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
I am often asked how Persian can be written using Arabic script when it is not a Semitic language.
It might surprise you to learn that the majority of languages that use the Arabic writing system … Read More
A suitable memorial stone or tablet can be a heartfelt and long lasting way to commemorate your love ones. I am often asked to do the calligraphy that will be engraved into stone. I can also work with you to … Read More
Monograms combine two or more names into one design. Monograms are used in association with weddings and marriage certificates; as family crests; on letterhead, websites or business cards; or as logo designs.
As part of my design process I provide … Read More
YOUR NAME IN PERSIAN / FARSI / ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY: I will provide you seven different designs or design variations of your name in Persian or Arabic calligraphy. I can provide traditional calligraphy styles or creative design options. I do all … Read More
The answer may be India. India certainly has a large inventory of spoken languages, over 2000 (see note at bottom) at a conservative estimate, and a great many of them are languages with a written heritage. … Read More
Bracket Peacock logo in two scripts. The word “barakat” is in Roman/Latin script below in a style designed to fit with the flow of the Arabic script which makes up the body of the bird. Barakat, with the same B-R-K root as other Semitic languages — برکت — in Persian, Arabic and Urdu has the meaning of blessing, happiness, bliss, good fortune and prosperity. Design by S. J. Thomas. www.palmstone.comRead More
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
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
Winter Bamboo, maintaining vitality even through the cold. Ink on handmade Chinese paper. The inscription in Pali calligraphy reads in translation “Just as I wish well for those around me, may I too be held in great compassion.” Painting and calligraphy by S. J. Thomas. www.palmstone.comRead More
