The Swirl and Swing of Words
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Calligraphy together with a little emotion, concentration, tradition and skills equal the art of handwriting.
Writing names on rice

Even if it’s closed in a a keychain or inside a medallion, you can have your name written on a small piece of rice at such a small dimension that you can hardly see it with your bare eyes. Pictures taken at Dubai Shopping Festival, UAE

Persian traditional handwriting on wood
Copyright © Quaz der Koenig
Persian letters giving birth in a harmonious and skillful manner to words and art at the same. Hamedan province, Iran.
Writing poems with water

Copyright © Gregory Puchalski
No need of paper or ink to write a beautiful poem. Getting everyone’s attention, Chinese artists write ephemeral thoughts with water on the sidewalk, mesmerizing words that fastly die to free the space for new ones.

Copyright © Ricky Hau

Copyright © Peter Lee
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Good.thanks
I’m glad to see you have good taste in lettering…
I’m being sly; I do like the post but also, I am the author of the font in your logo. I got here via VSL and had the pleasure of exclaiming, “Hey! That’s my font!”
Great blog! Cheers!
Iam not sure if is a waste of time or is just fun writing words with water that will vanish faster.
It’s a way to entertain tourists.
awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! totaly cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!