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The Guild of Medievalist Makers @guildmedmak.bsky.social · 4d

You're very welcome Michael, it is such a fantastic resource!

The Guild of Medievalist Makers @guildmedmak.bsky.social · 5d

Those who teach and research Sir Gawain and the Green Knight will be interested in this fantastic research hub concerned with historic and contemporary creative responses to the late medieval poem. They're also looking for contributors, so do get in contact with @michaeledenart.bsky.social! 👇

Representing Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Representing Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a research hub concerned with historic and contemporary creative responses to the late medieval poem, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (circa 1370). Illu...

www.representing-sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight.com

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The Guild of Medievalist Makers @guildmedmak.bsky.social · 6d

Its the start of autumn and what better way to usher in the season than with a new Meet a Medievalist Maker blogpost! We are delighted to introduce @saracharles.bsky.social, author of The Medieval Scriptorium: Making Books in the Middle Ages. Read all about Sara's 'historical remaking' below👇

Meet a Medievalist Maker: Sara Charles — The Guild of Medievalist Makers

www.guildmedmak.com

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The Guild of Medievalist Makers @guildmedmak.bsky.social · 19d

Our followers might be interested in the upcoming 'Butser Bookfest' at @butserancientfarm.co.uk which includes a creative rendition of the Old Norse Völuspá by Dr Clare Mulley, among other fantastic events and talks from medievalists and creative-critical practitioners!

Völuspá - a Performance with Clare Mulley — Butser Ancient Farm

2:00pm - 2:45pm Völuspá is one of the oldest and most widely discussed literary texts in the Old Norse canon. Dr. Clare Mulley will now present her own creative rendition of this poem and its female ...

www.butserancientfarm.co.uk

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The Guild of Medievalist Makers @guildmedmak.bsky.social · 22d

Hello everyone! Sharing a cfp for the International Medieval Congress at Leeds next summer, organised by Gummies Marie Besson and Brooklyn Arnot. Check it out!

Call for papers for Leeds International Medieval Congress, 'Reading Repetition: Non-Linear Temporalities and Layered Meaning in the Middle Ages and Beyond'

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Dr Eleanor Baker @eleanormaybaker.bsky.social · 28d

I am particularly excited for the next @guildmedmak.bsky.social Making Space Session. The optional theme is 'hauntings' (physical, spiritual, emotional, generic, critical, fear-inspiring, comforting).

Come bearing your favourite spectres.

The Guild of Medievalist Makers @guildmedmak.bsky.social · 28d

Here at the Guild we are starting to feel the pull of October's chilly tidings...🕯️🍂

Join us 5:30pm-7:00pm (BST) on October 23rd for our next Making Space Session! The optional theme of this session will be 'hauntings' 👻

Read more on our website here: www.guildmedmak.com/events-1-1

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Dr Laura Varnam @drlauravarnam.bsky.social · 28d

Looking forward to hosting our October Making Space session! 👻

The Guild of Medievalist Makers @guildmedmak.bsky.social · 28d

Here at the Guild we are starting to feel the pull of October's chilly tidings...🕯️🍂

Join us 5:30pm-7:00pm (BST) on October 23rd for our next Making Space Session! The optional theme of this session will be 'hauntings' 👻

Read more on our website here: www.guildmedmak.com/events-1-1

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The Guild of Medievalist Makers @guildmedmak.bsky.social · 28d

Here at the Guild we are starting to feel the pull of October's chilly tidings...🕯️🍂

Join us 5:30pm-7:00pm (BST) on October 23rd for our next Making Space Session! The optional theme of this session will be 'hauntings' 👻

Read more on our website here: www.guildmedmak.com/events-1-1

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Daisy Black @daisyeblack.bsky.social · 29d

An honour to talk to my creative friends about storytelling and 'behind the scenes' in Yde and Olive. You can read all about it here, see the next performance in Manchester on the 17th September, or catch one of the last venues on my tour: daisyblack.uk/events/

The Guild of Medievalist Makers @guildmedmak.bsky.social · 29d

'I researched medieval birthing chambers, read combat manuals, tried on replica armour, and befriended a horse and a hawk.'

