Wedding certificate with cut paper floral motif and gold-dipped lotus points, gold filigree background and calligraphy. Designed and hand done by Stewart 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
In the calligrapher’s studio (mine): pen nibs, gold wash, ink, gouache.Read More
Alisha — अलिशा — in Devanagari script. Get your name in Sanskrit, Hindi, Gujarati and other South Asian languages. 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
I did this Shanti butterfly design for a client this week. शान्ति Shanti (Peace) in Sanskrit. The calligraphic style lends itself well to the added curves of the butterfly wing at the left. More of my work at www.palmstone.com.Read More
Om shanti:
Where there is pain
Let there be grace
Where there is suffering
Bring serenity
For those afraid
Help them be brave
Where there is misery
Bring expectancy
And surely we can change
Surely we can change
Something
(David Crowder Band)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
I am very pleased to have a piece in Calligraphies in Conversation 2017 on exhibit now in San Francisco. The full exhibit can be viewed at www.calligraphies.orgRead More
Handmade paper with bird image and calligraphy by Stewart J. Thomas.Read More
