[Scriptoris] Need discription of the Sable Talon Badge

[Schalles, Francis]

Thanks all for your wisdom and information. I shall reflect and
consult the holder of the award and seek his advice.

Troye de Leon

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From: scriptoris-bounces+francis.schalles=ttuhsc.edu at ansteorra.org
[mailto:scriptoris-bounces+francis.schalles=ttuhsc.edu at ansteorra.org] On
Behalf Of Hillary Greenslade
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 7:14 PM
To: Scribes within Ansteorra - SCA, Inc.
Subject: Re: [Scriptoris] Need discription of the Sable Talon Badge



--- francis.schalles at ttuhsc.edu wrote:
> Greetings Noble and Gentle Persons,
> I need the description of the Sable Talon award so that I may assist
the
> recipient in producing a badge. Any help will be honored greatly.
> 
> Troye de Leon
> Western Cross Herald,
> Barony of Bonwicke. 
> 
Thanks everyone for posting answers to this request.  
Emma's image of a sable talon is also a good one, but be aware that the
College 
of Arms may require a change on any badge that is currently in the
works. 
The insignia appears, from the Ansteorra Award Texts, to be based after
the badge, 
to be work as a medalion, pendant or pin.  

To produce a badge as a medalion, it would be a black talon 
(foot with some feathering still attached). 

If the design is a pen and ink variation, such as on a wooden disk, 
then probably some of the background color would show through the lines 
of the feathers or skin, so as to show definition, such as the image
that 
Emma presented.  The designs I've seen on paper, show the background
paper 
through the feathers/skin, so they have been essentially black and
white/beige.  

I've also seen some holders of the award use a toy or joke plastic
talon, 
hung off a belt or neckcord...which frankly makes me think of voodoo
charms 
(but to each his own).  

In the past, the Herald's office has had a deputy in charge of creating
and 
providing insignia to the crown, via educating the public on how to make
them or 
making them themselves.  Most times that deputy is attached to Star
Signet and
scribes (guess it's the making things and giving them to the Crown
relationship). 
I don't believe there is currently such a deputy position, if interested
perhaps
you should contact Star Principal, Medb or myself.  
Cheers, Hillary 


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