Meet performance storyteller @daisyeblack.bsky.social in our new Meet A Medievalist Maker blogpost! 👇

Meet a Medievalist Maker: Daisy Black — The Guild of Medievalist Makers

www.guildmedmak.com

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The Guild of Medievalist Makers @guildmedmak.bsky.social · 29d

Welcome to the Guild, Reimena!

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The Guild of Medievalist Makers @guildmedmak.bsky.social · 29d

'I researched medieval birthing chambers, read combat manuals, tried on replica armour, and befriended a horse and a hawk.'

Meet performance storyteller @daisyeblack.bsky.social in our new Meet A Medievalist Maker blogpost! 👇

Meet a Medievalist Maker: Daisy Black — The Guild of Medievalist Makers

www.guildmedmak.com

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Reimena Yee 🦇 @reimenayee.com · 29d

Feeling very validated having been accepted into the Guild of Medievalist Makers. @guildmedmak.bsky.social Excited to meet my fellow academic-practitioners and share our niches 👀

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Kristen Haas Curtis @hellomizk.bsky.social · Sep 8

SO EXCITED TO SHARE THIS! Announcing the Newberry Medieval Minicomic Prize: two juried mini-grants of $250.00 each to support emerging artists l for the creation of a new minicomic that engages with medieval culture. More details available here:
www.newberry.org/calendar/new...

Newberry Medieval Minicomic Prize

Juried mini-grants for emerging comic artists interested in engaging with medieval culture.

www.newberry.org

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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thank you to Ian for this remarkable review of my new book - I'm deeply touched and honoured. I think Ian's response really reflects the magic of #poetry and its power to connect across lives and across #history. Thank you.
#AHistoryOfEnglandIn25Poems

Ian Tattum @iantattum.bsky.social · Sep 7

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Some thoughts on a book I love

A history of England in 25 poems.

open.substack.com

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Dr Laura Varnam @drlauravarnam.bsky.social · Sep 5

Great to see Meg and her work at the @guildmedmak.bsky.social Making Space session last night!

Women of 1000 || Meg Hyland @womenof1000.bsky.social · Feb 7

New pinned post!

Hi everyone, I'm Meg! I draw women who lived all around the world 1000 years ago for my Women of 1000 project. womenof1000ad.weebly.com

Meanwhile, my PhD research is about music in the lives of Scottish & Irish herring gutters. blogs.ed.ac.uk/s1848641/

Happy to be here! 🏳️‍🌈

Coloured pencil illustration. A Native American mother and daughter sit watching a ballgame. The mother is cheering with one arm in the air and the other around her daughter. Her daughter is eating popcorn out of a ceramic jar. The mother wears a white turban, turquoise earrings, and a shell necklace with pendants. She has red body paint on her stomach. Her daughter wears a red poncho. On the right is a standing man and on the left an old man sitting wrapped in a blanket. In the distance are mounds, pit houses, cacti and mountains.

Coloured pencil illustration. A Turkish woman dressed in a bright red and golden robe sits playing chess at a table. Her pieces are green and her opponent’s are brown. Behind her is a richly carved wall with panels of painted marble. The view out the window shows mountains in the distance. The woman has a black and gold hat studded with gold, pearls and turquoise, as well as gold and turquoise jewellery. She has a confident grin on her face.

Photo. A copy of Scottish Studies volume 39 is on a wooden table. There is a seashell next to it. The cover shows a photo of herring gutters working from the Scottish Fisheries Museum. This volumes contains my first published academic article from 2022.

Photo. A white woman with wavy blonde hair and big sunglasses smiles. She is standing in a cloister of Utrecht Cathedral - garden plants and Gothic architecture are visible behind her. She is standing with a cane and wearing a blue jacket.

