Finna Kottr Godormsdottir

Finna kǫttr Goðormsdóttir

I started in the SCA with my mom when I was 2 years old. When in high school, I took classes to learn to sew my own clothes. I grew up in the Shire of Mountain's Gate and lived in the Kingdom of An Tir for a few years before moving back to the Kingdom of the West. I am currently the Baroness of the Barony of Rivenoak, and the West Kingdom Youth Combat Marshal.

While I like to do a lot of different arts and crafts, my main arts are illumination and calligraphy. In 2009 I started doing medieval illumination. In 2014 I was taken on as an apprentice to Mistress Hilarie the Puppeteer. At that time I also started working on my calligraphy hands and have recently become apprenticed to Sir Bjorn Jorsalfar of Bearhaven. I have completed 24 official scrolls for the Kingdom of the West and the Principality of Cynagua.

All of my illuminated work, so far, is done on a paper called pergamenata, which is a modern version of a vegetable vellum and is widely used by scribes. I use Windsor Newton Gouache and Speedball acrylic ink. My scroll sizes range from 11"x 14" to 16"x 20". If someone requests a scroll of a different size, I work with them on what they need.