News & Updates
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*** 07.08.21 ***As of July 8, 2021 Ye Artisans Lair is under the full ownership of Grace T. Kouns.
*** 03.31.20 ***
[. . .] This page will now only feature important news and overall website updates.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT has been updated to now be a series with an additional write-up. Head on over to view them all in the FOOD FOR THOUGHT SERIES under Religion: Words from the Hai Druid.
A new write-up FOOD FOR THOUGHT has been added for Religion: Words from the Hai Druid.
It’s 2024, and Ye Artisans Lair is going through changes to now expand to multiple venues! Our Mystery Pouches will be known as Dice Bags with a gift at the non-Renaissance Fair events. All of our 180 knot work creations will now only be on Satchels and Book Covers. We are keeping our Hat Bands, but the bracers had to go. Our store booth will also be downsizing to a 10’x10’, since anything larger is not cost effective. May you all be blessed with the one thing Artists always need. Motivation. Enjoy your new year!
A new write-up We have an Update! has been added for Religion: Words from the Hai Druid.
A new write-up As Posted on the Internet - Rough Draft has been added for Religion: Words from the Hai Druid.
New E-mail addresses are up and added. Don’t forget to +Add Us to your Contact List to avoid anything falling into your Spam box filters.
For our Artists: YAL@yeartisanslair.com
For the Hai Druid: HaiDruid@yeartisanslair.com
Ye Artisans Lair has decided to take the year off to create more products for when we do continue selling. Time, work, and motivation are needed to keep the business going, and with just the two of us right now, it's going to be a little longer than expected.
Thank you for staying with us through these years! For those who know us personally, you are always welcome to come see what we have and are working on.
A new write-up FY2023 - 1st Qtr had been added for Religion: Words from the Hai Druid.
For those whom had followed us on social media, yes, we are no longer participating with Facebook. Their advertising requirements are not conducive for us to continue utilizing their services.
Sorry about that little blip there earlier today with the website being down. All should now be back up and in working order.
A couple of images have been updated.
The website's new design is now Live. Older pages and links have been removed as new ones will be cropping up in due time.
The website will be going through some changes throughout the years ahead. We are discontinuing some items as their tabs will disappear in time. A limited supply is available, so get them while they last from Ye Artisans Lair - Where everything is made, "By Our Own Hands."
To make all the content in Words more user friendly, they have been put on their own page with links to each of the philosophies. Enjoy!
Two new tabs have been added to the webpage! Words from the Hai Druid and By the Hai Druid's Wife have been added to the right column sidebar. The business is also going under some changes which will be implemented at our next event in Heavener, 2021.
It is confirmed! We are heading to Heavener, OK (Oct. 9-10) and Hot Springs, AR (Nov. 5-7) this year! We also have a new tab to the left name Satchels for all of your traveling needs! See you all then!
Happy New Year to each and every one of you! Our first 2021 event will hopefully be in the fall with Heavener, Oklahoma being first on the list. Afterwards, we will be in Hot Springs, Arkansas! Follow along with us on Calendar Events and Facebook! =)
Ye Artisans Lair regrets to inform all that we will not have another event till 2021. But please don't worry. We have a bunch of supplies and funds to get more. When we come back to the fair circuit, we will have twice the stock and more than one new type of item. Those that wanted satchels will be quite pleased with some of our new creations. See you all then.
As of 31 October 2020, custom orders for Bucklers will no longer be accepted. [. . .]
UPDATE! The Hot Springs Renaissance Faire has just canceled their 2020 event.
Well, we've made our decision. With how the COVID-19 is spreading along with the summer temperatures, we are changing our event for Heavener to October. We will hopefully see you all again in the fall! Until then, stay safe and healthy!
Just updated the Videos page with some pictures of how we do our work! You will be getting a guaranteed hand-made piece of art! ^_^
Finished tooling the butterfly Bodice Belt! And our Calendar Events page has been updated with Heavener's new schedule.
A butterfly has graced itself onto our Bodice Belts collection! See it here at Works-in-Progress!
A Valknut design has been added to our Bodice Belts in our Works-in-Progress page!
Added a Bodice Belt with the trifoil design in our Works-in-Progress page!
UPDATE! The Medieval Fair of Norman has just canceled their 2020 event.
Added some spine tooled medium sized books to our Book Covers!
Book Covers and Works-in-Progress have been updated!
We got our acceptance letter for The Medieval Fair of Norman! Hope to see you all there!
Happy New Year, All! Let this be a GREAT 2020!
First and foremost, HAPPY VETERAN'S DAY to all who've served!
We had a great time at the Hot Springs Renaissance Faire in Hot Springs, Arkansas! Thank you, everyone, who showed up to their first amazing year! We will see them again next year, November 6-8, 2020!
