Coat of Arms - Order of the Couch

[theoldwolf]

Much back-and-forth over at The Confusion Couch about a coat of arms, a motto, something that will represent our camaraderie and flights of fancy.

Bmonk has given us a crest to work with; his description: "Black shield with a white couch, and a jagged green border. Above the couch a gold star. Green = Pibgorn’s color for her world. Jagged border (“dancetty”) for the dance of the fairies, but also to indicate confusion. Black for the darkness of the confused surrounding the couch, and also for the faithfulness of the couch crew despite being in the dark. The gold star for the “favorites”, but also for the enlightenment that eventually comes to us."

I took the liberty of gussying it up a bit, with a cauldron for a helm, signifying all the good recipes we share, and Pib and Dru rampant, because I like to look at them. So there. No other reason. Motto: Omnes me confundit - "Everything confuses me".

Here's a place to gather together any and all suggestions. No sign-in is required to post a comment. No idea will be considered foolish, or too loony. Comments will be screened, however, and may take until the next morning to become visible if they are posted late in the evening.

Once we have something that everyone is either pleased with or can live with, I'm going to see what can be done about formalizing it.

Ready? Go!

Comments

Suggestion from Mfcoace follow up

[(Anonymous)]

that cartoon fedora is what I envisioned but over the cauldron, and perhaps pushed back, like a shamus would push back his fedora with his gat! The fedora to me is important as it signifies our effort at sleuthing out the twits and turns in the story arcs.

Of course, I also think it might be truer to Brooke's work if you kept the girl's poses but they were in their native plumage.

Of course a few minutes looking a various countries and states coats of arm might yield another idea or two.

A coffee cup might work in place of the cauldron, ie, "the girl in the coffee cup"

Just brainstorming here, I still think having a critter 'rampant' as part of the design would be good. Even perhaps Maurice and/or Luciano flaning the cauldron on a more proportionate scale to the cauldron.

Re: Suggestion from Mfcoace follow up

[inshadowz.livejournal.com]

Voicing my support of the suggestion of coffee cup instead of cauldron. Would it fit to have one complete with saucer underneath?