Another leather coronet completed

I completed another leather coronet on my to-do list. I was working on this one for a while but had to keep it under wraps until it was handed out. It was handed out in April so I can finally put up some photos. I was pretty happy with it. I had to hit a point of "getting it done" as the deadline got closer, but honestly, I have always found it important to not obsess too much on details. Whatever the project is you have to hit a point where you stop and "call it good". Like most of my coronets this is tooled and painted leather. 

Projects from the quarantine bunker!

I am still working full time, but the rest of the time has been spent in the quarantine bunker waiting out these hard times. I was lucky enough to have a good supply of raw materials on hand before the lock down so I was able to keep working on a few projects. Recently I completed two Baronial Coronets for Baron Snorri skyti Bjarnarsson and his wife Baroness Annika Iosafova. Commisioned by Their Graces (at the time Majesties) Timothy of Arindale and Gabrielle van Nijenrode.

 

The coronets are tooled and painted leather. I went outside my wheel house a bit and tried my hand at just painting on the heraldry instead of attempting to tool it first. I did this in large part because I was worried that size and detailing required for tooling the heraldry might leave it looking a bit "muddy" (in other words in might have been so small it was beyond my skill to do well). 

This was a challenging project due to the lock down. I had what materials I had (mostly the leather) and there was zero room for error. There are a lot of small mistakes here and there, but I had to push forward and ignore them as there was no option to start over. In the end I am pretty happy with them, but as with all things, if I had a time machine I would make some changes next time around. 

Court Baron Coronet

This month I was honored to create a Court Baron coronet for my long time friend, now His Excellency, Rhiannon Elandris of Glyndyfrdwy. This was a special treat for me because to me Rhiannon has always been a perfect example of what the SCA is all about. I always enjoy the creative process of my work, but it is nice to create a piece that not only gives me a creative outlet but is heartfelt. I think it adds to the process. The coronet was handed out with success at Harvest Raid 2016.

The coronet is tooled and painted leather. The black is leather dye and all the colors are painted. The front shows Rhiannon's device and the Golden Lances are a nod to the Order of the Golden Lance, an award of high merit (of which Rhiannon is a member) for equestrian prowess.

I used a different method for mounting the pearls that involved drilling holes in the leather and mounting the pearls on posts. This improved on my last attempt where I simply mounted the posts to the back of the coronet and applied a leather backing. As seen here: First coronet attempt...