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Know the expression "midnight sun"? It was a reality for me tonight as I stayed up really late because I didn't want to stop working on this!

A homage to Shams Tabrizi, teacher and friend of Jalaluddin Rumi. My calligraphy mentor told me the story of their extraordinary friendship long ago, and the tradition that Shams was killed by Rumi's sons because he spent every moment of his waking life with him. It was his grief over this loss that moved Rumi to write an outpour of what would become the world's most loved poetry.

"Shams" شمس is Arabic for "sun", and it was that image that suddenly hit me. This is a good example of a mostly intuitive design, and one of the most abstract I've done (though the word is there, 8 times)
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Category: Traditional Art / Typography / Calligraphy

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~Sharingan-Zero Apr 17, 2012
Very creative and swell
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`majnouna Apr 18, 2012  Professional General Artist
Thanks!
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~Mith-cest-Moi Sep 24, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
Ah, this one I like very much! One question though: you say the word is in there, but I don't seem to be able to find it...
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`majnouna Sep 24, 2011  Professional General Artist
The design is made up of nothing but the word, as usual ;) Hint: the 8 tails of the س are quite conspicuous.
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~Mith-cest-Moi Sep 25, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
That is very cleverly done! It took me extensive staring before I saw it, but it's awesome.
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`majnouna Sep 25, 2011  Professional General Artist
:bow:
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~Mith-cest-Moi Sep 25, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
:3
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~SisuShots Sep 23, 2011  Hobbyist Photographer
you blended the sun with it's rays and the calligraphy in a very charming way, i love this!
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`majnouna Sep 23, 2011  Professional General Artist
Cheers :D
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~psycocat Sep 19, 2011
wow...took me a while to even figure out where the letters. This is great.
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