons, including easier garb, childhood interest in vikings, and an existing desire to try things like tablet weaving and “viking wire knitting”.

2. SCA has both narrowed and broadened my crafting. I now mostly want to do medieval or renaissance things, but I’m also discovering so many more crafts I want to do. Eg, I had previously convinced myself not to take up spinning. I’ve lost interest in paper quilling, but I want to do wood carving. Etc.

3. When looking at extant pottery, I keep finding myself drawn to Byzantine stuff. Possible future persona? Or am I only interested in the pottery?

Ask me for a number.

my tiny unfinished version of a 13th century bowl from Cyprus

Or maybe it’s Cypriot pottery I’m drawn to, not Byzantine. Here’s my baby (unglazed) version of a 13th century bowl. The page with the original is about Byzantine pottery, but says this is from 13th century Cyprus, and it doesn’t look like Cyprus was part of the Byzantine Empire then.

To the googlecopter!

See the original on Pinterest.