Today was the end of our second year of meetings and discussion of what we want to cover in Year Three.
Here is what we've done in the last two years:
Sept 2013
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First meeting of Atelier – Documentation and Research
class (Doug), researching on the internet
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Oct 2013
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introductions, elevator speeches, and
demo speeches (Helene)
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Nov 2013
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Exhibition practices as they related to SCA Demos and
Displays (Cecily)
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Dec 2013
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A&S resumes and "brag books. Preparing and teaching a class (Amata).
Trello and “Shading with Gouache” class (Osana)
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Jan 2014
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Feedback on documentation and
displays for upcoming A&S events (Candlemas or Kingdom A&S). Judging
using judging forms. Discussed documentation versus research papers.
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Feb 2014
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Presentation/debrief of the doublet
tailoring workshop (Simona)
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Mar 2014
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Gulf War debrief (Madalena discussed
dyeing classes). Created list of GW A&S feedback for Amata to send to
Laurel List.
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Apr 2014
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Simona's tailoring class. Brainstorming newcomer class ideas with Cecily.
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May 2014
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KC Class previews (Helene - bullion, Elen/Helene –
Designing with Dover)
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Jun 2014
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KC Class Previews (Elen – veils). Discussion of
upcoming A&S opportunities, current projects, etc.
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July 2014
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KC Class Preview (Simona – tailoring). AHSS Class Preview (Elen – how to put together a beginner's scribal kit)
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Aug 2014
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Set up of LPT displays and acting as
"Laurels" for one another so as to work on our speeches about our
art.
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Sep 2014
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Debriefed LPT and came up with
feedback for the event organizers. Reviewed our activities from last year and
came up with ideas for future meetings. Everyone shared their goals and how
we can help each other with various activities/guilds, etc.
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Oct 2014
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Reviewed Handbook for Artisans of
Ansteorra, Ansteorran Arts and
Sciences website and a brief overview of the steps in doing an A&S
project (research, make, document, display). Also discussed shadow judging.
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Nov 2014
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Research and documentation class
(Doug), discussed displays and used the kingdom judging sheet to judge an
item.
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Dec 2014
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Creating an Internet presence – (Helene/Elen) Class covered a number of sites and
services, and how to make them interact with each other to create a cohesive
online presence.
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A major decision we made today is to continue our once a month morning meetings but to add an evening meeting for artisans who haven't been able to meet during the day. We identified some artisans we'd like to invite and set about asking them. So far the response has been very positive. Our first evening meeting will be September 7. We also set a schedule of our morning meetings for the coming year. Looks like exciting times are ahead:
Sept 9 2015
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Special meeting for LPT prep. Set up displays and serve as Laurel
“interrogators” (ha-ha) for each other to practice our self presentations.
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Sept 23 2015
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Regular monthly meeting. LPT post-mortem. Planning for Fall Event A&S Salon.
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Oct 21 2015
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Round table on “taking commissions
“. How do you price your work?
Negotiate terms? etc. Come prepared to
share your tips, best practices and stories.
Elen will also share her “project post-mortem” checklist.
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Nov 18 2015
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Linden - discuss
setting up a Wiki for the group and what kind of information she will need.
Judge Elen’s previous Gulf War entry using the Gulf War
judging form and compare with the scores she received. Discussion. (Linden will try to also get a
copy of the Trimaris judging form)
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Dec 9 2015
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(Meeting moved to earlier in the
month) Party in garb. Bring food. Gift exchange with your secret Atelier
partner. Pictures will be taken for
the Wiki.
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Jan 20 2016
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Candlemas/KAS Prep. Brag books and
resumes up-to-date.
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Feb 17 2016
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Candlemas/KAS post-mortem (Amata will
post research papers prior to March meeting – judge a paper with the kingdom
judging form prior to March meeting)
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Mar 16 2016
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(Meeting moved later)
Gulf War post-mortem.
Discussion of research papers and
supported research.
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Apr 20 2016
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KC Class previews
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May 18 2016
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KC Class previews
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Jun 15 2016
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KC post-mortem plus?
KAS2 prep??
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July 20 2016
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LPT prep. Brag books/resumes up-to-date.
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Aug 17 2016
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Set next year’s agenda
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