Penumbra Fantasy Faire – and a new project
Published Sun, Aug 23 2009 1:36 PM
Cindy, my wife’s coworker and the woman that introduced us to Scottish Country Dancing, and her brothers really get into science fiction and fantasy. Earlier this year they dragged (Is that really what happened, or did we go voluntarily? I think it was the latter.) us out to Norwescon 32, a local science fiction and fantasy convention. Yesterday, they convinced me to go to the Faeries and Berries - A Prelude to Penumbra, an event that served as an introduction to the Penumbra Fantasy Faire, which will be held in October.
When I first moved out to Western Washington from Florida, I really enjoyed a few of the renaissance fairs that were held out here, particularly one that used to be held in Kent at Earthworks Park. It’s been a few years since I went to any of these though, so yesterday was sort of a return to pastimes of old.
One of the attractions of Norwescon was the costumes that people wore, or barely wore. Renaissance fairs are something like that, but the costumes are a bit less outlandish – for the most part. One man, portraying a skald, was talking to a group of people and I overheard the comment that these events were like Halloween without the candy.
Naturally I took my camera.
Like I said, the costumes were a bit less outlandish than the ones at Norwescon – for the most part. There were of course some exceptions.
There were pirates, and fairies.
The things I enjoyed the most though were the musicians, and the tournament put on by the Seattle Knights.
As for the rest, well there wasn’t really that much going on. The Penumbra Fantasy Faire is relatively new, and this event was just a prelude. There were few vendors, and the feasting was limited in scope. I’m still looking forward to the main event in October.
I did pick up a new hobby though. At least it might become a hobby. One of the vendors was Horse ‘n’ Round. They make chainmail outfits and the like, and they had a few instructional kits. I bought one to try out, and I’m in the process of making my first patch, just to learn the technique.
I haven’t gotten very far with it yet, I’ve only spent a few hours at it. Still, it seems like something I might be able to do. Some people knit, some people crochet, and some people sew. Maybe I’ll start making armor. After all, there’s not much chance that I’ll ever own a suit of mail myself unless I lose about a hundred pounds or so. They just don’t make it in my size.
Hey, everyone needs a hobby… or two… or three.
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David responded with:
 | Looks like fun. I'd like to do something like that, but I already have too many woodworking, etc., projects backed up. Still, it does look like fun. |
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