Osanna van der Linden

Photo
Self-Portrait, upon her Elevation to Laurel
Information
Registered Name: Osanna van der Linden Resides: Bryn Gwlad Status: Active Joined SCA: April 2012
Order of Precedence
Osanna van der Linden
Heraldry
Per chevron throughout azure and argent a chevron throughout counterchanged and in base five linden leaves in annulo stems to center vert.

Magistra Osanna van der Linden, OL

Previously Known As:
Nickname(s): Linden
Pronouns:
Linden, as she is called, enjoys teaching in scribal and garment related arts, taking photos, and elevating the work of others.

Offices:

• Local Offices Held
  • Deputy for the Bryn Gwlad Clothier's Guild (2013-2014)
  • Principle Bryn Gwlad Clothier's Guild (2014-July 2017)
  • Principle Bryn Gwlad's Flame Work's Guild (2014-2016) The guild is currently on hiatus.
  • Deputy of Bryn Gwlad Scribal guild (2017-present)

• Regional Offices Held
  • Deputy MOAS for the Southern Region (2016-2017)
  • Asterix Herald, Deputy Clerk (November 2016- September 2017)
  • Southern Regional Signet (December 2018-Present)

• Other Offices Held
  • Erstwhile Wiki Editor (2013-present)

Persona History:

Nuremberg, Germany 1450s. A daughter of a merchant class family, Osanna helps manage her family's holdings, and is a portrait painter of those in higher realms of society.

Interests:

Arts

• Illumination, gilding, calligraphy.
• Making period art materials; parchment, charcoal, brushes, glue, paints.
• Machine Appliqué, Hand Applique, and Hand embroidery.
• 13-15th German Heraldry
• Historical maps
• German, Swabian, clothing
• Turkish Paper Marbling, Ebru
• Glass work, mostly beads
• Majolica, historical glazing techniques
• Reposse and Chasing
• Roman Culture, Clothing, Warfare, and government

Service

• Online resources
• Articles and handouts
• Classes and demos

Gallery:

• Selected Examples of Scribal Work
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  Achievement Scroll

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  A Kingdom Middle Eastern Dance Championship, based on an image from the story of the 7 princesses. This was my third time at this particular championship. I think this one is my favorite iteration, although I should have spent a lot more time on the calligraphy.

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  Viking Rapier Championship, for the Barony of Bryn Gwlad. Done on deer velum made by our own Hell's Gaters, and based on a standing stone.

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  Based on a piece from a fencing manual, where this lady was just soooo done. Calligraphy by HL Simha bint Yusef.

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  2018 Arts and sciences championship scroll for the Barony of Bryn Gwlad. Based on illumination by Robinet Testard.

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  Count scroll for Creppin. Done in the style of mosaic, in a wall.

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  Countess scroll for Toryn in the style of a Mosaic in a wall.

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  Court Barony scroll for Her Excellency Sabiha al Zarqua'bint Hakim al Attar of Eldern Hills. I did the layout design and illumination. The Calligraphy is by the talented Safiyya bint Khalid ibn Hamdun.

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  Royal Huntsman scroll, for Gabriel and Sonja. I did both illumination and the and the calligraphy here on this one, taken from the Lutteral Psalter. I learned a lot about the hand I used, and I practiced, but it was not enough. I'm not happy with the way it came out, but I have a foothold to build on. And I'm excited to learn more.

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  Bryn Gwlad A&S Champion scroll. This project was a lesson in things that seem simple but are actually deceptively difficult. It also showed me several things which I need to improve, yesterday.

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  Kingdom cut an thrust champ scroll. Based on fencing folios. Won by Avery Shaw.

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  Rapier champion scroll for the Barony of Bryn Gwlad.

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  Pelican scroll made for Kat MacLochlainn. Inspired by the Jewel book of Anne of Bavaria. I did the illumination, the calligraphy is by Mistress Elen, and the text is by Mistress Serena.

