New member to begin designing arms (Schrenk)

 
Kathy McClurg
 
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Kathy McClurg
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04 January 2012 06:20
 

Ditto Jesse and Fred.  It is certainly original in appearance.  If you’re in need of a quadrupedal animal, why not a bobcat which was native to American and Western PA. or a White Tailed Dear which is the state animal?  He could have antlers Or and just that smidge of white with the raised tail - the rest as above? or the state dog,which is a Great Dane?

 
Andrew Stewart Jamieson
 
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04 January 2012 07:35
 

Alexander Schrenk;91433 wrote:

Combining those two ideas, I think something like this is attractive:

http://schrenk.us/coas/arms with crest 1.png

 

I can’t think of how a bird could wear a tabard, but I like that idea too. I’d just have to think of a quadrupedal animal with some personal significance.


This is, to my mind simply stunning. If this were ever to come across my desk I would take a real joy in painting it !

 

Please please do not add a tabard to the bird it would look completely out of place and make no sense. Less is more and this design is good heraldry!

 
Kenneth Mansfield
 
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04 January 2012 11:27
 

Andrew Stewart Jamieson;91442 wrote:

This is, to my mind simply stunning. If this were ever to come across my desk I would take a real joy in painting it !


Do I perceive backpeddling or teasing?

 
 
Dohrman Byers
 
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04 January 2012 12:58
 

Another enthusiastic vote for this last design!

 
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tsmith
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04 January 2012 13:31
 

Add mine to the chorus of voices extolling the virtues of this crest design.  It compliments your arms nicely.  Now, if only coming up with a new design for my own crest were as easy…

Travis

 
Michael F. McCartney
 
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05 January 2012 16:23
 

Ditto—very striking!  While I think a tabard-wearing beastie would be nice, your eagle semee is even nicer!

 
Alexander Schrenk
 
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08 January 2012 13:13
 

Thanks for everyone’s enthusiastic responses! I’m liking the eagle a lot too. (It has some personal significance too, so I like it on a few levels, not just the aesthetic.) I can’t think of anything I would change if I go this route; but give it a few weeks…

 
Alexander Schrenk
 
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01 June 2012 23:30
 

I want everyone to know that after a few months of pondering this, I have decided to go with this design. The only thing I’m changing is I’m shelving the motto for now until I find a phrase that resonates with me more.

Thanks for everyone’s help in what I think was a highly successful collective brainstorming.

 
Richard G.
 
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02 June 2012 02:34
 

“Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal.” Well done Alexander! :D

 
Kathy McClurg
 
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02 June 2012 06:11
 

Well done.

 
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03 June 2012 00:22
 

Congratulations!  It is a wonderful design.

 
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david
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03 June 2012 12:18
 

A very nice outcome. Congratulations.

 
Jeffrey Boyd Garrison
 
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04 June 2012 06:38
 

I really mean it this time when I say, I think you have a winner here Alexander.  Glad you are keeping it. smile

 
Michael F. McCartney
 
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07 June 2012 21:17
 

Dittos all around—very nice, nicely distinctive.