Why Does Your Logo Look Like This?
I decided to focus on our logo since it is also our flag or as they say on a ship "our colors". October 25th is "Hoist the Colors Day!" on Facebook so if you love pirates ye just might want to hoist yer colors on that day.
Susan and Maria (the founders of Swords and Roses) had chosen a French identity since they started in a French Renaissance Faire. They wanted to have a white flag since the French have been known in history to be lovers and not fighters. The three roses represent the three sisters of the group. Susan, Maria and their "sister" Suki. Ironically, three roses are also featured in Susan and Maria's family Code of Arms! Regardless of heraldry, the three sisters grew up and always planned to have a theater company. Though that has not quite happened yet this logo is one allusion to that dream. Maria had the idea that since they were a pirate themed show and company the flag should be a skull and crossbones. The roses formed the skull and the rapiers form the crossbones. The rapier design alludes to the rapiers that are still used in Swords and Roses fights today.
In honor of our 15th Anniversary, Maria changed the background of our flag to black in honor of the many nationalities that make-up Swords and Roses today.
