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Kay Leigh Mac Whyte

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Baroness Kay Leigh Mac Whyte, OL, OP at Pennsic War XLII.

Photo courtesy of Baroness Cateline la Broderesse.

Information
Resides: Barony Beyond the Mountain
Status: Active
Awards:
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Heraldry
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Sable, three quill pens in pile argent and a bordure rayonny gyronny Or and gules.
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Companion of the Order of the Maunche Companion of the Order of the Silver Crescent Companion of the Order of the Laurel Companion of the Order of the Pelican
* East Kingdom Scribe
  • Archery Marshal At-Large

Archery Marshal

Kay Leigh Mac Whyte, aka Kayleigh McWhyte, aka Cellach Mac Faoitigh, aka "Baroness Dude"


(Pronounced KAY-lee Mak White)
Registered as Kay Leigh Mac Whyte, OL, OP. (Alternate name Cellach Mac Faoitigh is pronounced KELL-ah Mak Fwite)


I began my journey through the SCA in 1984, when I was still very young, as an annual visitor to the Browns Road Renaissance Fair Demo in Ostgardr/An Dubhaigeainn. Each year, I would make a beeline for the hay bales to watch the fencers and fighters, and occasionally stop by the nice people under the big yellow pavillion labeled "Society for Creative Anachronism". Years passed, and I continued as a fringe player, attending a demo held at one of my colleges, Long Island University C.W. Post campus. Following graduation and a move to western PA (Stormsport area, Æthelmearc), just a couple of hours north of this thing some local friends called "Pennsic", I eventually found my way back to the Barony of An Dubhaigeainn, back to that same exact demo on Memorial Day weekend of 1998. After speaking with the Baronial Chatelaine, I joined the SCA and jumped in with both feet, learning archery at my first event as a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism on June 24, 1998.


Although I spent many years on the western border of An Dubhaigeainn, my travels often took me to most of the central and northern parts of the Southern Region, as well as frequently to Dragonship Haven, and Barony Beyond the Mountain, mostly for archery events at first. Eventually I found out who to speak to about working on scrolls for the Kingdom (Duchess Katherine was the Tyger Clerk of the Signet at the time), and also around the same time, I introduced a longtime friend from college (Ryan McWhyte) to the SCA.


The rest, as they say, is history...

Persona

Scottish/English Archer, circa 1350

Activities

  • Archer
  • Scribe (Calligraphy and Illumination)
  • Archery Marshal
  • Voice herald
  • Equestrian (still very new at this)



Affiliations

Married to Ryan Mac Whyte (Ryan McWhyte)

Current Household:


Currently Involved In:

  • East Kingdom College of Scribes
  • East Kingdom Stationers Guild



Apprentices and Protegés (Apprentigés?)



Students

I have one formal student.



Former Apprentices

  • Lady Elsa de Lyon (Calligraphy & Illumination) - Elevated to the Order of the Laurel at Southern Region War Camp (Barony of Carillion), June 28, 2014
  • Lady Heather Rose Mac Gordon (Calligraphy and Illumination, Bookbinding) - Elevated to the Order of the Laurel at War of the Roses (Barony of Concordia of the Snows), May 28, 2016



Teaching Opportunities

I am frequently found traveling within a 4 hour radius of Barony Beyond the Mountain, and will be available for occasional informal lessons along my travels as scheduling permits. After my last term as Tyger Clerk of the Signet ended in January 2015, I took a break from teaching until May to explore the world and raid- er, visit our friends in Æthelmearc (and hope to do so again someday), as a member of their College of Scribes too. I am primarily a teacher of calligraphy and illumination, having worked in many styles of C&I from Roman era to later period document style scrolls (including work in cadels).

I am also knowledgeable in how to create a document style scroll, and had access until the end of my last term in office as Tyger Clerk of the Signet to the Seals of the Kingdom of the East, for use on armigerous (AoA, GoA, PoA), Cypher, Augmentation, King's Order of Excellence, Letters of Marque, and Tyger of the East scrolls done as documents. Please refer to the EK Wiki page about the Seals of the Kingdom of the East for more information on the seals themselves, who to send inquiries to, and more cool information on how seal impressions are made as an *optional* feature of scrolls made here in the East Kingdom.

Officer Positions Held and Event Staff


  • Archery Marshal In-Charge or Support Marshal for multiple events (2002 to Present)
  • Field (Combat) Scribe for various reigns
  • Voice herald for various royal courts and tournaments


Scribal Websites


Titles, Other positions, Honors, & Awards Held

  • Guildmistress / Founder: Drake University for Courtly Kingdom Scribes

(D.U.C.K.S. - aka "Duck U.) - Barony of An Dubhaigeainn Scribal Guild: June 2000 - present


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