Opal for Lady Rúna Skógadóttir

Presented at Spring Crown Tournament, May 6th, A.S. LVII (2022).

This scroll is inspired by late-period trompe l'oeil, an artistic style where objects are painted in almost 3D on the page. I knew the recipient had made glass beads and jewelry, so I took one of her recent works and incorporated it into the scroll.

-INSPIRATION-Hours of Duke Adolph of Cleves, Initial "G" with the Annunciation, Walters Manuscript W.439, fol. 40r

-INSPIRATION-Neuchâtel, Bibliothèque publique et universitaire de Neuchâtel, AF A28: Book of Hours

-FINAL WORK-Gouache on pergamenta. Speedball black ink calligraphy using a steel nib pen.

In Progress Photos:

The text reads:

1 - Shining is Lady Rúna Skógadóttir,

2 - a gem of Atlantia, for she serves

3 - Our great Kingdom and its people.

4 - Selflessly she gives her time and

5 - talents to instruct Our populace in

6 - the arts and sciences. For this

7 - reason do We, Cuan, King, and

8 - Adelheit, Queen, induct her into

9 - Our Order of the Opal. Done this

10 - 7th day of May, A.S. LVII, at Our

11 - Crown Tournament in the Barony

12 - of Stierbach.

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