By Sybil Archibald

S Y B I L  A R C H I B A L D   &   K A R E N   G O R S T

R E C O N S T R U C T I V I S M
A N C I E N T   T E C H N I Q U E ,   C O N T E M P O R A R Y   V I S I O N

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Articles & Recipes on Traditional & Medieval Arts

Calendar of Classes & Events

Traditional Art Supplies

The Gabriel Guild

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THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES AND RECIPES ARE MEANT TO BE A RESOURCE FOR ARTISTS WORKING WITH TRADITIONAL AND MEDIEVAL TECHNIQUES AND THOSE INTERESTED IN BOTH THE SPIRITUALITY OF MAKING ART AND THE SPIRITUALITY OF THE MIDDLE AGES.

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The Reconstructivism Art Movement, Sybil Archibald

Kremer Article (Under Construction)

The Spirituality of Calligraphy, Karen Gorst (Under Construction)

AVE: The Gabriel Guild Newsletter
Ave is The Gabriel Guild newsletter.  It focuses on traditional and medieval art techniques. You will find technical recipes and trouble shooting tips as well as insight into the symbolic and spiritual meanings embedded there in. Ave is now published by Sybil Archibald, Karen Gorst & Maureen Biagi on the web occasionally.

Current AVE (Under Construction)

Selections from Past Issues of AVE
(We would like to express our gratitude to Cynthia Frame who founded and edited the first issues of AVE. She bore the brunt of many personalities and expectations with great grace and competence)

Volume I, Number 1,  Ink Making
The Spirituality of Making Iron Gall Ink, Sybil Archibald
Oak Gall Ink Recipe, Karen Gorst
Archangel Gabriel: A Herald for all Ages, Maureen Biagi

Volume I, Number 2, Making Paint from Flowers
The Blues of Woad, Cynthia Frame
Floral Colors (Recipes), Karen Gorst
Alchemy and Color Symbolism, Sybil Archibald
The Illuminator's Garden: Floral Substitutes for Gold, Diedre Larkin

Volume II, Number 1, Parchment Making
In the Likeness of God, Sybil Archibald
Paleography in Medieval Manuscripts, Karen Gorst