Madalena de Orozco

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Winning 2016 Steppes Artisan!
Information
Registered Name: Madalena de Orozco Resides: Status: Active Joined SCA: 2007
Order of Precedence
Madelena de Orozco
Heraldry
Or, an urchin rampant contourny purpure its quills impaling apples gules.

Offices:

• Local Offices Held
  • 2008-2009 Bjornsborg chronicler
• Regional Offices held
  • 2015-2016 Southern Regional Scribe
• Kingdom Offices Held
  • 2009-2010 Kingdom chronicler deputy for newsletter production
  • 2015- current, deputy kingdom Minister of Children

Persona History:

Madalena de Orozco, Spanish born, accepted a citizenship agreement from the Italian hamlet of Soana in the Duchy of Tuscany. Soana wanted to compete with nearby Orvieto in pottery and maiolica production, so they offered Madalena a monopoly on the region for production of pottery for several royal families and upper level merchants.

Madalena had spent most of her childhood as an apprentice in a lusterware pottery center in Valencia, Spain.

She risked her life to accept the appointment, taking with her the knowledge of lustre and finicky red pigments; she would never sail to Spanish shores again, lest she be tried for treason.

Interests:

ceramics: namely maiolica. I also teach how to throw bowls, cups and plates.

fiber arts: I have worked in all things fiber. "From sheep to shawl," as they say. I've taught classes in dyeing, spindle and wheel spinning, Tablet weaving, rigid heddle, multi-harness looms, embroidery, and sprang. I enjoy knitting in my free time and absolutely love dyeing and spinning.

Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:

• 2013 Elfsea Artisan
• 2014 Kingdom Arts and Sciences - chosen as a Gulf Wars artisan for maiolica plate "Dragon Howling at the Moon"
• 2014 Stargate Artisan
• 2017 Steppes Artisan