Here, she renders the fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, hey, using sumi ink, traditional in Japanese calligraphy and made from the soot of burnt oils. In focusing on a single letter, Wapner echoes ...

Izzy Pludwinski's new book looks at the evolution of Hebrew calligraphy, from sacred scrolls through modern art and graffiti.

In Chinese calligraphy, the white space (空白 kōng bái) is as important as the ink. It reflects the Daoist concept of emptiness ...

Mordechai Rosenstein began scribing a Purim Megillah during his time at Akiba Hebrew Academy in the 1940s. | Photo by Sasha Rogelberg While studying at the Philadelphia Museum School of Art, Mordechai ...

A German refugee, she brought her expertise in lettering to Hebrew calligraphy. She also illustrated hundreds of books, many of them for children.

How similar are Arabic and Hebrew? While Arabic and Hebrew have some words in common, there’s not a lot of similarity in the written versions. What sets Arabic calligraphy apart from every other ...

I didn’t need someone giving me a Cross pen to know that in those few minutes, about 26 years late, I had chanted myself into a new Jewish adulthood: Hebrew calligraphy was singing, and I could ...

Rosenstein, world-renowned for his artistic, sculptural renderings of Hebrew calligraphy, opens a new world on Jewish scripture for members of Temple B'nai Sholom in Huntsville, Ala., as artist-in ...

The use of Hebrew calligraphy has a long and winding history, said Nussbaum, who added that along with her pieces, she has given talks on the art and soul of the Hebrew letter. "Originally, the ...

Richard Hakes' latest column studies the impact an Iowa City woman has made with her calligraphy.