With this new interest I began designing devices or arms just for fun. Part of this was to learn how to blazon a device (to describe it in heraldic language), but another part was simply to see what kind of designs I could come up with. After some thought, I thought it would be a shame for all these designs of devices to go to waste thus this blog. When I come up with a new design of a device I will post it to this blog for all to see.
If a SCA member takes a liking to one of my device designs and wishes to use it for his or her device all she or he has to do is email me and let me know that he or she plans to submit it.These device designs are totally free. Knowing someone is getting use of them is reward enough. If an SCA member decides to submit one of my designs as his or her device. I will then mark it as being submitted in the device's post. A word of warning though, I am new to heraldry. Some of these device designs may be too similar to existing ones in the SCA to be registered or I may have unknowingly violated some rule or blazoned the device wrong. While I do check for conflicts with devices and badges already registered as I am so new there may have been a device or badge I did not see that the device I designed may conflict with. And while I am fairly acquainted with the rules for an emblazon I am new at this, and the same goes for my blazon of a device (though generally if I am uncertain about how to blazon a device I ask someone more experienced). I therefore ask that you find an experienced herald and consult him or her about the device as well as have him or her conflict check the emblazon for you. A great place to do this if you do not have access to a herald is the SCA Heraldry Chat group on Facebook. Simply post the device's image file to the group and ask them about the blazon as well as to conflict check it for you. They are more than happy to help. If there is a conflict they can advise you on how to change so it will not conflict with another device. Sometimes this means changing the colors (tinctures), adding charges (pictures of beast, plants, objects, etc.), changing the number of charges on the device, or adding a border.
If you wish to use one of my device designs you may email me at berrycanote@gmail.com. I am also willing to design simple devices for people. Just keep in mind I am no artist and that I will be using existing heraldic artwork. There are plenty of sites that distribute period heraldic art and I have links to these so you can get ideas for what you may want your device to look like. Too, if you have an artist handy that is not good at using graphics software I am more than happy to create image files of scans, and correct colors so they are can be submitted if you are using a computer printout for submission. Many kingdoms now accept computer printouts for submissions, but you have to be careful with your colors. If you like one of my devices but not the art used in it feel free to have an artist redraw the device to suit your tastes.
Since I created this bog, I have begun to post on interests other than heraldry. This is likely to continue so please stay tuned for a wider variety of topics.
By the way if you live in Central Missouri and are looking for a SCA group to join you are welcome to join the Shire of Amlesmore (Amleth Moor). The Shire of Amlesmore covers the towns and villages in Missouri of Brunswick, Cairo, Centralia, Clark, Clifton Hill, Hallsville, Higbee, Holiday, Huntsville, Keytesville, Madison, Mexico, Moberly, Musselfork, Paris, Renick, Salisbury, and Sturgeon. Here is a zip code map to see if you are in our area:
If you live in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, or Nebraska and are interested in the SCA here is a link to a map of the Kingdom of Calontir http://seneschal.calontir.org/calontir-map.php
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