Heraldry that assaults the senses? Todays exercises consists of Vairy potent Argent and Azure upon which inverted Fer-a-Loups Or and Gules.
Game of heraldry: Playing with triune symmetry!
I guess everyone needs a hobby? Some people take out their knitting whenever they have a moment to themselves. Others embroider every time they watch the news. My “handicraft” is composing heraldic arms when I “watch” a movie or the news. I am very lucky to have a partner who supports my follies. But then … Continue reading Game of heraldry: Playing with triune symmetry!
Playing the game of Heraldry: Gemmed Vairy en Pointe
What to do on a rainy day when one’s teaching was cancelled? Yes, you guessed it: Play another game of heraldry of course! Today I have fun with the tincture known as “vair”, which is a stylized representation of squirrel fur. Here is the most common depiction of the “vair” … Continue reading Playing the game of Heraldry: Gemmed Vairy en Pointe
“A Royal invitation to return to Lorenzburg” – Presentation in Riga 2018
Presenting an artistic collaboration on micronationalism, narrative embroidery, speculative genealogy and epic poems at the artistic research conference NSU “ReActivate and ReVisit” – Riga/ Latvia March 2018. Collaborators: Anna Frew, Betsy Lamborn and Freï von Fräähsen zu Lorenzburg. The Battle of Wayoh (as written and told by Betsy Lamborn in the video) In the in … Continue reading “A Royal invitation to return to Lorenzburg” – Presentation in Riga 2018
“A Royal invitation to return to Lorenzburg” – Presentation in Riga 2018
Presenting an artistic collaboration on micronationalism, narrative embroidery, speculative genealogy and epic poems at the artistic research conference NSU “ReActivate and ReVisit” – Riga/ Latvia March 2018. Collaborators: Anna Frew, Betsy Lamborn and Freï von Fräähsen zu Lorenzburg. The Battle of Wayoh (as written and told by Betsy Lamborn in the video) In the in … Continue reading “A Royal invitation to return to Lorenzburg” – Presentation in Riga 2018
Work in progress: the portrait of my foremother Agnes Pia Douglas (probably 1441 – ?)
Photoshop and period paintings team up to create collage-portraits of actual or hypothetical ancestors. Today I present the work in progress of visualizing my foremother Agnes Pia (called “little Pea”) of clan Douglas. My relative the knight Sir Runë Olausson Påfågel (1433 – 1440) was murdered while being the guest of the Clan Douglas at … Continue reading Work in progress: the portrait of my foremother Agnes Pia Douglas (probably 1441 – ?)
Jag läser och återberättar Barbara Bolt’s artikel om “The Performative Turn” i konstnärlig forskning
Artistic Research: A Performative Paradigm? I PARSE JOURNAL Issue #3 Repetitions and Reneges, hävdar Barbara Bolt att The Performative Turn (Det performativa ”greppet” eller “vändningen” [i relation till konst och forskning]) har haft en gradvis allt viktigare position i samtalet om konst och konstnärlig forskning de senaste årtiondena. Den klassiska förståelsen av ordet ’performativ’ går tillbaka till … Continue reading Jag läser och återberättar Barbara Bolt’s artikel om “The Performative Turn” i konstnärlig forskning
Vapen för Hov-Moucheämbetet
Förr var mouchen (det franska ordet för fluga) en liten skönhetsfläck av svart sammet som användes för att dölja koppärr eller som en liten accentuerande fokuspunkt för att dra blicken till ansiktet, nacken eller dekolletaget. Med tiden utvecklades mouchens placering till ett symboliskt språk som tillät bäraren att signalera om man var, eller inte var, … Continue reading Vapen för Hov-Moucheämbetet
Badge (Coat of arms) for the office of Master/Mistress of the Mouche
Once worn to conceal a blemish or to create allure, the mouche (French word for “fly”)—and its specific placement on a woman’s face or neck—would become a language under the extravagant chief mistress to Louis XV (an official role positioning her as an arbiter of taste) and was used as a code of seductive intent. … Continue reading Badge (Coat of arms) for the office of Master/Mistress of the Mouche
Coat of arms for the office of “Master/ Mistress of the Vessel”
In yonder days it was customary for a Prince, be they Pope, Emperor, King or Duke, to own an elaborate table decoration in the shape of a stemmed boat. Often the boat was in silver or gold and studded with gems to show the wealth and power of its owner. Apart from lending a certain … Continue reading Coat of arms for the office of “Master/ Mistress of the Vessel”