Love is a curse To the free spirit who bears its trials The only curse the heart begs never to be lifted The sweetness of that captivity The one to invite Loving is the way of the affliction bearing mystics Khajeh Shams-od-Din Mohammad Hafez Shirazi #BeTheDot🤍

👉 REGISTER HERE for the Opening Reception My portfolio: Monochromatic Touches This is my very first body of work welcoming acrylic on canvas; with each canvas bearing a lengthy process of being treated for accommodating Persian calligraphy strokes. Calligraphic expressions are exclusively written using traditional wooden pens while I’ve utilized various materials for creating other effects. What’s mutual between the two is the single continuous stroke that transforms the lines into shapes....

Kindness is a fundamental virtue in humans path to ascendence; both in their individual and in their collective consciousness. "Bani Adam" is a verse from a poem by the 13th century poet Saadi which describes human beings as parts of one body. It summons the reader to consider the interconnectedness of human beings and reminds us that human beings, despite their differences, are of one essence. Because of this, what afflicts one group invariably impacts the other members of the whole. It is a...