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  2015 Bordermarch Autumn Melees Middle Eastern Dance Scroll

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  2015 Chivalric Champion scroll for Bryn Gwlad

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  Illumination for invitations to Bryn Gwlad's Oct 2015 Baronial event.

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  Archery Champion of Hellsgate, 2015

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  Rapier Champion Scroll for Hellsgate's Commander's Crucible, 2015. Based on viking story stones.

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  Commissioned Pelican scroll for Mistress Eleanora Elizabeth Caley Presented at Gulf Wars. I designed and painted the illumination, Elen Verch Phellip designed and wrote the Calligraphy. This was my first time gilding a scroll, and also my first peerage scroll.

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  Made for the 2014 Middle Eastern Dance championship in Anestorra, given at BAM. This is my fourth scroll for SCA.

• Selected Examples of Applique/Sewing Work
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  Fighting surcoat for John of Severn.

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  Made this shoulder bag for Safiyya bint Khalid ibn Hamdun for our gift swap. I thought her arms were interesting and wanted to adapt them to something.

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  Viking hood made on commission for Simha bint Yusef as a gift for Hrafn Olafsson, It's made of melton wool, with red linen lining. The Lining is attached to a strip of on grain linen, at the edges so that it can be removed and replaced as needed. The appliqué was done by hand on wool that I dyed grey. All the exposed stitching is done by hand. This was my second hand embroidery project ever.

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  Viking clothes for my twins. All the exposed seams and top stitching details are done by hand. Ethan hates his tunic and will not NOT wear it.

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  A Pelli-Laurel cloak made for Master Alden Drake on the occasion of his elevation. It is a three quarters circle, made of wool lined with silk and uses modern appliqué techniques for the leaves and feathers, the stem is couched cord.

Timeline of Activity:

My First Event

I had been involved in other groups for a while, but I wanted more people to learn from. So I tried to get up the gumption to go to SCA. After several failed attempts, I didn't have good enough garb, didn't know anyone, ect. I decided to trick myself. I knew that if I had a responsibility, I would show up. So, I signed up for a prize scroll at a rapier event happening near me. It worked, I made the Queen's Champion scroll, went to the event and loved it. Met some lovely people, including Penelope de Bourbon and her Husband Kevin the Broken, and never left.

2013 - 2015

• Attended for the first time at Elizabetta's Queen's Champion April 2012. And provided the champion scroll for the event.
• Contributed Award scroll, The Queen's Hope, October 2013. Calligraphy was by Elen
• Contributed Award scroll for the People's Choice winner of the A&S Tourney at Queen's Champion May 2013
• Contributed the Award scroll for Middle Eastern Dance Championship at BAM November 2013
• Contributed the design for the illumination and handprinted ten blanks for the invitations for Bryn Gwlad's Baronial Coronation January 2014
• Contributed Award Scroll for Bardic Champion of Bryn Gwlad Feb 2014, Calligraphy by Mistress Elen
• Completed first Peerage scroll, Pelican for Mistress Eleanora Elizabeth Caley, presented a Gulf Wars, March 2014. Calligraphy by Mistress Elen
• Contributed the Award scroll for Rapier Champion of Hell's Gate, at Commander's Crucible March 2014
• Contributed the Award scroll for Archery champion of HellsGate, at Commander's Crucible March 2015.
• Contributed Award Scroll for the first Royal Lancer, April 2015 Calligraphy by Safia
• Provided Illumination for the Treaty of the White Scarf between Ansteorra and Avacal when Avacal became a Kingdom, the Calligraphy was by Mistress Honor July 2015.
• Taught classes on painting and scrollwork in the SCA at an inter-gaming collegium.
• Contributed the Middle Eastern Dance Champion Scroll for BAM 2015.
• Contributed the Illumination for Invitations to Bryn Gwlad's October 2015 Baronial Event.
• Contributed Award Scroll for Chivalric Champion of Bryn Gwlad. November 2015.

