Arms of Joseph Frederick Laevens

Blazon

Sable a fess cotised on the lower edge Or, overall a triangle point in chief counterchanged all between in dexter chief a square Or and in base a bezant;

Symbolism

Black was chosen to indicate the absence of colour and the totality of all paint colours. Gold, an incorruptible metal and a transcendent colour, is emblematic of the artist’s creativity and creation. The forms were chosen to represent the essential shapes needed for art, indicating Mr. Laevens’ profession as an artist and the fact that he is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design (being the first in his family to have graduated from a post-secondary educational institution).