(eagle-eyed viewers will note that the photo is aligned with the lines of text rather than the actual horizontals and verticals of the page, which I am still not good at following)
Hillary's arms cleverly use simple geometric charges to say "Himalayas", which gave me the idea of doing something similar for "Moon": per bend enarched sable and argent, at honour point a crescent reversed bleu-celeste. (The Earth in the sky above the Apollo 11 landing site didn't actually look like this -- iirc it was gibbous -- but, artistic license)
I've used an uncommon tincture and violated the rules by placing it on sable, but I hope it's forgivable in this use. To dress it up some I added the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which all three Apollo 11 astronauts received. The use of an astronaut's helmet above the shield was suggested by the arms of the regrettable Julie Payette; this one is drawn from a photo of an actual Apollo EVA helmet. The mantling is . . . a pretty close copy of something I found on Wikimedia Commons. XD
The crest is of course straight from the Apollo 11 mission patch: a Bald Eagle alighting, maintaining in its talons an Olive Branch, all proper. And the motto is my best effort at rendering into Latin "a small step, a giant leap".
This is the first time I've ever tried something like this -- putting a whole achievement on paper with inks and watercolors -- so please be kind about all the smudgy edges and uneven spots. :) It has very much been A Learning Experience.
Two important things I've learned already, for instance: "that nib needed cleaning" and "that ink separates if you don't shake the bottle before using"
