- maj 16, 2020
The one with a salamander
The linden leaves are a pun on the owner’s last name, and they are black in reference to him being a poker player. The salamander, thought in mythology to be impervious to fire, is used here as a symbol for…
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- december 11, 2019
Nobel Night Cap 2019
I was approached by the organisers of the Nobel banquet after party to make some heraldic artwork. In the end I provided two such pieces, both measuring 150 x 120 cm (5 x 4 ft). The design is based on…
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- november 18, 2019
The one with a balloon crest
Crests are supposed to be attached to the helmet, not hover above it, which is an obvious problem for any balloon. The solution came from Solomon Andrée’s failed expedition to reach the North Pole in 1894, where the balloon used…
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- september 15, 2019
Göran Cannberg
A marine engineer, enthusiastic inventor, knight of the Polar Star — and one hell of a backgammon player — these arms are a personality and a summary of a life in one.
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- november 10, 2017
Karin Cannberg
A now retired teacher who, due to a mix-up, received two watches from the city for her many years of service in the education system, rather than one. The motto translates to one page ahead (of the students).
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- maj 10, 2017
Myra Åhbeck Öhrman
This painting is also the first depiction of my original design for Myra’s coat of arms. The arms are both canting with Myra meaning Ant in Swedish, as well as a happy coincidence of there being an M on the…
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