#farsicalligraphy

Women, Life, Freedom -- زن زندگی آزادی -- Zan, Zendegi, Azadi. The cry of the people in Iran, taken up from the original Kurdish slogan in their struggle against ISIS / Daesh. Persian calligraphy by S J Thomas

"How can the heart forget s/he who lives in the soul?"– دل چجور فراموش کند اون که در جان ساکن دارد؟–The phrase might also be understood to refer to "that which lives in the soul."Persian/Farsi/Dari calligraphy by S J Thomas www.palmstone.com.

Rumi “Breezes at Dawn” –  Poem by Mawlana Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī, popularly known simply as Rumi or Mawlana, in the original Persian/Farsi and in translation by Coleman Barks. Original artwork and calligraphy by S J Thomas. This piece is available as a limited edition print. If you are interested email me via www.palmstone.com/contact “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 go back to sleep! People are going back and forth across the doorsill where the two worlds touch, The door is round and open Don't go back to sleep!” این باد سحر محرم رازست مخسب هنگام تفرع و نیاز است مخسب بر خلق دو کون از ازل تا به ابد این در که نبسته است باز است مخسب

Hand painted geometric border with metallic gold highlights for a bilingual Persian-English marriage certificate by S. J. Thomas www.palmstone.com

“My world, My life” -- دنياى من زندگى من  -- in Persian/Farsi Calligraphy in the form of a key.

Justice, Integrity, Equity –   عدالة – Arabic calligraphy by S J Thomas www.palmstone.com

Gratitude – سپاسگزارى – Persian (Farsi) calligraphy by S J Thomas   www.palmstone.com

Work by Rashin Kheiriyeh in Santa Monica. Support from the Farhang Foundation and Beautify Earth.