Koia Karasova

Photo
At Ansteorra 40th Year, September 2019
Information
Registered Name: Koia Karasova Resides: Namron Status: Active Joined SCA: 04/2016
Order of Precedence
Koia Karasova
Heraldry
Per pale argent and sable, a sun counterchanged sable and Or within a bordure counterchanged.

Boiarynia Koia Karasova

Previously Known As: Sunewa Káradóttir
Preferred Title: Boiarynia
Nickname(s):
Pronouns: She/Her

With the 81st Crown at Their Coronation

Additional Registered Heraldry:

• (fieldless) A sun per pale sable and Or (badge)

Offices:

• Local Offices Held:
  • Treasurer, Namron 2019-2020
  • SMO, Namron 2019-2021

• Kingdom Offices Held:
  • SMO, Kingdom, 2022- Present

Persona History:

A Kievan Rus noblewoman during the reign of Olga of Kiev.

Interests:

• Event Stewarding
  
• Sewing early period Garb
  
• Block Printing
  
• Rapier Fighting
  
• Fighter Support
  
• Entouraging
  
• Lampwork
  
• General Moral Support
  

Gallery:

• Gallery of Work
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  April 11 2020: Tunic gifted to Órlaith inghean Uí hUallacháin

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  May 2 2020: Practice piece of new technique using stamps from Sir Cassius Domitius Lepus.

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  May 17 2020: Practicing block printing with 11th Century Rus stamp from Vicountess Violet Tailyeaour.

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  May 31 2020: Preview of Purple & Gold garb neckline being hand sewn.

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  May 8 2021: Bee Stamped Viking Hood for Rebekah Aleyn

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  Ausgust 20 2021: Stamped Dress for Mistress Elsa von Snackenburg

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  July 5 2021: Stamped Ansteorran Dress for Koia for Crown Tournament.

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  January 15 2022: Tunic for Margery Heron

Timeline of Activity:

• Joined April 2016
• Received her Award of Arms at Namron Protectorate, 2017
• Received the Torsade of Namron at Namron Protectorate, 2018
• Received the Sable Crane of Ansteorra at Northkeep Castellan, 2019
• Received the Sable Thistle of Ansteorra (Costuming) at Virtual Court, Sept 19 2020
• Received the Sable Thistle of Ansteorra (Block Printing) at Glaslyn Artisan, 2021
• Won Novice Glaslyn Artisan competition at Glaslyn Artisan, 2021
• Received a Sable Sparrow for her work as Royal Liaison at the Premier Vindheim Coronet, at Gulf Wars 2022
• Advanced to the Order of the Iris of Merit, at Steppes 12th Night 2023
• Received a Sable Sparrow for her work as KSMO for the Month of PRIDE 2023 & creating a DEIB safe environment online, at July Crown Tournament 2023

Kitchen Help for Wiesenfeuer Yule, 2018 with Yzabeau Brossier

Populace Provided Information:

Kolfinna Egilsdóttir

Koia is my real-life daughter, and it has been such a joy to watch her learning new skills, and outright blossoming as she walks the path of Service in the SCA. It has been a genuine pleasure to defer to her knowledge of Rus garb as I embarked on my first attempts.

Kyna Terricsdottir

Koia once ran an entire chivalric tournament blindfolded.

Trivia:

• Koia appears in the Ansteorra Dance Video
• Koia is a photographer and has a photographer release form for all of her photography.

Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:

• Commended by the SCA Board of Directors during the Q3 2023 meeting

Areas of Service

Event Steward:

• Namron Beltane, 2017
• Namron Protectorate, 2018
• Namron Virtual Protectorate, 2020
• Vindheim Coronet, Summer 2022

Lyst Coordinator:

• Namron Medieval Fair Demo, 2018
• Support, Northkeep Castellan, 2018
• Eldern Hills Samhain, 2018
• Skorragardr Axeman, 2019
• Wiesenfeuer Baronial, 2019
• Namron Medieval Fair Demo, 2019
• Northkeep Castellan, 2019
• Namron Protectorate, 2019
• Skorragardr Axeman, 2019
• Namron Protectorate, 2021
• Namron Medieval Fair Demo, 2022
• Namron Protectorate, 2022

Other Event Positions:

• Water Support Coordinator, Namron Beltane, 2018
• Royal Liaison, Vindheim, Vindheim Coronet, Winter 2021

Support role:

• Lyst Coordinator Support, Medieval Fair Demo, 2017
• Lyst Coordinator Support, Namron Protectorate 2017
• Lyst Coordinator Support, Eldern Hills Samhain 2017
• Water bearing, Protectorate 2017
• Feast staff, Protectorate 2017
• Water bearing, War of the Rams 2018
• Feast staff, Yule
• Feast staff, wInterkingdom
• Black Star, Event, & group Digital Graphics, Throughout Kingdom

Entourage:

• Namron B&B Kyna and Eadwulf
• Wiesenfeuer B&B Dee and Valia
• Namron B&B Uliana and Micolay
• Head of Entourage - Uliana and Micolay
• Acting Head of Entourage at Protectorate 2022 - Kolfinna and Yancy
• Crown, Jason and Margherita
• Crown, Jason and Margherita II
• Crown, Vlad and Margaret
• Crown, Jason and Margherita III (Golden Star)
• Crown, Floki and Elizabeth (Golden Star)
• Crown, Creppin and Toryn (Golden Star)
• Namron B&B Kolfinna and Yancy
• Crown, Gabriel and Sonja (Golden Star)

Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions:

• Torsade of Namron
• Argent Fleur of Namron
• Mog Cog from Mooneshadowe
• Golden Star from Jason & Margherita III
• Golden Star from Floki & Elizabeth I
• Golden Star from Creppin & Toryn II
• Golden Star from Gabriel & Sonja III

Affiliations:

• Biological Daughter of Kolfinna Egilsdottir
• Apprenticed to Katerine la Roux d'Anjou
• Protégé to Michelle Chantal de Charente
• Rapier Student to Amelot Lisette
• Slav Squad member of Ansteorra
  
• M.A.F.I.A Member

Mundane Information:

Type One Diabetic.

In Case of Court:

Do not escort unless Koia asks.