I’m on the #3 bandwagon as well.
Another thought - Gules, on a bend Or, three escallops Azure
I dunno. Seems awfully close to Wesleyan University.
http://methodmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/200px-Wesleyan_University_Shield.svg.png
To break with the university, #3 but have the field per pale Gules and Azure?
Joseph McMillan;100493 wrote:
I dunno. Seems awfully close to Wesleyan University.
http://methodmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/200px-Wesleyan_University_Shield.svg.png
Too close for my comfort, honestly. I was afraid there would be something too similar or exact when I drafted that one.
From Scottish Armorial Seals (1904)
Quote:
184. BLAIR Egidia (Ayrshire), widow of James Kennedy of Row, who was second son of Gilbert, first Lord Kennedy. On a saltire five escallops.
No tinctures given.
From The Church Heraldry of Norfolk (1893)
Quote:
XVIII. Quarterly: — 1 and 4, On a saltire five escallops (Connould, Argent, on a saltire sable five escallops of the field…. It is given in Papworth as the coat of Connolly, Castletown, Ireland)
Just FYI.
For the record, I’m not suggesting that Jeremy’s design technically infringes on Wesleyan University’s, but that they are so similar visually as to create a risk of a presumed connection that Jeremy’s client may not want to take.
The two gold stars seem a little incongruous to me as well. If you want to include gold, might I suggest “Gules, on a bend Argent cotticed Or, three mullets Azure”?
Jeffrey Boyd Garrison;100496 wrote:
To break with the university, #3 but have the field per pale Gules and Azure?
I kind of like that ...
http://www.americanheraldry.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1295&stc=1&d=1381865221
Finalized version of Sean’s arms. He idolizes Theodore Roosevelt and the Moose doubles in meaning as a symbol for the state of Maine.
http://www.americanheraldry.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1302&stc=1&d=1388707088
A very nice rendition. Well done.
Fantastic design Jeremy! :D
This is awesome! I really like your art style Jeremy.
Given all the considerations discussed, this is a good outcome. Nice allusion to Hus without being too close; nicely symmetrical; distinctive, simple & easy to recognize in small scale or at a distance. Also the shield is relatively easy for nearly anyone with a smidgin of talent to render (draw, carve, sew etc) in an heraldically acceptable way, but still enough with the crest included for a really good artist to work with .
And your rendering of the moose crest is a nice bit of icing on the cake!
Very nice. I love it when all is said and done the completed arms are well thought out, attractive and distinctive.
I agree; nice solution. Love the moose.