2016 - 2017

• Taught original scrolls class, and Gave keynote speech with Sarah Budai on gathering and using statistics, at Living Games Conference on LARP and Gaming Societies in Austin Texas.
• Participated in the backlog scroll project, producing a Pelican Scroll for Mistress Kat MacLochlainn September 2016, with Calligraphy by Mistress Elen.
• Produced an appliquéd Herald's Tabard for Mistress Elen's Lauralling 2016
• Produced a Pella-Laural Cloak for Master Alden Drake for his Laureling. 2016
• Contributed Award scroll for Bryn Gwlad's Rapier Champion. October 2016
• Contributed Award scroll for Kingdom Cut and Thrust Champion. December 2016
• Taught painting class at Bryn Gwald's Candlemas 2016
• Taught Beginners class on Original scrolls and Appliqué class at Bryn Gwald's fall event. 2016
• Contributed Award scroll for Bryn Gwlad's A&S Champion. February 2017
• Taught Two classes on Appliqué and one on Original scrolls at Gulf Wars. March 2017
• Contributed Royal Huntsman Award Scroll for Gabriel and Sonja. April 2017
• Acted as Gate Coordinator for Bryn Gwlad's Investiture event. September 2017
• Completed Matched County scrolls for Creppin and Toryn. September 2017
• Produced an Appliquéd Herald's tabard for Master Beau's Laureling
• Completed Matched Court Baronial scrolls for Aiden and Sabiha of Eldern Hills. October 2017

2018 - 2020

• Contributed the prize scroll for Bryn Gwlad's A&S Champion. February 2018
• Produced a hand appliquéd Centurion cloak, and raven hood for Sir Hrafan
• Taught a scribal track at an interlarping Arts and Sciences symposium, Beginners Calligraphy, Painting, scroll design, and advanced classes. February 2018
• Taught four classes at King's College in Oklahoma; Arm scythes in Viking Clothing, Shading in Gouache, Machine appliqué, and Original scroll design. June 2018
• Contributed a Rapier Champion scroll for Bryn Gwlad’s Fall event. October 2018
• Taught comparison of Arm scythes in Viking Clothing at Known World Costuming June 2019
• Taught two classes at Bryn Gwlad 40th, Viking hoods, and Shading in Gouache. September 2019
• Contributed a Rapier Champion scroll for Bryn Gwlad's Fall event. September 2019
• Completed a full Achievement Scroll for Mistress Birony based on a stave church door on parchment, She purchased the project through a travel fund Auction. Calligraphy by Safiyya bint Khalid ibn Hamdun
• Contributed a scroll for Bryn Gwlad's Inaugural Brewing Championship. January 2020
• Contributed a scroll for the Kingdom Arts and Sciences Championship. February 2020
• Taught two classes virtually for Kings college, Ebru and Machine Appliqué. June 2020
• Taught how to display for A&S with Baroness Elspeth de Stervlen July 2020
• Taught a class on Shading illumination the late burgundian style at Bywn Gwlad Candalmas. 2021
• Taught a class on making original scrolls in the SCA style at a larp A&S Event.

Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:

• Award of Arms February 2014
• Received an Iris of Merit in Sept of 2016.
• Joined the order of the Laurel in 2020.
• Holder of a Sable Thistle
• Holder of the Golden Martlet.
• Holder of a Muse of Bryn Gwlad

Affiliations:

Linden has taken one apprentice, Anne von Wiese, and one foster apprentice Ian the Green.

• Former student of Amata Amati d'Arezzo
• Apprentice to Aislynn Crystyn (2015-2020)
• Member of Amata's Atelier
• Member of the Household Compagnia della Sprezzatura

Mundane Information:

Links:

• SCA Resume

Portfolios of work

• Scribal Work
• Facebook Album of work

Class handouts

• Appliqué three ways
• Beginner's guide to original scrolls
• Shading the world: Burgundy 1410-1500
• Arm scythe in Viking Clothing
• Viking Hoods
• Roman Tunica Knots
• Ebru for Beginners
• How to display in tourneies, taught and written with Baroness Elspeth de Stervlen
• How to shade in the style of Dutch influenced burgundy