April 12, 2026

PiƱa Kolad Namadi

"A general term for hats in Persian, often used in combinations like Kolah namadi (felt hat.)"

Admittedly, the title leans more towards my predilection for the drink than the subject matter at hand, but that is neither here nor there. A dear longtime friend was to be recognized by the Order of the Pelican and I was tasked with making their cap of maintenance.

The recipient's primary persona is 16th century Turkish and their heraldic charges are a white and black swan, so how better to represent that than with with a swan in her piety?