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persian calligraphy Archives - Arabic, Persian, Farsi, Urdu, Dari Calligraphy

What scripts do you find most rewarding to write?

June 5, 2017 |

My first calligraphy instruction was in Persian (Farsi)* which uses the Arabic script. After the fifth grade we had to pass a major government exam in all subjects in order to complete elementary school and move on with our … Read More

Zoomorphic Calligraphy Lion Tattoo

May 20, 2017 |

Zoomorphic calligram for a Persian tattoo in Farsi calligraphy: “Better to live one day as a lion than 100 years as a sheep.”

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Arabic Farsi Persian Dari Urdu Calligraphy

May 5, 2017 |

Welcome to FarsiCalligraphy.com featuring the work of artist and calligrapher S. J. Thomas. Please explore the various portfolio galleries. Fill out a contact form if you need additional information or to request calligraphy and design work.

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Persian, Urdu, Arabic and Farsi Calligraphy

April 8, 2017 |

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I bring over 40 years of experience as a calligrapher to my work in Farsi, Persian, Urdu and Arabic Calligraphy. I work in both contemporary and traditional calligraphy styles, providing work for a diverse array of … Read More

Names and Monograms

April 6, 2017 |

If you want a unique calligraphic design of one or more names, you have come to right place. Simple or complex, free form or in a particular shape, mirror-style, kufic, buteh or teardrop, calligrams in the shape of an animal … Read More

About Me

November 4, 2016 |

S. J. Thomas, Calligrapher — خطاط و خوشنويس — استوار طوماس — I have been in love with pen and ink for most of my life.  I began learning Persian/Farsi calligraphy in elementary school in Iran. Our teacher would walk … Read More

Happy Easter

March 27, 2016 |

Happy Easter!

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به اميد ديدار

August 1, 2014 |

به اميد ديدار Persian calligraphy by S. J. Thomas. www.palmstone.com

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Omar Khayyam

June 5, 2014 |

The 11th century poet, Omar Khayyam, says “I am my own, and, what I am, I am / من زان خودم چنان که هستم هستم”  Calligraphy and hand painted border by Stewart J. Thomas, www.palmstone.com

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Rumi: sell your cleverness

March 26, 2014 |

This line of poetry from Rumi has been translated as “Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment.”  I prefer “Sell your cleverness and buy be-wonderment.”  The Persian says: buy the art of wonder.  Calligraphy by Stewart J. Thomas, www.palmstone.com

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Dance when you are perfectly free

March 20, 2014 |

“Dance when you are perfectly free”  Persian (Farsi) calligraphy by S.J. Thomas.  No Ruz Pirooz!

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Persian Names in Calligraphy

March 8, 2014 |

Persian names in calligraphy by Stewart J. Thomas, calligrapher.  www.palmstone.com

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From the masters

February 27, 2014 |

From time to time I like to feature a wonderful work from the masters:

Saki, album miniature, 1609

Reza Abbasi, 1565-1635

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Rumi: The Messiah is within my heart and like an invalid, I roam

February 25, 2014 |

A poem of Mawlana Rumi, “Nah man beehodeh gerde koocheh.” If you would like to hear this song sung in the Sufi ecstatic style, here is a link to a rendering by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. The accent is definitely … Read More

Rumi: Seek the science that unties for you this knot.

February 12, 2014 |

From Rumi:

Seek the science that unties for you this knot.

Seek it as long as there’s life in you still to be sought.

Leave that nothing that looks like it is something;

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Persian tattoo calligraphy

February 3, 2014 |

Persian calligraphy created as a tattoo design for a client.  www.palmstone.com

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Wedding Monogram

February 1, 2014 |

Wedding Monogram created by Stewart J. Thomas combines two names inside of a floral teardrop.  www.palmstone.com

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Rumi: If you want light . . .

January 28, 2014 |

“if you want light, you must light a fire” Persian poetry by Jalaluddin Maulana Rumi.  Persian (Farsi) calligraphy by Stewart J. Thomas www.palmstone.com.

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Azadi (Freedom)

January 27, 2014 |

Freedom “Azadi” Persian calligraphy design by Stewart J. Thomas, www.palmstone.com

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Rumi: Don’t sleep!

January 25, 2014 |

Poetry by Jalaluddin Rumi, calligraphy by Stewart J. Thomas, palmstone.com.  A popular translation of this passage reads:

“The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell you.

Don’t go back to sleep!

You must ask for what you really want.

Don’t … Read More

Zoomorphic Bird

January 23, 2014 |

Bird Calligraphy in Arabic Script. Calligraphy design by Stewart J. Thomas www.palmstone.com

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Meher Baba

September 23, 2013 |

This was commissioned by a follower of Meher Baba.  Calligraphy by Stewart J. Thomas, www.palmstone.com

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Contemporary Kufic

September 21, 2013 |

A very loose rendering of contemporary Kufic style calligraphy.  This is a Persian phrase that could be rendered into English as “In this world, not of this world.”  Calligraphy by Stewart J. Thomas.  Commissions accepted at www.Palmstone.com

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Old Signage Photo

August 26, 2013 |

A great selection of Persian fonts and handwritten calligraphy in different sign formats.  Great photograph, too.  I love reflections and how they show the layering of what’s taking place in life.  The intimacy of three people at a sandwich shop … Read More

The tomb of Persian poet Omar Khayyam

July 1, 2013 |

The tomb of Persian poet Omar Khayyam, in Iran. This modern structure is a phenomenal piece of design, incorporating ancient architectural forms, open spaces for light, a continuing line which wraps the entire structure, and the panels of calligraphy which … Read More