The Thai alphabet may be one of the best known Southeast Asian writing systems? But where did those ornate letters come from?
Thai is one of the many Southeast Asian alphabets that originate from the ancient … Read More
I am a calligrapher, so you can consider that I have a bias in that direction. I am older, so I have another bias in that I have spent most of my life writing things down … Read More
Sometimes there is a technology that is just so good that it gets adopted nearly universally. Typically it is something that is disarmingly simple, but amazingly effective. There also has to be a mechanism for it to be shared. … Read More
I am working to put my recent exhibit of new works online. It should be ready shortly!
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FOREVER – 永 – yǒng – Chinese character: forever, always, perpetual. This character is formed by adding a dot and a horizontal line to the character 水 for water. Water on this planet is not made anew, it is forever, it cycles and cycles through our bodies, the bodies of all creatures and through the vast ecosystem that makes up our planet. Biologically, water is as close to forever as we experience. Calligraphy by S. J. Thomas www.palmstone.comRead More
Lion Zoomorphic Tattoo Design in Arabic Script. I’ve done quite a few variations of the lion’s head, each with a different set of words as the mane—usually people’s names that are important to the person commissioning the design. Here’s hoping we can preserve lions in the wild, and not just as inked art. Design by S. J. Thomas www.palmstone.comRead More
I did this piece of calligraphy for a book title. The tool is a ruling pen, which I absolutely love. I use it as if it is half way between a pen and a brush. The result is a wonderful ability to flow between thin and thick lines. Of course it does take practice to get the control needed to produce lettering this even. Calligraphy by S. J. Thomas. www.palmstone.comRead More
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Comics as Commentary exhibit opens at Sweetwater Print Cooperative this Friday, featuring work by myself and ten other cartoonists from Disney to now. This is a detail of a cartoon I did during my stint as commentary cartoonist (usually called “political cartoons”) for Moon Magazine in Gainesville, Florida. S. J. Thomas.
Comics as Commentary exhibit opens at Sweetwater Print Cooperative this Friday, featuring work by myself and ten other cartoonists from Disney to now. This is a detail of a cartoon I did during my stint as commentary cartoonist (usually called “political cartoons”) for Moon Magazine in Gainesville, Florida. S. J. Thomas.Read More