Gaius libro scriptor: Inventas vitam iuvat excoluisse per artes
A record of projects, research and musings from the mind of Gaius Claudius Valerianus
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 →
Some in process pictures of bronze casting using greensand.
I was also honored by the opportunity to create a special token of friendship for their highnesses of The Middle Kingdom.I created matching coins as a gift for the visiting Royals and a set for Ioannes and Honig as a symbol of their friendships. Each coin had the populace badges of the East Kingdom on... Continue Reading →
September 2016 When a member of Rolling Thunder reaches the status and esteem of elder within the clan they are sometimes offered to be included into the rank of a Silver in the clan and they are presented with a silver wheel and bolt to replace their bronze wheel. I was asked to help make... Continue Reading →
August 2016 Continuing the experiments in making bronze and practicing techniques using greensand casting, I made some bronze wheels to be given by the elders of my house to deserving new members of the Rolling Thunder local households.
Gaius libro scriptor: Inventas vitam iuvat excoluisse per artes 