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Award Type:                  Companion of the Order of the Sagittarius
Recipient's Name:         Mistress Rowan Elfhaim
Where Given:                First Court of Lucan and Jana, Coronation, Stonemarche
Date:                              September 25, AS  36 (2001)

Scroll By:                       Kayleigh McWhyte

Calligraphy:                   Stylized Batarde
Resources:                     None.
Scroll Size:                      9" x 13"
Materials Used:             Winsor & Newton gouache, Cottman watercolors, Higgins Black Magic ink, 23kt gold leaf on
                                        Permacoll, on pergamenata.
Tools Used:                   2H pencil, Staedtler technical pens, Compass, ruler, t-square, bezier curve, HAIRDRYER.

Additional Comments:    15th scroll - first attempt at gilding, "fly by night" with no official training. Obviously, the permacoll just wasn't fast enough for me... so I thought using a hairdryer on it would "speed things up". Um, no. The result of this were several 'bumps' under the surface of the leafing, which produced that lumpy effect. This was also a first shot at the "vinework", done on what was supposed to be wood paneling. I think the white vines were a little much, but perhaps next time I'll go for that "carved" look for subtlety. The 'hidden' Sagittarius in the tree is still a favorite of mine, though. :)