New personal coat of arms for a dear friend. Rendered by Chad Krouse, 2024. |
The blazon for these new arms:
Arms: Sable, on a pile reversed argent a fir tree proper issuant from flames Gules in base, charged with a guitar pick Argent point to base with a chevron rendered as a carpenter’s square Gules.
Crest: On a torse Argent and Sable, a stag salient guardant proper incensed Gules, holding a six-string acoustic guitar proper.
Motto: Ich Geb Bestes, German for “I’ll try my best”
A quick bit about the design rationale. The arminger was born and lives in Richmond, Virginia. The new arminger is both a musician and a carpenter. In the days following the Christmas holiday, the arminger likes to collect the dead or dying Christmas trees for a ceremonial burning party--actually a nice get together of friends to celebrate the end of the holiday season. The fir tree engulfed in flames makes this reference clear.
New crest. Rendered by Chad Krouse, 2024. |
Charging the tree with a guitar pick alludes to the arminger's passion for playing and writing music on the guitar. The addition of the chevron on the guitar pick, rendered as a carpenter's square, illustrates the arminger's profession.
Draft badge idea for the new arminger. Rendered by Chad Krouse, 2024. |
Personal banner of arms, private arminger. Left the field on this pure black. Rendered by Chad Krouse, 2024. |
I seen examples of using a faded black whenever the field is Sable (black) to avoid an otherwise stark heaviness. I tried this with the arms and then left the field on the flag pure black to show the difference. I'm waiting to see which the new arminger prefers. I love this simple design.
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