Welcome to Wodeford Hall Welcome to Wodeford Hall
This is the home page of Lisa Joseph, known in the Society for Creative Anachronism as Lady Jehanne de Wodeford and Saionji no Hanae.
Jehanne is a 13th century Anglo
Norman woman from a manor in Wiltshire, England. In the SCA, my interests
are music, dance, clothing construction and archery. As you can see, I play
plucked psaltery and symphonie, a type of early hurdy gurdy. I also play
pennywhistle and enjoy singing.
I discovered the SCA in the fall of
1995, in the Shire of
Rusted Woodlands in the Kingdom of
the East. Since 2002, I've lived in the Kingdom
of the West, currently in the cradle of SCA civilization known as the Province
of the Mists. 
An Argument for Authenticity
New: How to throw rocks really far: the fustibalus
At the time little more than
some new clothes and face powder,
Lady Makiwara made her first appearance at a Japanese themed
event in the East Kingdom in 2001. The elusive and mysterious poet from 13th
century Heian-kyo (Kyoto) did not reappear again
until Twelfth Night, 2003, half a world away in the West Kingdom. In the autumn
of 2005, Makiwara revealed her real name: Saionji
no Hanae. Her poetry and
writings about the clothing of her country appear here as well.
An Informal Court Costume of Medieval Japan
Karaginu Mo: Formal Court Costume of Medieval Japan
Faking It: getting the look of Japanese textiles with stenciling or block printing
A Brown Study: Tosenin's Kosode
Samurai For The SCA Guy: A photo gallery
Online Resources for the Japanese Re-enactor
Kake-mamori - a traveler's amulet case
Sensu: Making A Folding Fan
Honor,
Harmony, Knowledge: a hanging scroll in Yamato-e style
Heian Poetry Jam: The Poetic and Social History of Waka
Original Poetry By Lady Makiwara
Things They Never Told Me (Humor)
The Japanese Thing: A Reasoned Response
The House of the Cheerful Monkeys - turning a wedge tent into a rustic Japanese pavilion
The editorial musings on a variety of subjects by She Who Sucks Least
Guest author Ki no Kotori's article on Wimples and Zukin
New: Taiko: speculation about early performance practice on Japanese drums
New: Practice taiko made from hardware store supplies.
New: Emaki: the illuminated manuscripts of medieval Japan
NEW: Kaga Chochin: creating a plausibly period Japanese lantern
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email me!
Copyright 2008 Lisa A. Joseph.
Photos on this page courtesy of Kass McGann, Yoko Olsgaard
and G. Richard Auklandus.