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[photo 1]

Lord Volrad, shown here at Pennsic in August, 2002, with one of his experimental arrays of encaustic tile.

[photo 2]

At the EKU in Ruantallan, November 2002, Queen Isabella awarded Volrad a "Golden Lyre" for his encaustic tile display.

[photo 3]

Volrad, teaching Brigit the basics of encaustic tile... in the hotel room the day before EKU, November 2002.

[photo 4]

Setting the impression. After the mould is removed, the void is filled with a different clay that will turn white when fired. That's how the patterns are put into encaustic tile. (teaching in hotel room, day before EKU, November 2002)

[photo 5]

Volrad cleans the clay out of one of his hand carved moulds. (Teaching in hotel room, day before EKU, November 2002)