An Online Visual Dictionary of Scythian Artifacts
Creating a shareable online visual dictionary for Scythian artifacts that can be visually sorted by material, use, decoration, geography or century.
Exhibit Category: Metalwork
A Lobed Phiale
Process of creating an ancient lobed phiale or drinking bowl.
Scythian Hat and Other Projects
This is a collection of projects that I have been working on recently. I made a Scythian hat for a friend and have been playing with some basic metal working which is all very fun and very new to me.
A Salle of Swords
You can NEVER have too many SWORDS! Come and join me as I continue on my journey, this time, creating nine rapiers inspired by historic swords from the 16th and 17th centuries.
Early Medieval Slavic Garb: A Beginner’s Journey into Embellishment
I wanted to learn some basic embroidery and narrow-ware weaving skills. I ended up falling down a rabbithole! This about my journey and lessons I learned along the way.
The Art and Science of Throwing
Research into and experimentation with a thrown weapon that was designed to be used in combat situations: specifically a weapon that the Romans used in the 3rd – 5th centuries AD, called a plumbata.
Dressing up the Rapier
Recreation of three period Rapier hilts and how they were constructed.