Competition & Event |
Documentation |
Comments |
Practical Science: Pouch: Red Velvet Pouch |
Red pouch documentation | The key and silver balls are modern. I could find nothing that looked historically correct so chose the best available. Score 79/90 |
| Technical Science: Tools: Set of Bone Sewing Tools Mists Spring Coronet |
Bone tool documentation | 5 items: 3 different needlecases and 2 different needles from goose bones. Score 77/90 (win) |
Performing Art: Poem - any medium: Sestina Original |
Judges would have liked more information on the mathematical nature of the entry. I am a okayperformer and did manage to get eye contact with each judge during the performance. Score 58/90 (win) | |
| Practical Science: Savory: 4 Roman Salads Mist Fall Coronet |
Savory dishes documentation | I felt constrained to only use only the ingredients listed in the recipe. After the competition, I added a little olive oil to each and the flavor improved. In addition, I could not get the ingredients to make a paste which is what one would expect when using a mortar. I think that the additional olive oil would have made this happen. There is also, apparently, some differences of opinion among scholars as to whether a hard or soft cheese was used. I choose a soft cheese - ricotta. The judges would have liked to have seen more information about cheese choice. The recipes reference coriander. Since these were supposed to be salads I used the leaves which are referred to as cilantro. The seed may have been used, but I did not feel that it was in keeping with the context of the recipes. Score 63/90 |
| Fine Art: Wear it on your arm/hand Mists Fall Investiture |
My Jewelry Hoard | Making "simple" items well is hard work. 3 bracelets and 4 rings. The 2 silver rings were made from "square" wire as was one of the bracelets. Score 72/90 |
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