Safia al-Khansaa
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== Projects & Publications == | == Projects & Publications == | ||
<LI>Mistress Safia's Middle Eastern Garb Haven[http://www.willofyre.com/MEgarbhaven.html] | <LI>Mistress Safia's Middle Eastern Garb Haven[http://www.willofyre.com/MEgarbhaven.html] | ||
| + | <LI>Safia, along with her colleague [[Roxane Farabi]], have been working for more than 10 years in studying Persian culture, garb, and personas. They are also working on 13th century Mongolian garb, and hope to present this for the first time at Pennsic soon. | ||
| + | <LI>In 2008-2009, Safia worked with her apprentice [[Drueta de la Rosa]] in creating a fully period Elizabethan ensemble for Drueta's investiture as Baroness of Iron Bog. | ||
| + | <LI>Safia has been working for 10 years on period pottery forms, clays, glazes, etc. Her favorite pottery forms are 14th-15th century English/French, and 16th century Turkish (Iznik). | ||
| + | <LI>She has continued work for the Signet Office, her favorite style of illuminated manuscripts being 15th and 16th century Florentine, Milanese, and Paduan (Italian) and Dutch Tromp L'oeil. | ||
== More Information == | == More Information == | ||
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Introduction
Safia's first event was Pennsic 22, August of 1993. Her first SCA name was "Selena," which evolved into "Baby Selena." Around 2000, she changed her name to the current one.
Persona
16th century Persian woman who lives her life as a man, and goes by "Safi" when in male garb. Safia choose this persona because the arts that she pursues were considered male-only art forms at this time in Persian culture.
Affiliations
Offices & Positions
Coordinator of the Pennsic Youth Arts and Sciences Exhibition, 2005 to present
Apprentices
Students
Elizabeth Long (also called Fern)
