Inspiration

Not so long ago, I came back to the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) after a prolonged absence. It's been more than 25 years since I first joined and in some ways it is a lot like starting over again.

I spent many of those years making armour. For anyone who doesn't understand...check out this link.

Red Dragon Armoury

I want to start making armour again, but I find myself lacking motivation. To help with the motivation I have been looking for inspiration, but even that has proven allusive.

I started learning to make armor all the way back in 1986. Back then, having anything that resembled period armour was enough to make you stand out from the crowd. Now, I see pictures from Pennsic or Gulf Wars (2 big SCA wars) and what I want to make will put me in the category of "another of those guys." It is nice to see that the SCA has gotten better, but it is not quite as inspiring to work towards being another in a group.

Trying to find inspiration I have rejoined the Armour Archive, but even there I am having a hard time finding inspiration. Oh, don't get me wrong, there is plenty of great stuff being shown off there, but I haven't found my inspiration.