To oversee the work they tapped Jackson,
chief calligrapher for the queen of England, whose life ambition was to produce a handwritten Bible.
In fact,
chief calligrapher Donald Jackson and his colleagues are producing something priceless — a Bible beautiful enough to make readers want to keep reading, and even want to praise God.
Not exact matches
Patricia Lovett MBE, world - renowned
calligrapher and
Chief Competition Judge said, «We're delighted handwriting is firmly back on the agenda and given the significance that it should have; it is such an important skill, and of course, we are looking forward very much to receiving the children's entries.»
Free programs that complemented the Nasher exhibition included a panel discussion on Islamic art, religion and history; a free Eid al - Adha celebration and artist talk by
calligrapher Mohamed Zakariya; the annual Semans Lecture by Massumeh Farhad,
chief curator and curator of Islamic art at the Smithsonian's Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery; an artist talk by artist Shahzia Sikander; Free Family Day events; K - 12 teacher workshops; films, book discussions and more.