Gaius libro scriptor: Inventas vitam iuvat excoluisse per artes
A record of projects, research and musings from the mind of Gaius Claudius Valerianus
Our Sovereign, Magnus Tindal, requested some assistance in crafting a Cypher that could be awarded to members of our community that provided exceptional service during their exceptional reign. After discussing what type of form this award would be we agreed that it should be something that was practical and useful rather than a mere display... Continue Reading →
June 2021 This was a commissioned diadem artifact for patron Baroness Kassir Ni Deoraine looking to add to their Roman aesthetic. It combines metal shaping, cutting, and forming, casting, enameling, acid etching, carving all to create a single artifact. Inspired from Roman period designs and elements enhanced to include personalized aspects of the patron and... Continue Reading →
June 2021 Last year I was given the opportunity to create a new coronet artifact for Baron Wulfgar Silfrahárr by Baroness Theodora Bryennissa. This year the baroness wished a diadem artifact for herself in a similar style, so that she could have a new accessory to wear on the event of her elevation to the... Continue Reading →
April 2021 Inspired by the Æthelswith Ring The project was to create a ring as gift to commemorate the induction on Lily Morgaine into the order of the Maunche. Her persona of an 8th century resident of the central British Isles led me to the extant finger ring of the Queen of Mercia, a close... Continue Reading →
Gaius libro scriptor: Inventas vitam iuvat excoluisse per artes 