Calligrams are calligraphy designs that form a particular shape. Calligrams are very popular in the tradition of Arabic, Persian (Farsi) and Urdu calligraphy. Calligrams in the shape of lions, tigers, birds, fish and other animals are “zoomorphic.” Other popular choices … Read More
Persian Farsi Calligraphy
My goal is to provide you with calligraphic designs that you will love! I create calligraphy designs in Persian, Farsi, Urdu, Dari and Arabic for tattoos, publications, websites, logos, memorial stones and tablets, signet rings, jewelry, marriage … Read More
Wedding certificate (detail) showing medallion with Monogram of bride and grooms names combined into one design in Arabic calligraphy. Watercolor, ink and metallic gold. Calligraphy and design by S. J. Thomas.Read More
Azza — عزة — a beautiful girl’s name in Arabic meaning a young gazelle. Your name in Arabic, contact Stewart Thomas at palmstone@gmail.com. www.palmstone.comRead More
Detail of Nikah—Islamic Marriage Certificate—with English, Urdu and Arabic calligraphy and watercolor border by S. J. Thomas.Read More
Peace • Shalom • Salaam • سلام • שָׁלוֹם • peace, harmony, wholeness, completeness, wellness, prosperity, welfare and tranquility. May it be so. Hebrew and Arabic calligraphy by Stewart J. ThomasRead More
There comes that moment when you’ve done the prudent planning, and yet still, enter that place Rumi says “from now on I’ll be mad.” Mad not as in angry, but as in irrational. We have water, candles, flashlights, food. Took down the precarious tree, put up sandbags . . . in Florida, awaiting Hurricane Irma.Read More
Every week now we are confronted with the acts of those who would use brutality to push people into the place of fear. Some years ago I designed this piece in Kufic style: “I must not fear; fear is the mind killer” translated into Arabic from Frank Herbert’s DUNE.Read More
Glassblowing is not a typical profession! So I was intrigued when asked to design a tattoo for a real life glassblower. The tattoo, “glassblower” in Arabic.Read More
In the name of G-d the compassionate, the merciful بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِRead More
