[REQ] Laurel wreath?

Sorry to parachute in with just a long-winded request, but I have the
artistic talent of a cherrystone clam.

I format and distribute documents for a not-for-profit group (the SCA,
if you care).  The latest month's document has a depiction of a laurel
wreath, intended to be a proper depiction by our standards (it's the
symbol of the organization, so we're picky).  The illustration is
    <http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel.gif>

One of the document formats I distribute in is ASCII, so I thought it
would be great to have an ASCII art version.  I found
    <http://www.ascii-art.de/ascii/jkl/laurel.txt>
by Andre R. Mastel.  It's

  laurel wreath

                (\/)  (\/)
               (\/)    (\/)
              (\/)      (\/)
               (\/)    (\/)
                (\/)\)(\/)       arm
                   //\\

It's ALMOST perfect ... but in particular, a laurel wreath should be a
complete circle or an almost-complete circle, and this one has the
tips further apart than I'd like.  I could remove the two middle
spaces from the top and it would be acceptable, I think,

                 (\/)(\/)
               (\/)    (\/)
              (\/)      (\/)
~               (\/)    (\/)
                (\/)\)(\/)       NOT arm
                   //\\

but Mr. Mastel holds the copyright and we're fairly picky on not
violating other people's copyrights.

Would anyone be willing to generate a simple ASCII laurel wreath and
allow a not-for-profit group to put it on its Web site?

Laurels are pinnate leaves, and they can diminish in size towards the
tips of the wreath.  The berries and a bow at the bottom aren't at all
necessary. Some nice regular pictures of laurel wreaths are at

<http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel.gif>
    mentioned above.  I would prefer it a bit beefier & less spindly,
    and the crossed stems at the bottom are a bit long.
<http://www.amoredraperyhardware.com/Laurel_Wreath_8039.jpg>
    very nice proportions and look!  Hard to do in ASCII, probably.
<http://www.angelfire.com/pa/AEscribes/images/laurel.gif>
    a bit bland

-- 
Tim McDaniel, tmc...@panix.com; tmc...@us.ibm.com is my work address

 _.--- Timothy McDaniel spoke in alt.ascii-art --------._ 
>   laurel wreath
> 
>                 (\/)  (\/)
>                (\/)    (\/)
>               (\/)      (\/)
>                (\/)    (\/)
>                 (\/)\)(\/)       arm
>                    //\\
> 
> but Mr. Mastel holds the copyright and we're fairly picky on not
> violating other people's copyrights.
> 
> Would anyone be willing to generate a simple ASCII laurel wreath and
> allow a not-for-profit group to put it on its Web site?

Here is what I came up with.  It is radically differant from arm's as
to avoid any issue with copywrite.  

                       _.  ._
                    .7L"    "7Y.
                    7L        7Y
                   7L          7Y
                   7L          7Y
                   \V/.      .\V/
                    v.-v.  .v-.v
                      "`_==.'"
                      -'    `- :F_P:

You (the SCA) are welcome to use it without the :F_P:

And of course others may diddle it.

Although I must say that ASCII isn't exactly "period".  And it certainly
won't match the suit of armor in my closet.

'---...____ Faux_Pseudo ________________...---~~~

-- 
   ICQ=66618055  :  (Now Playing)  http://asciipr0n.com/fp  updated=10/30
 YIM=faux_pseudo : Rev: /babes_in_toy_land/12_-_Pearl.mp3
 I give you all  : Now: wappin_darrell_hammond_and_christopher_snell.mp3
you need to know : Fwd: _of_david_seville.mp3

to big, but is a laurel wreath anyway.
 

       :;         ,......    ;::;..         ;:
       ::;.      .::::::'    ::::::;.     ;:::
       ::::;   ,:::::::'      ::::::::   :::::
       ::::::  ;:::::"'        '::::::. ,:::::
       ::::::,;"""""                 ':;':::::
       '::::;:' ,..              ...;. :;::::
  ,..   '::::..:::::::          :::::::;'::"'   .;;
  ;:::;   ;:;::::::""           ''":::::::;  ,;::::
  :::::; ::"'"""""                  """""':. ;:::::
  ':::::;;"  ....."               ::::.;  ':::::::'
   ':::::: ;;:::::'                ':::::;.:;::::"
    '':::;;::::::                   '::::::::::"
       '::"::""'..                 ..."'"""::
 .....  ::  ,.::::                 ::::;;  ::  ....;
 :::::;.:: ;:::::'                 ':::::; :::;:::::
 ':::::;;:;::::::                   ':::::;;;::::::
   '::::;:::::"",.;;             :::. '":::::::::"
     '""':;   ,;::::             :::::;   ::
         ':.  ;::::'          ,.  ::::::  ;
   .....;."; ;::::'..:;       :::;.':::: ;:..::::;:
   :::::::;:;::"",;::::       ::::::'"":.:;:::::::
   '':::::::::.  :::::"       '::::;   ;""::::::"
      "'"""  ';. ::::"         ':::: .;"   """'
         ,....;:.;:"'            '":;:......
       ,;;::::::":...           ,;."':::::::;.
       ':::::::"  '"".;.    ,..:""   '":::::"'
         '""""        ":::.;:::         """
                    .;;:""'''::.;.
               ,..;::""       '"":::..
               ;::"'    -hrr-     "':::
               ""                   '"'
regards.

-Horroroso-

In article <73d...@posting.google.com>,
Horroroso <hor...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>too big, but is a laurel wreath anyway.

Oh, I'm sorry I didn't make it clear!  It doesn't have to be as small
as the example.  If this one were made circular, I think it might do
...

But I was contacted this morning by someone who has authority over
this artistic depiction.  She doesn't want an ASCII art version,
fearing that someone might follow an ASCII art version with its
necessary inaccuracies and do a real drawing based on that.

I'm sorry to have bothered people about this.

-- 
Tim McDaniel, tmc...@panix.com; tmc...@us.ibm.com is my work address