<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Something that might interest some folks in the Barony.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">-Odriana<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Page via Sca-aethelmearc-announce via Sca-aethelmearc</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sca-aethelmearc@lists.andrew.cmu.edu">sca-aethelmearc@lists.andrew.cmu.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 8:49 PM<br>Subject: [SCA-AE] ANNOUNCE: Aethelmearc Guild Hall forming<br>To: <a href="mailto:announcements@aethelmearc.org">announcements@aethelmearc.org</a><br><br><br>Keywords: AEnnouncements<br>
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I have been thinking for a while about how best to promote the growth of medieval and renaissance material culture (The tangible items that are part of the daily experience of the people and cultures that we as members of the SCA try to emulate). My personal view is that we can greatly enhance our shared experience as members of the society, as well as make it more authentic if we promote the idea and practice of producing period items using period (or as close as we can approximate) tools and materials and using them as they would have been used. Aethelmearc hasĀ guilds both at a Kingdom and local level, as well as artisans, and hobbyists (and just people who are interested in learning how to do something, or saw something cool that they want to try in a book) so after briefly bouncing the concept off of Their Majesties and Their Highnesses, and basing the concept on the Guild Hall in the Medieval City of York (Jorvik) where all of the guilds would meet. I have created the Aethelmearc Guild Hall as an informal organization.<br>
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This organization will be dedicated to communication between artisans of all genres, whether it be cooking, ceramics, metals, tailoring whatever. The Guild Hall will be run by and for the artisans, outside of the structure of the formal A&S community, answering as the medieval guilds did directly to the Crown. As we grow more members we can decide as a body how formally or informally we as a group want to do things, but the first step is to set up a forum where we can all communicate. Facebook is the easiest way to do this so I have created a public group.<br>
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All who are AEthelmearc subjects and are interested in the material trades are welcome to join. The usual prohibitions on mundane politics and being a jerk apply. Until this is up and running I will retain the right to ban anyone who is acting like a jerk so be nice<br>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/975346225904744/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/group<wbr>s/975346225904744/</a><br>
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Master John Michael Thorpe<br>
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Guildmaster, Royal Guild of Aethelmearc Metalsmiths<br>
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