Pages have been updated after returning from Heavener's Viking Fest! We hope to see you all at our next event, the Hot Springs Renaissance Faire in Hot Springs, Arkansas!
The website is going through an update. Update may last a while, so please be patient with us! Thank you! :)
Webmaster, here! Just giving a heads up and reminder that everything we do is by our own hands, including this website! Because of this, our website is constantly evolving on new ideas with Pages / Tabs.
Updates may be slow, but a few people can only do so much!
As we are preparing to head out, we will not be taking any orders until Norman, so FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE at Norman's Medieval Fair, April 5 - 7, 2019!
Head/Hat bands and Vambraces are almost finish! Now they need dyed, punched, and laced! See the soon-to-be products on our WIP page, and visit us April 5, 6, & 7 at Norman's Medieval Fair!
After some technical issues, we can now continue posting updated images in our WIP page.
We will have headbands / hatbands available for the upcoming spring season! To get an early preview, check here!
Chapter 2 for The Way Back Machine has been posted!
The website is currently going through an update. Pages may need refreshing to view the update. =)
Just finished a custom order! Now on to updating inventory for Heavener's Viking Festival!
Works-In-Progress and Bracers have been updated! Things are progressing as we get everything ready, so we will see you all at The Great Plains Renaissance Fair!
Works-In-Progress has been updated.
Another tooled Book Cover has been made!
More items have been added to the previous list, along with another continuation of The Way Back Machine!
We're getting some finished works updated on the website now, so see new things at:
Book Covers
Bracers
Another addition has been added to The Way Back Machine!
Another spine-tooled book cover has been made! Yes, these hand-sewn book covers will have the Noble Virtues on them! Collect them all!
Another spine-tooled book has been made, along with updating the book covers, and WIP pages!
We have been accepted as a merchant for the 19th Annual Fall Great Plains Renaissance Festival!!!!!! See you all in Kansas!
Ye Artisans Lair is pleased to introduce a currently ongoing fictional piece of work entitled, The Way Back Machine. Hope you all enjoy it! And no, it will not be taking us away from our leather work. Think of it as a side project. :)
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Works-In-Progress has been updated.
Works-In-Progress and Empud's Blog has been updated.
Updated an image in Works-In-Progress.
Thank you, everyone, for the Spring Season we had at:
The Medieval Fair of Norman,
Heavener Runestone Park's Viking Festival, and
The Great Plains Renaissance Festival!
We couldn't have done it without you!
Also, the webpage has been updated with what is currently available. :)
2 events down, and 1 more to go! The last on our list this Spring Season is The Great Plains Renaissance Festival in Wichita, KS! Come see us there!
Page updates on Book Covers, Works-In-Progress, and Empud's Blog.
A slight update to the webpage in construction. Aside from that...
SEE YOU ALL IN NORMAN, OKLAHOMA! We have been accepted to participate in The Medieval Fair of Norman 2018!
Our spot is still the same (Booth 418), so we hope to see you there!
We at Ye Artisans Lair would like to wish everyone a Happy (insert your holiday here)! As for us, today is Yule.
Turkey will be in the oven shortly, and remember, our free shipping lasts until midnight, New Year's Eve.
If you get any cash for the holidays, try to remember Ye Artisans Lair!
Artists have to eat, too! :)
-Grace, John, Metztli, & Selena
P.S. We will see everyone next year at The Medieval Fair of Norman!
Still so much to do! 3 more days until the Texarkana Renaissance Faire, followed by Kiefer, OK's Medieval Faire, and Heavener, OK's Viking Festival!
Catch up with us on our Calendar Events page, and we hope to see you all there! =)
We had an enjoyable time at both the Medieval Fair of Norman and the Viking Festival at Heavener!
All up to date!
See you at the Medieval Fair!
UPDATE! There will be more photos in the future for our spring season. There was another group I completely forgot about...
Alright! All photos are up for our spring season! Our first event will be at the Medieval Fair of Norman, followed by the Viking Festival in Heavener, OK!
Find where we will be next on our Calendar Events page!
A bit of updated photos have been added to their respective location. :)
11 more days until the Medieval Fair!
Wow, March 1st is already here! And to think that Norman's Medieval Fair is just around the corner at the end of the month! We hope to see everyone there!
Alright! Let it be known that Ye Artisans Lair will be attending five fairs this year! Stop by and visit when you can!
Norman, OK, March 31 - April 2
Heavener, OK, April 8 - 9
Texarkana, AR, September 23 - 24
Kiefer, OK, September 29 - October 1
Heavener, OK, 2nd weekend of October
Ye Artisans Lair is very pleased to inform all of you that we have been accepted to participate in the University of Oklahoma Outreach's Medieval Fair. This year's fair is scheduled for March 31 - April 02, 2017 in Norman, Oklahoma!
