This month, Payton will demonstrate how to paint sunflowers inspired by Vincent Van Gogh! This lesson will explore pointillism as we use a variety of dots (made with watercolor paint and q-tips) placed closely together to form this image. Materials used in this class include watercolor paints, q-tips, pencil, and eraser.

Watch a quote come to life as AADL staff use their skills to make powerful words pretty.

See all our Arab American Heritage Month events here.

Watch a quote come to life as AADL staff use their skills to make powerful words pretty.

See all our Arab American Heritage Month events here.

Watch a quote come to life as AADL staff use their skills to make powerful words pretty.

See all our Arab American Heritage Month events here.

Watch a quote come to life as AADL staff use their skills to make powerful words pretty.

See all our Arab American Heritage Month events here.

Watch a quote come to life as AADL staff use their skills to make powerful words pretty.

See all our Arab American Heritage Month events here.

Watch a quote come to life as AADL staff use their skills to make powerful words pretty.

See all our Arab American Heritage Month events here.

Watch a quote come to life as AADL staff use their skills to make powerful words pretty.

See all our Arab American Heritage Month events here.

In this video, Dr. Nihad Dukhan demonstrates the complete technique for producing a finished piece of Arabic calligraphy. Materials and instruments include specially-sized Ahar paper, traditional ink made from soot, inkwell with leeqa (silk), reed pens and sharpening tools, as well as a writing board with leather. The process of writing starts with selecting a text and a calligraphy style then moves into sketching, refining and re-evaluation, before it is finally penned. Correcting techniques are shown.

Watch a quote come to life as AADL staff use their skills to make powerful words pretty.

See all our Arab American Heritage Month events here.