Blåtand Artisan Challenge

Will you take on the challenge?

 

Deadlines:

Event Date: April 25, 2020
Registration Deadline: April 11
Entry submission Deadline: April 20

 

Virtual A & S event is happening in Caid with Blåtand Artisan Challenge

The Blåtand Artisan Challenge of Caid, a multi layer arts and sciences challenge was created in response to the need for social distancing during the Covid-19 Pandemic, will be held online on April 25, 2020.  Created as an alternative venue to replace the cancelled arts and sciences competitions and displays, and provide a much needed opportunity for Caidan artisans to display their work, and receive feedback, this is an event that will take place completely online.

Below you will find photos of the items entered, along with the submitted documentation that explains the item and its historical context.  On April 25, the items entered into the competition will be scored by subject matter experts.  The top five scores will then be announced here.  The populace will then chose their favorite from those five.  Voting will start April 26 and end April 27 at 8pm.

Populace online Voting: April 26

The Blåtand Artisan Challenge of Caid, a multi layer challenge created in response to the need for social distancing during the Covid-19 Pandemic, will be held online on April 25, 2020. Blåtand references the 10th century Norse King Haraldr Blåtand (Bluetooth) Gormsen, known for uniting the Danish tribes into one Kingdom, and for whom bluetooth technology was named.  Much like bluetooth technology connects devices, this challenge is a means to connect artisans and the kingdom at a time when we cannot connect in person.

Created as an alternative venue to replace the cancelled arts and sciences competitions and displays, and provide a much needed opportunity for Caidan artisans to display their work, and receive feedback, this is an event that will take place completely online.

All artisans of Caid are invited to enter and share their work by submitting a digital display of their work finished during the pandemic.  Their work will be shared via the Blåtand Artisan Showcase on the Kingdom of Caid Arts and Sciences website. Entrants will also be given the opportunity to receive feedback, and/or enter competition if they choose.

For those who choose, video conferences between subject matter experts will be scheduled where the entrant will present their item, research, and process.  The entry will then be discussed privately, and written feedback will be provided. Those items entered in the competition will then be scored at this time.

The five highest scoring entries into the competition will be presented to the populace of Caid.  The populace will then vote for their favorite. The entry with the highest number of votes will be the competition winner and be declared the Blåtand Artisan of Caid.

Congratulations to Lady Sekhet Arsyna,
winner of the Blåtand Challenge!

The top 5 scores were: 

Contessa Luciana di Carlo
Baroness Aliskye Rosel
Mistress Mary Dedwydd verch Gwallter
THL Mathias Hakonen
Lady Sekhet Arsyna

 

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YOUTH

Charlie Of Gyldenholt
Felt Flower
Flower made out of Felt

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 THL Alatiel de Beaumont
Copy of ‘The Tailor’
Oil on canvas copy of ‘The Tailor’ by Giovanni Battista Moroni 1570-1575

Documentation: ‘The Tailor’ by Giovanni Battista Moroni 1570-75
Moroni was an Italian painter 1525-1568 noted for his dignified portraits, mostly of the petty aristocracy and bourgeoisie. One of the few Italian Renaissance painters who specialized in portraiture, Moroni was a pupil of the painter Moretto da Bescia. ‘The Tailor’ is one of his best-known works, featuring his greyed tonal painting and restrained treatment of cloth. Moroni was influenced also by Titian, who admired his work. The copy is oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches, using an approximation of Caravaggio’s palette: Umber, Yellow Ochre, Red Ochre, Vermillion, Lead White (Flake White), Carbon Black, Lead Tin Yellow (Cadmium Yellow), Copper ( not available), with French Ultramarine Blue. The actual paint hues used in Moroni’s palette have not been discovered.

 

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Baroness Aliskye Rosel
Elizabethan Sweetbag
An Elizabethan Sweet bag stitched with silk, gold and silver threads, decorated with beads and spangles, finished with tassels, wrapped cord pulls, and fingerloop braids.