Zoomorphic calligram for a Persian tattoo in Farsi calligraphy: “Better to live one day as a lion than 100 years as a sheep.”
Hummingbird and Flower
Arabic inscription in the form of a hummingbird and a flower. The hummingbird reads as the bismallah “ ” while the flower reads as “Ina lilah wa ina ilahi rajioon” – “إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ”
Calligraphy by S. J. Thomas, www.palmstone.com
Shalimar, written in the form of a bird
Shalimar, written in the form of a bird. Original calligraphy design by Stewart J. Thomas