For this little sketchbook exercise, I just approached the idea of a family crest using a curated color palette as my jumping-off point. I tried to match this palette from a designer named Erika Firm called “Rainy Day Monday”. But it reminds me of something more vibrant like an art deco hot house with that persimmon red, brassy gold, and flamingo pink. Maybe that’s wishful thinking right now though, because my current view is the bench of the picnic table topped with a perfect white pillow of snow.