Hello! Welcome to the new and improved blog of Baron Gaius Claudius Valerianus, member of the Order of the Maunche. Since he has given me free editorial rein, I'm going to take advantage of it until he notices and deletes this post. In the meantime, please bear with us while we continue to make improvements... Continue Reading →
Diadem commission
I come today to show the latest example of my work producing a diadem for a wonderful peer of the East. It was requested to feature certain elements of their device; acorns and hearts. It was also desired to illustrate their station as both a double peer of the realm and a holder of a... Continue Reading →
Klaus Koin project
April-June 2020 Originally from several Facebook Posts collected here for the blog. Salve my friends and socially distant followers!I would like to discuss a little about my process today. I will be breaking this up into multiple posts as I am prone to long-winded rambling and not yet done with the project. This about me... Continue Reading →
Consort’s Order of Courtesy
MAY 2020 A project that my Mistress, the Countess Ro Honig von Sommerfeldt, challenged me to use my knowledge to create an award for the realm. She observed that the Consort's Order of Courtesy traditional regalia of a white embroidered glove was not always apt to a persona that did not wear a belt. She... Continue Reading →
Commissioned Coronet Baron Wulfgar Silfrahárr
May 2020 Band is hand-hammered nickel-silver with brass pattern wire embellishments. The Stag is etched copper, and enameled. The jewels are imitation amber. I tried experimenting with a few new techniques where after I hammered and polished the band, I plated with copper, and then polished again. It provides a very subtle color variation in... Continue Reading →
Diadem for Baroness Audrye Beneyt
March 2020 My apprentice cousin asked for me to help enhance her presence for her upcoming role as Vox Regis for their highnesses Tindal and Alberic with a new coronet that would better fit a Roman reign. I was honored to be asked, and was happy to assist. We worked together to review some extant... Continue Reading →
Tyger’s Cub
September 2019 Celebrating the deserving children of the East into the order of the Tyger's Cub is a wonderful recognition of our youth and their efforts to be a part of our society. There were three such young individuals who are inseparable and have built a bond that I hope will last for a very... Continue Reading →
Shenanigans: I mustache you a question!
Shenanigans: I mustache you a question!Some of you may know that the Great North Eastern War has become where I live up to the moniker Shenanigans Apprentice. This year was no different, and this year’s focus was our beloved friend and royal Herald, Sir Zhigmun' Czypsser, known to many as Zippy. If you know him,... Continue Reading →
Personal token of Saruca bint Lazari
In addition to all the great awards I have gotten to make, ( and I do LOVE) making awards, I have also been crafting to personal tokens.These are items usually individualized to a person. They might be given as a token of appreciation, or as a memento of a shared moment or as a calling... Continue Reading →
Maunche medallion for Shoshana Gryffyth
All the way back in March I had the opportunity to make a medallion to commemorate the welcome induction of my apprentice sibling, Shoshana Gryffyth, into the Order of the Maunche.I wanted to make an enamelled medallion, but throughout the process ran into a few snags. Painting the enamel kept bleeding over the edges. The... Continue Reading →
Gaius libro scriptor: Inventas vitam iuvat excoluisse per artes 