The Society was formed in 1987 as a non-profit making guild of heraldic craftsmen and designers. Candidates for Craft Membership should be artists or craftsmen whose work comprises a substantial element of heraldry and is of a sufficiently high standard to meet the requirements of the Society's Advisory Council. Members are entitled to endorse their work with the words 'Member of the Society of Heraldic Arts'.   The Society's Register of Members is available on request. This contains details of painters, gilders, illuminators & calligraphers; workers in stone, fabrics, enamels, wood, precious metals, glass; seal engravers, painters of ceramics, writers, design consultants, heraldic miniaturists and sculptors.   The Society also offers ADVICE concerning the use of heraldry to enhance corporate or personal identity and its use in graphic design, architecture, commemorative documents, fabrics, artifacts etc. ADVICE on how to apply for a grant of arms. ADVICE concerning the design and proper use of heraldic devices.   The illustrations featured here represent a small selection of the work of Craft Members. Please go to our Artists page for additional examples of more craftsmen.   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. An engraved bookplate by Gordon MacPherson, an outstanding Canadian heraldic designer and an Officer of Arms to the Canadian Heraldic Authority.