A&S entries for 2026-2027
Category: The gentleman understands what is moral; the petty man understands what is profitable.Entrant: Gruffydd of PorchesterTitle: Portolan chart of Lochac Portolan chart hand drawn using pencil and inks (and a little bit of paint) on heavy weight paper (the frame and glass are modern and not part of the process but …
Category: Replace weapons with jade and silkEntrant: Melissa WijffelsTitle: Garden Hoe The hoe – useful garden implement and favoured weapon of angry medieval mobs. This entry is a new handle for an ageing garden hoe (forged by Nathanael d’ Averanches). Carved from fruit wood using only hand tools.
Category: When the snipe and the clam grapple, it is the fisherman who profitsEntrant: Melissa WijffelsTitle: Slate ulu Amongst arctic cultures, the ulu is a common tool used to skin both fish and marine mammals, as well as as an all-purpose knife. In the Inuit culture, ulu are made from …