Now you’re thinking with portals!

Guess who's done 👀 #Heraldecember2025 #heraldecember #heraldry #coatofarms #artistsofbluesky #traditionalart #emblazonment

Have an excellent 2026!

#Heraldecember 2025 - Day 8: Tender Gules, a pelican in her piety Argent, beaked and nestled Or. #heraldecemver2025 #heraldry

The first week of Heraldecember 2025 #heraldecember2025 #heraldecember

#Heraldecember 2025, day 7 prompt - Cinnamon "Cinnamon-mon!" Depicted in Coffee Hag album style. #heraldecember2025

#Heraldecember 2025, day 5 prompt - Journey “A salmon’s journey upstream: going out with a splash.” Depicted in Coffee Hag album style. #heraldecember2025

#Heraldecember 2025, day 4 prompt - Passing “Arsenal’s newest signing, Triskelion wearing number four, is absolutely dancing through the defense, they can’t lay a finger on him!” Depicted in Coffee Hag album style. #heraldecember2025

#Heraldecember 2025, day 6 prompt - Fate “Fate tied a red string between us, which is cute, until I trip over it in public.” Depicted in Coffee Hag album style. #heraldecember2025

#Heraldecember 2025: Day 4 - Passing Argent, on a bend sinister Sable a rabbit courant of the first. #heraldecember2025 #heraldry

#Heraldecember2025 3 | Cavalry The motto “fumus ante ignis” is my tentative Latin translation of “smoke before fire,” the phrase indicating that white starts a game of chess. #heraldry #heraldecember

#Heraldecember 2025, day 3 prompt - Cavalry "Sir, their cavalry are charging our infantry!" "Very well, Captain, sound a... countercharge." Depicted in Coffee Hag album style. #heraldecember2025

4. Passing #heraldecember2025 #heraldry #art

#Heraldecember 2025, day 2 prompt - Feast Depicted below: an average Czech on St. Martin's day. Poor goose... Depicted in Coffee Hag album style. #heraldecember2025

#Heraldecember 2025 - Day 1: Counterfeit Per pal Argent and Sable, issuant from base a man counterchanged, his face surmounted by an apple vert. #heraldecember2025

2. Feast #heraldecember2025 #heraldry #art

#Heraldecember 2025 - Day 2: Feast Argent, a boar Sable impaled on a bendlet Gules, in chief sinister a mullet of six of the same. #heraldecember2025

#Heraldecember 2025, day 1 prompt - Counterfeit Can't say if I'll have time, energy or inspiration to do all of the prompts (knowing myself, that's a no), but here's a little something. "Bezants voided" are sometimes refered to as "false roundels". #heraldecember2025

Mannin #art #heraldry

I came across this term in A dictionary of heraldry by Charles Norton Elvin. Has anyone come across it before? A similar word in the form of vilené exists in French blazonry, but has a different meaning (pizzle).

Self emblazon in the style of Walter Leonhard.

16DEC24 Fenland District councillors, led by Dal Roy, table motion to gain official #flag recognition for #Fenland, #Cambridgeshire, aiming to unite communities; flag shows tiger for residents who opposed Fen drainage. #vexillology Source: www.bbc.com/news/art...

For #InternationalArtistsDay I wanted to share a recent commission, and it felt particularly apt to display this one which is the first to include my own artist mark, which the patron of this piece had encouraged me to develop.

Designed for Mr Gerd Hruška. 横見梨の花 Yokomi nashi no hana Pear blossom in profile (side view) Second and third images provided by Lilian Cailleaud (aka Kaemon Press), author of the book Japanese Blazon.

Coats of arms of Finland and its historical provinces #art #heraldry

Another visit to Lipnice nad Sázavou for a meeting of the Subcommittee for Heraldry and Vexillology. The town's flag is an excellent way to simplify the historical arms without resorting to a banner of arms. Those are unfortunately overused, and with the overwhelming... (1/2)

Seen here in Australian skies is a special type of flag used by Scottish Clan Chiefs, known as a pinsel, which may be flown in a Chief's absence by a delegated representative.

I had the opportunity to visit another one of "my" towns. This time, it was Bernartice, whose #coatofarms and #flag I designed earlier this year. This small town holds a surprising story. The prominent feature in its coat of arms, an unfinished bridge, (1/6) #heraldry #vexillology

Happy International Vexillology Day 🎌 In the same spirit & theme as my post on International Heraldry Day, I thought it would be particularly appropriate to share my current thinking on how the Scottish Saltire would look had it been realised as a Japanese monshō 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇯🇵

Happy World Vexillology Day. Interested in designing your own flag for your family, club, school, community or business? Check out 'Flagging Ireland - Irish Guide to Flag Design' available on www.familyhistory.ie/shop for just €5.00 #flags #vexillology #worldvexillologyday #Ireland

Happy #vexiday!

This one was inspired by a folk tale from Yamagata prefecture, Japan. www.attaka-furusato.com/minwa/gb/yam...

Made this Mon for a friend’s birthday.

My society checked out an exhibition related to a Slovene gymnastics organisation in the National museum.

🧵🚌🇭🇺 Our vexi and heraldry society recently visited a couple of places in Hungary.

As Heraldry of the World (HOTW) we just started on Bluesky. How many heraldists are already here ?

Just received a beautiful ornament from @soaringaven.bsky.social! Thank you very much!!

Symbolism related to Barachiel en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barachiel

Emblazoned for a friend

Day 31: Spirit #heraldecember2024 #heraldecember

Day 30: Viva #heraldecember2024 #heraldecember

Day 29: Telegraph #heraldecember2024 #heraldecember

Day 28: Master #heraldecember2024 #heraldecember

Day 27: Struck #heraldecember #heraldecember2024

#heraldecember Day 26: Shine #heraldecember2024

#heraldecember Day 25: Hero #heraldecember2024

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Attributed arms of the Three Wise Men taken from the ca. 1470 Codex Haggenberg.