Fourth Annual Kings and Queens Arts and Sciences Championship

January 14th, 2006

Barony of Settmour Swamp

On behalf of their Majesties and Master Geoffrey the Younger, I would like to congratulate everyone who entered this years Kings and Queen's Arts and Sciences Champion Competition. The entries this year were amazing. I am continually impressed at the skill and imagination of the artisans of the East.

We all know how important feedback is and I will be mailing the judging sheets out to the entrants over the next couple of weeks.

Thank you all for entering and sharing your works and research with the Kingdom.

Gavan MacBane

Queen's Champion
Nest verch Tangwistel, for her skills and knowledge of wool spinning and dyes, illumination and ground pigments, and blackwork.

King's Champion
Alaric Jager von Bremen, for his stonecarving and leather tooling

Populace Choice
Michael Drachewut, for his work in stained glass

Other Queen's Champion Finalists
Eleanor le Brun
Ysemay Sterlyng
Cellach ingen Chernaig