Another tab has been added to the sidebar so you can now see what works are currently being worked on! Feel free to take a look at what we have in store for you in Works-In-Progress!
Happy New Year, everyone! Hope everyone has a great year in 2017! Our first event this year will be in Norman, OK for the Norman Medieval Fair, March 31st, April 1 & 2, 2017. Hope to see you all there!
Just added a few preview links to the page! Feel free to take a look at what we have!
A total of 151 available designs are now in our design book for any custom piece of tooled leather! Of course, feel free to speak to us if you have your own design you would like as well!
More designs are being added to our design book for a more customized leather piece! To see some of what we can do, visit our Archives page!
Texarkana, Kiefer, and now...!
Heavener's Viking Festival is our next stop this weekend! Hope to see you all there!
We had a great time at Texarkana, and just a few more days until the Medieval Faire in Kiefer, OK! We will see you all there!
Four more days until Texarkana! We are currently dyeing the leather, so we will see you all there!
A few page updates have been made. Can't wait to see you all at Texarkana's 5th Annual Renaissance Faire!
And for those wondering, the website is still under restructure. Dx
We've just added a new venue on our travels! Ye Artisans Lair will be attending Kiefer, Oklahoma's Medieval Faire!
Total Business Restructuring in Progress!
A new tab has been added to the website! Say hello to the new tab, Videos!
Hear ye, hear ye! Ye Artisans Lair will be attending the Grand Lake Renaissance Festival which will be held on April 23rd and 24th from 10am-6pm in Vinita, OK. We hope to see you all there!
(repost) We are proud to announce that the first public display of all six of Leonardo da Vinci's knot work designs drawn by John J. Kouns will be at the Norman Medieval Fair on the 1st - 3rd, April 2016. The display and the documentation for educational purposes will be in our booth during the fair's hours.
April will be booked with fairs each weekend, so be advised, this website may/may not be updated during the month of April. Check our Calendar Events page and stop on by to grab some original hand-crafted wares!
OK! Time is getting closer to our events. Cowley County's Renaissance Fair will be this weekend, March 12 & 13 at Arkansas City, KS.
April will be booked with fairs each weekend, so be advised, this website may/may not be updated during the month of April. Check our Calendar Events page and stop on by to grab some original hand-crafted wares!
We are proud to announce that the first public display of all six of Leonardo da Vinci's knot work designs drawn by John J. Kouns will be at the Norman Medieval Fair on the 1st - 3rd, April 2016. The display and the documentation for educational purposes will be in our booth during the fair's hours.
Alright! A few more faires have been added to our Calendar Events page, so we hope to see you there!
Yay! We officially now have our own gallery page!
www.yeartisanslair.com
Happy New Year from Ye Artisans Lair! We wish you all an excellent year of 2016 with more to come!
For all of you holiday shoppers out there, we have opened up our available artwork for holiday shoppers! So if you see something you want, just send us a message via Facebook or E-mail and we can work out the details. :)
FLASH UPDATE! Our next faire will be at the Heavener Runestone Viking/Celtic Folk Festival on October 10th for ONE DAY ONLY! We hope to see you there!
Texarkana's Renaissance Faire was a blast! We all enjoyed ourselves and had a great time. We have added a new tab to the side labeled Archives. Here we will list items that now have a new home. :)
We enjoyed Cowley County's Faire and have made plans already to join them again next year. We still have some touch-ups on our new structure, but it will be ready for our next event: Texarkana's 4th Annual Renaissance Faire, Sept. 26 and 27.
FLASH UPDATE! Our next faire will be at the Cowley County Renaissance Festival on the 15th and 16th of August! Looking forward to meeting new friends! We will see you all there soon!
Good day, everyone! Thanks to all who came and visited during Norman's fair! We have an update! Our E-mail has been added to the site to Contact Us . ^^
Our next faire will be at Texarkana's 4th Annual Renaissance Faire, Sept. 26 and 27!
If you haven't done so, give us a like and follow us on Facebook! We will see you all then!
We have received our acceptance letter for the 39th annual Medieval Fair scheduled for March 27, 28 & 29, 2015 at Reaves Park in Norman, Oklahoma!
We will see you all there!
Our handmade items (NO MACHINES!) will be initially available at the 39th Annual Medieval Fair March 27th - 29th, 2015, 10am - 7pm. First photos of the new items will begin 1 January, 2015 on our Facebook page.
Greetings, everyone! The Medieval Fair of Norman was a beginning success! Unfortunately our wood burner is no longer consigned with us, so we have a limited amount of wood burnt boxes. Once they are gone, no more wood burning items will be offered.
Our next event will be at the Texarkana Renaissance Faire in Arkansas. We hope to see you there!