living my persona

I don't know if I have ever announced it on this blog, but I LOVE Medieval Reenactment. I walked into this game with an exit strategy and have ended up staying for the past three years. I plan to stay for a bit longer. It is so much fun! I love the pagentry, the quirky people, and the fellow geeks, especially the fellow geeks. I love that I can walk into a room and find someone with similar interests that actually know what I'm talking about and can appreciate "how long it takes" to do something. I have found life-long friends that I would have never met in any other circumstance. I am blessed to be part of this game.

My persona is Romani (gypsy). I've said since I was much, much younger that I think I had gypsy blood in my somewhere as I love to travel and experience new things. When I finally made my decision (about two months in) that I wanted to ditch my exit strategy and truly play this game, it was easy to pick my persona...well, at least the persona I wanted to be. I've had a harder time getting a correct name, finding my "region" and getting my garb figured out. It will all come. I don't need to be perfect from day one!

This past weekend, I traveled a whopping 7-hours each way to attend the Kingdom Arts & Sciences Festival in Wallace, NC. It was only supposed to be a 5-hr trip, but living in VA has its not so amazing perks. I had taken a basketful of stuffs to display just in case. I hadn't decided if I wanted to or not but got there and decided I really did want to show off! So, I set up a little display of some of my embroidery pieces and had a blast meeting new people.

So, here I am. Meet Vadoma, Romani who travels Eastern Europe. Lover of all things embroidery but especially open or cut work. Who also dabbles in calligraphy and illumination.