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The Guild of Medievalist Makers @guildmedmak.bsky.social · Sep 5

You can see more of Tim's work on his website: www.siglum-calligraphy.com/portfolio

Portfolio — Siglum Calligraphy

www.siglum-calligraphy.com

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The Guild of Medievalist Makers @guildmedmak.bsky.social · Sep 5

Guild member @siglum.bsky.social often attends our Making Space Sessions to work on his calligraphy and illustration projects. He also produces fantastic videos on his practice and process which are well worth a watch!

Siglum Calligraphy @siglum.bsky.social · Jul 31

Another new video! On medieval minstrel history. This is sort of a "research by-product" tidbit, from a larger project still in process. www.youtube.com/shorts/KX3JB...

How Medieval Minstrels won a battle using excessive violins 🎻

YouTube video by Siglum

www.youtube.com

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The Guild of Medievalist Makers @guildmedmak.bsky.social · Sep 5

We had another excellent Making Space Session yesterday evening, and our biggest ever - we were joined by 15 creative-critical medievalists! Among our Guild we had album artists, website designers, novelists, poets, zine makers, flax spinners, knitters, embroiderers, cartoonists and illustrators 🎨

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The Guild of Medievalist Makers @guildmedmak.bsky.social · Sep 4

One of our fantastic Guild members, Krista Sue-Lo Twu, often joins our sessions to spin flax! Her team at @bookofthenorth.bsky.social recently harvested their flax (very fitting for this evening's Making Space Session, whose optional theme was 'harvest'!)

Book of The North @bookofthenorth.bsky.social · Sep 3

To everyone who made the trip out to harvest flax with us today, thank you so much! You’ve become a part of a project encompassing all of Minnesota, and every single contribution makes this work possible. Here’s some highlights from the day!

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Dr. Liz Hebbard @lizhebbard.bsky.social · Sep 3

Working on something as part of the Bayeux Tapestry from Scratch Project (booklab.indiana.edu/lab-work/cur...). I’m calling it the B’IU Tapestry 🙃

I’m taking notes—what do you think so far? #medievalsky #bayeuxtapestry #tapisseriedebayeux @guildmedmak.bsky.social

A digital drawing of an Indiana University landmark, the Sample Gates, in the style of the Bayeux Tapestry

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The Guild of Medievalist Makers @guildmedmak.bsky.social · Sep 2

We will send creative-critical wishes your way nonetheless, Elizabeth!

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The Guild of Medievalist Makers @guildmedmak.bsky.social · Sep 2

A reminder that our next Making Space Session (a friendly online co-working event) is taking place this Thursday 4th September, 5:30pm-7:00pm BST, hosted by @eleanormaybaker.bsky.social!

You're welcome to work on your own creative-critical project, or respond to our optional theme: harvest 🍂🪓🍏🍄

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James Paz @jamespaz.bsky.social · Aug 29

Still (re)composing my first-person translation of The Phoenix in what little time remains of the summer. Thinking with and about fire as a model for creative-critical practice. What can destructive recreation do? How can we remake old poems by burning and breaking them down?

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The Guild of Medievalist Makers @guildmedmak.bsky.social · Aug 24

Want to join our next Making Space Session? Make sure you have joined the Guild to receive the link! You can join the Guild by filling in your details here:
www.guildmedmak.com/join-the-guild

Join the Guild — The Guild of Medievalist Makers

www.guildmedmak.com

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The Guild of Medievalist Makers @guildmedmak.bsky.social · Aug 24

Our next Making Space Session will take place 5:30pm-7:00pm (BST) on Thursday 4th September! While our Medievalist Makers are always welcome to work on their own projects, we'll also be offering an 'optional theme' to encourage ideas and experimentation.

4th Sept optional theme: harvest 🍂🐗🌰🌕🪓

A graphic with a medieval manuscript illustration of a man harvesting grapes. The graphic outlines the optional theme of the session, 'harvest', with definitions of the term: Noun: The third of the four seasons of the year, the autumn; the season for reaping and gathering; (figurative) the product or ‘fruit’ of any action or effort: a supply produced or appearing, a ‘crop’.
Verb: To reap and gather in; o gather and lay up in store; to ‘reap’, to husband.

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