“Out of pain and problems have come the sweetest songs, and the most gripping stories. Bring them home, so that they may live another day. These memories will never fade.” Persian calligraphy by Stewart J. Thomas Read More
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“A composition from the 18th or 19th century India and now in a Riyadh collection, heavily stylized Kufic lettering is formed into a shape like a Mihrab or prayer niche. The four central panels contain part of Sura Al-Qalam … Read More
Tea Samovar. The one in the foreground is very similar to a beautiful samovar that used to be in our family.
Part of the art installation “Walking in the Garden” by artist Stewart J. Thomas.
Yar-e-Azizam “My good friend” Persian calligraphy by Stewart J. Thomas.
Mawlana Rumi wrote these two lines about the lover and the beloved. I am not aware of a translation into English. I shall undertake to translate it myself, but in the meanwhile if someone knows of a translation please let … Read More
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“A worker inside Vakil Mosque, Shiraz.”
Photo / Amos Chapple
Azadi, meaning Freedom, original calligraphy by Stewart J. Thomas
“If you want light, you must light a fire,” poetry by Mawlana Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, known by most simply as Rumi, the great poet who can be claimed by several modern nations, but who wrote in Persian (Farsi) in … Read More
Peace is more than the absence of war; peace is health and wholeness and well-being. This is my prayer for peace, as elusive as light and shadow on fabric at dusk; as tangible as your breath in the night. Stewart … Read More
The light within guides me and protects me. Original Arabic calligraphy by Stewart J. Thomas.
Trust in Yourself. Original Arabic calligraphy by Stewart J. Thomas.
Silkscreen and calligraphy in ink on artist-made paper; original artwork by Stewart J. Thomas.
The Ancient One – “Yeganeh Ghadim” – an epithet of the divine. Original calligraphy by Stewart J. Thomas.
Shalimar, written in the form of a bird. Original calligraphy design by Stewart J. Thomas
All who wander are not lost, Arabic calligraphy by Stewart J. Thomas
Persian (Farsi) calligraphy by Stewart J. Thomas, selection from the poem of Jalaludin Rumi, known in English as “Oh Soul, you worry too much”
