The Society of Heraldic Art

Founded in 1987, the Society of Heraldic Arts was the first organisation of its kind in the world. It is now an established and much respected international guild of heraldic artists, designers and craftspeople, its Craft Members offering a comprehensive range of services to private clients and to corporate and civic organisations.

There are three classes of membership: Craft Membership for practitioners, Associate Membership for those who aspire to Craft Membership and Fellowship which is awarded to those who are pre-eminent in their field.

Specialities offered by Craft Members include heraldic art (painted or drawn on paper and vellum), calligraphy, bookplates (engraved or drawn), document illumination, raised and burnished gilding, signwriting (including arms on wood, glass, plaster and stone), oil gilding, glass gilding, water gilding, stained glass windows, painted and fired glass, sculpting and carving (in wood, stone, precious metal and other materials), heraldic miniatures and figure modelling, precious metal jewellery, line engraved hallmarked silver or brass plaques, seal engraving, die-sinking for medals and shield-making.

The Society’s website is essentially a shop window for the work of Craft Members and a focal point for all those who are attracted to this fascinating art form.

The Society also offers advice concerning the correct use of heraldry to enhance corporate or personal identity and its application in graphic design, architecture, documents, fabrics, artefacts etc..

We can also advise on how to apply to a granting authority for letters patent granting armorial bearings and can assist in the design process.

Potential clients are encouraged to browse the ARTISTS pages of the website.

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Marco Foppoli  SHA  +click image(s) to enlarge

After graduating with full marks in 1987 at the Liceo Artistico, Marco specialised in graphics and advertising. He soon found that his passion for graphics and historical matters combine perfectly in heraldry which soon became a major aspect of his work as a designer and illustrator.

Through a detailed study of ancient codices and rolls of arms, his style rediscovers the beauty and graphic elegance of Gothic and Renaissance heraldry.

Marco is familiar with the history and heraldry of many nations and is an astute interpreter of the delights and playfulness of heraldry’s medieval past with its canting or punning possiblities. He is capable of identifying a tradition and reinterpreting it, not necessarily with a conventional style, but always with a very personal one.

Marco Foppoli produces heraldic illustrations, pedigrees and bookplates for civic bodies, institutions, senior members of the Catholic Church and private clients.

Address: Via A. Frugoni 11, 25127 Brescia - Italia
Email: info@marcofoppoli.com
Web site: www.marcofoppoli.com
Phone: +39 030 3386599

Craft Member of the Society of Heraldic Arts (2018)
Council member of the Schweizerische Heraldische Gesellschaft (2005)
Knight Jure Sanguinis of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George. (2006),
Academic of the Academie Internationale d’Héraldique (2006)
Medal of the "Robert De Caluwe International Heraldic Award" (2010)
Wappenmeister of the Schweizerische Heraldische Gesellschaft (2015)

This privacy policy sets out how The Society of Heraldic Arts uses and protects any information that you give The Society of Heraldic Arts or when you use this website.

The Society of Heraldic Arts is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website or when contacting The Society of Heraldic Arts, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

The Society of Heraldic Arts may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 25th May 2018.

What we collect

We may collect the following information:

  • Name and title.
  • Contact information including email address.
  • Demographic information such as postcode.
  • Other information relevant to the running of the business and membership listings.

What we do with the information we gather

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

  • Internal record keeping for invoice history and possible warranty issues.
  • We may use the information to improve our products and services.
  • We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, membership information, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided. 
  • From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How we use cookies

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Controlling your personal information

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

  • whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes
  • if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us.
  • In Writing: The Society of Heraldic Arts -8 Abbot Close, Ottery St. Mary, Devon, EX11 1FH, United Kingdom
  • By Email: k.arkinstall@tiscali.co.uk

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties under any circumstances.

We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to: The Society of Heraldic Arts -8 Abbot Close, Ottery St. Mary, Devon, EX11 1FH, United Kingdom

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

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Alexander Lindsay - M.A  S.H.A.+click image(s) to enlarge

I was born in 1936 and my father was an enormously versatile artist and craftsman.

After leaving Oxford (MA Engineering Science) in 1960 I joined the Army. 30 years later, having acquired a degree in mathematics from the Open University, I joined Cranfield University as a lecturer in mathematics. At last I had the stability and time to try to emulate my father. Various courses in cabinet making and other woodworking skills led me to the craft of marquetry. It suited my aptitudes: patience, perfectionism and a love of wood. Since then I am largely self-taught. The work is demanding and immensely slow. Each piece of veneer is cut by hand with a scalpel and fitted into an identical hole in another veneer. Some pieces are so small that I have to hold my breath to avoid blowing them away.

I exhibited in London, with other artists, in 2003 and 2008 and at other provincial events. My work is not only connected with heraldry.

Address: Col Alexander Lindsay, Foxleaze, Preston, Cirencester, Glos GL7 5PS
Telephone: 01285655875 and 07726723848
Email: atlindsay@btinternet.com
Website: www.lindsaymarquetry,co.uk

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