[Steppes] heraldic thanks

[uillecc]

I have a device pending from last pennsic, the blazon is clear, it's the 
illustration the nice herald drew that maybe holding it up... its a bear 
dormant, and when I saw the illustration, I thought it was eh.. 
okay--kinda "poodle-y". But I didn't think it would be too much a 
problem, I think he did the best he could. On the other hand, I'm a 
pretty decent illustrator, with a few years training and can do pretty 
passable copies from most artistic periods...

The problem is finding a period example, bear dormant, though there's no 
reason why it is not proper, just not popular...  pencil in hand, I've 
taken small liberty in a period style from copies of other positions 
that are extant.  Questions include the tongue sticking out-- not in 
dormant-- and 16th century lions dormant do not in several examples. 
It's what I have is definately "bear-y" in all other aspects.

I've got to clean it up, scale it in and get it ready now...

Thanks bunches,

uillecc