Coat-of-Arms Project

Creating a Coat-of-Arms is an intimate and personal undertaking that should be authentic to you. What story do you want to tell? What colors, animals and symbols best represents you? Think about using design element like wavy lines or chevrons as dividing elements. And remember every element represents something.

Here are a few questions and prompts to help you think about what elements you want to include on your Coat of Arms.

• What are your favorite color? Do they hold any meaning to you?

• Do you have any totem or power animals that you feel a strong affinity to?

• What are your favorite flowers? Your birth flowers? Do some research and find out the meaning behind your favorite bloom.

• What are your favorite hobbies? Your favorite foods? Why are they your favorites?

• Do you have any hidden talents? What are the things you do well? The things you love?

• What are your strengths, skill and interests?

• What are your Hopes and dreams? The key values in your life?

Now that you have a list chock-full of ideas it’s time to start drawing. Don’t feel obligated to include everything on your list. Only those items that carry the most importance and meaning to you so you don’t dilute your story.

These crests eventually became a symbol of identity and lineage that were pasted down for generations with each element, animal and symbol holding strong meaning to the person that donned them. They tell a story of your family, social status, interests, heritage, allegiances. They are a visual record of your legacy.