The Society of Heraldic Art
Prospective applicants should contact:
Chairman of the Appointments Board:
Kevin Arkinstall FSHA
8 Abbot Close
Ottery St. Mary
Devon EX11 1FH
United Kingdom
Email: k.arkinstall@tiscali.co.uk
Download: Application for Craft Membership Form - Click Here
In a small number of cases, applicants may be awarded Associate Craft Membership (ASHA) in recognition of their potential. This may later be translated into full Craft Membership upon application.
A Faculty of Fellows was created in 2013. Fellowship (FSHA) is granted by the Society’s Appointments Board to Craft Members whose work is considered to be pre-eminent by their peers.
There are no fees or subscriptions: the cost of maintaining the Society’s website is met purely by donations (see Membership: Payment Details).
FINANCING THE SOCIETY’S WEBSITE
Annual subscription for Craft Membership: £45.00.
Donations are welcome from all others wishing to support the Society of Heraldic Arts and its ongoing development.
In sterling:
By bank transfer:
Simply instruct your bank to remit your payment to:
Lloyds Bank: Neil Bromley:
Sort Code: 30-80-37
Account: 64178062
Overseas and IBAN:
Contact your bank by telephone or online.
Please ensure that your payment is in Pounds Sterling.
Account No: 64178062
Sort code: 30-80-37
SWIFT BIC No.:LOYDGB21724
IBAN No.: GB83LOYD30803761478062
Payee: Neil Bromley
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Those wishing to contribute via PayPal should send their donation to mail@calligraphyandheraldry.com
Heraldry today remains an outward and visible symbol of family and corporate identity and of pre-eminence and authority, just as it did at Bannockburn, Agincourt and the Field of the Cloth of Gold. Heraldry possesses universal appeal in the unrestrained vigour of its art, the mystery of its symbolism and the nobility of its tradition.
It is exceedingly beautiful. The interpretation of heraldic symbolism in a variety of materials is an ancient and honourable craft requiring great skill and inventiveness, qualities acquired only through rigorous training, long experience and an appreciation of the 'heraldic imagination'.
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Kevin Arkinstall's double-headed eagle is typical of the finely detailed line artwork of this highly individual heraldic artist and expert calligrapher. |
| An heraldic crest by Anthony Wood prepared on calfskin vellum, using gouache colours and 23 carat powder gold. |  |
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A ring seal engraved in negative relief by Clare Street. Her work includes two dimensional line engraving for mounted silver plaques, medal dies and desk seals, gold and platinum jewellery |
| Painting in gouache of a modern American coat of arms by John Ferguson, an internationally known heraldic artist and designer. His work includes library paintings, bookplates etc |  |
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An engraved bookplate by Gordon MacPherson, an outstanding Canadian heraldic designer and an Officer of Arms to the Canadian Heraldic Authority. |
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| Four of a series of painted and gilded wooden shields by Baz Manning, an expert painter and gilder. |
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