A Journey Through Self-Taught Arabic Calligraphy

Item

Title

A Journey Through Self-Taught Arabic Calligraphy

Rights

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Type

Moving Image

Creator

Suhair El Kababji

Date

2018

Description

This project documents Lebanese-Canadian and Arabic calligraphy artist Wajeha Chams. She is currently living in London, Ontario and has been practicing calligraphy for the past five years, during which her passion has grown. The video first focuses on a brief introduction about her origins, career, and degrees. Chams explores when she first developed an interest in calligraphy and explains her accomplishments related to her artwork, how often she practised it, and how she mastered it. We talk about some of her best calligraphy work so far and her reasoning behind this particular piece of art. We then explore how she is involved within the London community. Chams finishes by giving basic calligraphy tips to the audience for those who would like to pursue this type of art.

Format

Video

Language

English (Canadian)/ Arabic (Lebanese)

Place

London Ontario

Publisher

Bridging Classroom and Community: Languages and Cultures in Action, Western University, Fall 2018

Contributor

Wajeha Chams

Extent

5 minutes

Relation

Is part of Arabic collection

Subject

A Journey Through Self-Taught Arabic Calligraphy