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Dierdriana’s Pen, Ink & Color Art
Maureen W. Clifton
(see more by this artist)
As designs or ideas came to me, I sketched them. Some were refined & others scratched altogether. Many have been used in medieval (SCA) publications, while some I created specifically for my own publications (instructional manuals). On the upper left of this page of Dierdriana’s Pen & Ink Art is seen a design that looks like a Lotus Blossom – sort of bell shaped. It is a Lotus Blossom & it is my drawing pattern used for my Queen’s Cyphers I gave to those who assisted me most during my reign. It is a ‘D’ for Dierdriana & an ‘R’ for Regina overlapped to create a Lotus shape as curve of the D became the back of the R. There are 3 inverted Lotus Blossoms of a specific style on the chief of my Arms (Heraldic Device). Be sure to view the additional views, one of which is my Arms without mantling in black & white. The top right corner is a stylized Lotus Blossom design I created strictly for letterhead when I was Queen. While it appears to only have 2 blossoms, there are 3, one in each stage, closed, partly open and open fully. While it appears on that page one way, I can use it in any corner of a page my changing its orientation. This style of Lotus Blossom is seen in ancient Egyptian designs. Specifically, I liked the 3 inverted Lotus Blossoms on a fabulous piece of jewelry from ‘The Treasures of Tutankhamun.’ I was fortunate to see that collection in San Francisco CA in 1979 at the Fine Arts Museum. It was awesome! In that collection was a Lotus Goblet that I thought was amazing, so I altered the style a little to use as my main charge on my Arms. In Heraldic terms, my Arms is: Azure (blue), a Lotus Goblet argent (silver), on a Chief argent (silver), Three Lotus Blossoms inverted, gules (red). Some of my uses of my Arms will follow, though my surcote is already in this gallery.
Thank you for visiting my Medieval Art Gallery. © All Photos, Artwork & Costume Designs Created by Maureen & Posted on this SCA Medieval Art & Costume Gallery on Yessy. No image posted may be used without permission of Maureen W. Clifton, aka: Countess Dierdriana of the Misty Isles, Member of The Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. (SCA: www.SCA.org ). Nothing within Maureen’s/Dierdriana’s Medieval Art Gallery represents any SCA policies, regulations &/or laws in any way. Please See Maureen’s Bio & Other Yessy Art Gallery.
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