[Antir_scribes] New questions from Bronwen

[Amanda Haugland]

Ooh, this looks like fun!  Here are my answers:

1)  Yes, I think so.

2)  Mostly, it was, "Come to my house and color!"

3)  I find that bringing charters to paint to indoor events helps.  People
see other people painting, and they want to paint, too.  It helps if you
look like you're having fun.  ^_~

4)  Challenge, the ability to do new things, APPRECIATION.  (There's nothing
like someone looking at your stuff and saying, "Thank you!" or even "Wow" to
keep you going.)

5)  Some people do.

6)  Talk to people about scribal arts.  Do scribal arts in front of them.
Allow them to try scribal arts for themselves without worrying overmuch
about doing it "right."  Allowing someone to start and enjoy the colors and
paint to start with, then guiding them toward more period technique,
whitework, and things like that has been very effective in my experience.

7)  Challenge the experienced.  There's nothing like a challenge to make an
artist sit up and take notice.

This is only my opinion/experience, your mileage may vary, et cetera.

Thanks!  This was fun!

In Service,
Angharad Vach

On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 8:53 PM, Ed and Terri Morrison <
norseman at homenetnw.net> wrote:

> Greetings all,
>
> I've a new question  or maybe a set of questions
>
> 1) Have you ever motivated someone to become a new scribe? a new
> illuminator?  a new calligrapher?
>
> 2) If your answer to #1 was yes, what did you do or say to get that person
> interested?
>
> 3) Do you have any other ideas about how to get people who have never done
> it - involved in scribal activities?
>
> 4) What keeps people who do scribal stuff interested in continuing to do
> scribal stuff?
>
> 5) Do you think that uninitiated people think that scribal work is a
> mystery?
>
> 6) If your answer to question 5 was yes - what do you think are some ways
> to dispell the mystery.
>
> 7) do you have any good ideas on how to motivate experienced people to do
> scribal work?
>
>
>
>
> I'll give you some thoughts of mine   -   if you give some of yours  :-)
>
>
> YIS
> Bronwen
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