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THE  GABRIEL GUILD

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Sybil Archibald

Karen Gorst

The Gabriel Guild is an artist collective dedicated to the preservation and continuance of Medieval and traditional art techniques. The Gabriel Guild is run by Sybil Archibald, Maureen Biagi and Karen Gorst. Together they present educational programs, research and write about traditional techniques including manuscript illumination, panel & Icon painting, and gilding, and create traditional art supplies for sale.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, NY
• The Cloisters, NYC, NY
• The New York Public Library, 42nd Street Branch, NYC, NY
• The Museum for African Art, Soho, NYC, NY
• Dieu Donne Paper Mill, Soho, NYC, NY
• Center for Book Arts, Soho, NYC, NY
• Kate’s Paperie, Soho, NYC, NY
• Katonah Museum, Katonah, NY
• and a variety of schools including Greenwich Academy, Greenwich, CT, Helen Keller Middle School,Easton, CT, and Hewlett High School, Hewlett, NY

Articles, Research & Recipes
Ave, the Gabriel Guild newsletter focuses on traditional and medieval art techniques. It contains technical recipes and trouble shooting tips as well as insight into the symbolic and spiritual meanings embedded there in. Ave is now published on the web occasionally.

• Selections from Past Issues of AVE
• Volume I, Number 1,  Ink Making
  The Spirituality of Making Iron Gall Ink, Sybil Archibald
  Oak Gall Ink Recipe, Karen Gorst
  Archangel Gabriel: A Herald for all Ages, Maureen Biagi
• Volume I, Number 2, Making Paint from Flowers
  The Blues of Woad, Cynthia Frame
  Floral Colors (Recipes), Karen Gorst
  Alchemy and Color Symbolism, Sybil Archibald
  The Illuminator's Garden: Floral Substitutes for Gold, Diedre Larkin
• Volume II, Number 1, Parchment Making
  In the Likeness of God, Sybil Archibald
  Paleography in Medieval Manuscripts, Karen Gorst

Art Supplies
The Guild produces a variety of traditional art supplies made from extensively researched ancient and medieval recipes. Kits are also available to support traditional artists in deepening their understanding of technique.

By Sybil Archibald