Jessimond of Emerickeskepe

Photo
'
Information
Registered Name: Jessimond of Emerickeskepe Resides: Graywood Status: Active Joined SCA: 1988
Order of Precedence
Jessimond of Emerickeskepe
Heraldry
Pean, a winged stag lodged reguardant wings elevated and addorsed argent. Device Graphic by Jessimond herself

The Honourable Lady Jessimond of Emerickeskepe

Previously Known As: Patricia of Meridies
Nickname(s):
Pronouns: She/Her

Additional Registered Heraldry:

Rose Aversant Personal Badge

Personal Badge: (Fieldless) An oak wreath fructed proper.
Additional Badge: (Fieldless) In pall three hares courant conjoined at the ears Or within and conjoined to a chaplet of oak leaves fructed proper.
Additional Badge: (Fieldless) Within and conjoined to a joscelyn wreathed sable and argent with five bells Or an edelweiss proper.
Additional Badge: (Fieldless) A rose aversant gules slipped and leaved vert within and conjoined to a four lobed cornice Or.

Achievement:

Mantling: Or and pean
Helm: Great helm argent, faces affronty
Crest: Within and conjoined to a joscelyn wreathed sable and argent with five bells Or an edelweiss proper
Motto: Tempus Vincit Omnia which translates from Latin into modern English as Time Conquers All

Offices:

• Local Offices Held
  • Prior Historian – Barony of Seleone, Meridies/Gleann Abhann
  • Prior Steward – Barony of Seleone, Meridies/Gleann Abhann
  • Prior Chronicler – Barony of Seleone, Meridies/Gleann Abhann
  • Prior Chronicler - Shire of Rosenfeld October 2019 to November 2021
  • Prior Herald - Shire of Rosenfeld February 2020 to June 2022
  • Interim Chronicler - Shire of Graywood June 2023 to present
  • Historian - Shire of Graywood March 2023 to present

• Regional Offices Held
  • Prior Reporting Deputy Chronicler - Western Region of Meridies (Principality of Gleann Abhann) 20020-ish
  • Deputy to the Central Regional Guild Coordinator - Ansteorra. Herbalism and Apothecary Guild July 2019 to present
  • Eclipse Herald (Central Region) January 2023 to present

• Kingdom Offices Held
  • Prior Chronicler – Herbal Guild of Meridies 2002-ish
  • Directory Deputy, Ansteorra October 2021 to Present

Persona History:

1339 - 1399 England
After discoving all things Chaucerian during high school, and later discovering that I am a direct descendant of John of Gaunt, I am naturally drawn to this place and time.

Interests:

• Woodwork, specifically spoon making and other items using hand tools and shave horse
  
• Animal Husbandry: Keeping of goats, mules, and chickens
  
• Soap making, sewing, cooking, cheese making, smoking meats, and gardening
  
• Herbal arts: seasoning, medicine, body care, teas/tisanes, dye stuffs, etc
  
• Heraldic art - especially Achievements of Arms
  

Timeline of Activity:

• 1988 Joined SCA
  
• 1993 First time as Autocrat – (then) Canton of Seleone, Meridies
  
• 1996 Name and Device Registered
  
• 1996 Moved to Barony of Marinus, Atlantia
  
• 1998 Household Badge Registered
  
• 2001 Returned to Barony of Seleone, Meridies/Gleann Abhann
  
• 2001 Co-founded Sages of Seleone, Branch Herbal Guild
  
• 2002 Lady in Waiting to Baroness Seleone, Isolde die Graue aus dem Lebendhertz, OL
  
• 2003 Co-Autocrat, Kingdom Arts & Sciences, Kingdom of Meridies
  
• 2003 Returned to Barony of Marinus, Atlantia
  
• 2007 Moved to Ansteorra, but inadvertently went inactive
  
• 2019 Relocated to the Piney Woods of East Texas and once again "Living the Dream!"

Prior Groups:

• Barony of Seleone, Meridies/Gleann Abhann (1988-1996 and 2001-2003)
  
• Barony of Marinus, Atlantia (1996-2001 and 2003-2007)
• Shire of Rosenfeld (2019-2022)

Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:

• Created A (Not-Quite-Period) Cookbook – Specialty fundraiser publication for the Barony of Seleone, Meridies.
• Contributor to the Heraldicart project, providing artwork for Heralds and Scribes
• Founding member of the Ansteorran Herbalism and Apothecary Guild

Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions:

• Citizen of Seleone - This order is given to those gentles who reside outside of Baronial Lands of Seleone (Gleann Abhann) who have rendered great service and dedication to the Barony of Seleone. It is an honorary bestowal of particular dignity but does not affect their residency status or allow them to vote in Barony-only polling. For those who have received this award and live within the Barony, it is recognized that they will in perpetuity be considered citizens of Seleone, despite changes in residency or activity (or sanity).

Master William Blackfox Awards

Master William Blackfox Award Winner

• William Blackfox Award Honorable Mention for “Consistently creating a good, quality newsletter”, A.S. XXXIV (36) - A Sealion’s Tale, Barony of Seleone (Meridies); Chronicler: Jessimond of Emerickeskepe
• William Blackfox Award Winner for Best Layout and Design, A.S. LIV (54) - The Thorny Truth, Shire of Rosenfeld; Chronicler: Jessimond of Emerickeskepe
• William Blackfox Award Commendation for Best Special Issue, A.S. LIV (54) for “Special Resource Sampler” Edition - The Thorny Truth, Shire of Rosenfeld; Chronicler: Jessimond of Emerickeskepe
• William Blackfox Award Nomination for Best Regular Feature, A.S. LV (55) - For cartoons, articles, columns, etc. which appear regularly in the particular newsletter. Awarded to the creator or feature writer and the newsletter. “Jessimond’s Herbal Elements” - by Jessimond of Emerickeskepe; The Thorny Truth, Shire of Rosenfeld. Chronicler: Jessimond of Emerickeskepe
• William Blackfox Award Commendation, for Best Layout and Design, A.S. LVI (56) - The Thorny Truth, Shire of Rosenfeld; Chronicler: Jessimond of Emerickeskepe

Affiliations:

• Married to Lord Tobias of Emerickeskepe
• Daughter of Baron Ladislaus de Brody (deceased)
• Daughter of Lady Zehle Dübel (deceased)
• Sister of Baroness Deborah of Haleshaven, OP
• Co-founder of Emerickeskepe
• Protégé of Duchess Diana of the Isles, OP

Mundane Information:

Blog: dancingmoonfarmsteadblog.wordpress.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DancingMoonFarmstead/

In Case of Court:

• If at all possible, Jessimond prefers to receive any awards or recognitions privately, rather than in a full court.
• If at all possible, Jessmond would prefer that her spouse, Tobias of Emerickeskepe, be notified ahead of time that he could be with her if/when an award is presented.