15th C. Triptych

One of the most ambitious commissions I have under taken. And one of the most rewarding.

The client, keen living history re-enactors, wanted a triptych featuring themselves in 15th Century attire and some relevant saintly depictions.

The wooden housing was made from recycled oak to a design inspired by a 15th C. tritych in Barcelona, and the images are painted onto boxwood panels. The result is this stunning object, perfect for medieval Lords and Ladies.

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Decorated Surname

The commission was simple. The client wanted their surname written and decorated.

I produced this lovely little image. The Capital letter is bedecked with trailing vine leaves and a small bunny is blowig a fanfare.

A decorated surname is a great and affordable way to commission something meaningful and medieval

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A copy of a Manuscript Page

This was one of the most challenging commissions I have under-taken. The brief was to produce a reasonably accurate copy of a page from a manuscript by the 13th. entury monk and scholar, Matthew Paris.

The client (a professor of History at Edinburgh University) wished it to be this particular page as it related to a PHD of a friend and colleague for who this commission was to be a gift.

The page is written on real calf skin vellum using iron oak gall ink made to a medieval recipe. The page features pen flourished initials and a manicule and kings head, as well as other small glosses, in the margins.

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Battle of Maldon Poem

A jolly little commission. This is a stanza from a 10th Century poem of the Battle of Maldon

The client wanted the poem written in oth pld english and modern english, which was an interesting challenge.

I solved it by writing the old poem in large Anglo-Saxon script and the modern inserted between the lines in a smaller, easier to read script. This echoes the manner of adding translations as glosses which was a common practice in the middle ages.

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Wedding place holders

I was delighted to be asked to produce these wedding place holders for the client, who are regular demonstrators at events, so I know them well.

I produced somewhere in the region of eighty or so cards, mostly in a simple gothic script, but I added a nice Gothic Faktur script for the bride and groom and other VIPs.

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A medieval Insult

This was so much fun. The client wanted an insult, but left the content entirely up to me.

The research for the weird and wonderful words that I could use was very entertaining, and then I strung them together in a scathing insult. The whole page was decorated in a late 13th/early 14th century style.

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Shakespeare Quote

The client commissioned be to produce - in a medieval style, this quote from Shakespeare.

It may be a bit anachronistic, but it was a fun commission to undertake.

I based the style on the Maastricht Hours and the end result was very pleasing.

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Coat of Arms

What respectable medieval Lord would not want his coat of arms painted so splendidly.

This is one I produced for myself. It isn't based on anything historical, so is just a bit of fun.

If you know what you want, then this is an affordable commission. I can also design a coat of arms for you, based on either your interests or meaning from your surname.

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Reynard the Fox

Reynard the Fox was a popular story in medieval times. I was commissioned to produce a piece inspired by the story.

With the earlist images only being produced in print, I decided to base my illustration on these, hence the black and white pen work.

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Wooden Sign

A very cheap commission. A personaised wooden sign.

This one is for a child's bedroom, but 'beware of the dog/vikings' or 'here be monsters/witches' and other such things are popular.

But you can have whatever you like.

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