Re: [Mid] a few more questions

> So...I gather, from this rather passionate discussion, that basically the
> level of authenticity one should strive for is really a matter of personal
> choice....am I correct in my .....observation?

Yes, you are essentially correct. Some folks can afford to do the TOTAL
authentic thing, others of us aren't so financially well endowed and do the
best we can with what limited financial resources we have. That's basically
what I do. I'm not very well off, being a single girl with a meagre income
of just over $20,000 a year, but with what I have, I've done the best I can
do. If that means picking fabrics for garb that aren't totally authentic, or
using more modern materials in the production of my scrolls, so be it. Don't
break the bank just to go TOTALLY authentic. Do what is within your
financial resources. Remember, REAL LIFE COMES FIRST, and whatever's left
after paying the bills is what I play SCA on. Some months, it's more than
others.

> Let me ask you, the readers/contributors of this forum, something else
> I've been curious about....Would someone mind telling me a little more
about
> the Arts & Sciences as well as Archery?

Master Ian Gourdon! Calling Master Ian Gourdon! Could you answer this
question with regard to Archery?

Until Gourdon answers (he gets the Bridge via Digest), here's an archery
link that might prove useful to you:

http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/archery.html

> What else falls under A&S? Besides scrollwork and calligraphy.

Well, if it was done in Mediaeval times, chances are, one of us is doing it.
Let's see, there's stained glass, costuming, leatherwork, brewing, vinting,
cooking, siege weapons, woodwork, jewelry and lapidary, armouring, music,
dance, ceramics and pottery, metalwork, bookbinding, lacemaking, weaving,
spinning, dyeing, weaponry, ironwork, blacksmithing, painting, herbology,
glassblowing, stonecarving, sculpture, fletching,
bowyering........................

And I know there is a lot more. Your choices are quite amazing. On this list
 alone, I know of many very talented artisans who do many of the above
listed Arts and Sciences. I've seen their work, marveled at their
craftsmanship and been amazed at the wealth of their knowledge on what they
do. Depending on where you are, you probably won't have to go far to find
people to teach you what you want to learn.

~Saradwen, "A&S geek"

From: "Sally Burnell" <sburnell@raex.com>
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