“Abide” in Baybayin Calligraphy
I haven’t done calligraphy for a while. I’ve been focusing on my academic medicine career and solidifying life as a husband and …
Calligraphy, Love, and a Wedding
Baybayin calligraphy is such a beautiful script— ancient, under-appreciated, and relatively unknown even to Filipinos. Baybayin was used by ancient Tagalogs in …
Logographing the Moon
Buwan Many poems of indigenous Filipino tribes contain imagery of the moon. Below is a poem (ambahan) of the Hanunoo people from Antoon Postma’s Treasure …
Logographing an Eclipse and a Flood
Solar Eclipse In August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse occurred across the contiguous United States, for the first time since 1918. …
Logographing a Hurricane
Typhoons & Hurricanes Hurricane Harvey hit the state of Texas of the United States, making landfall on August 25, 2017. Confirmed deaths …
Logographing Rice and Bamboo
I am continuing a series of calligraphy pieces in Baybayin script (ancient, Filipino writing system) to examine the meaning and aesthetic of one word …
Ambahan about sickness and death
Ambahan about sickness and death In ancient, pre-Spanish Philippines, reading and writing were ubiquitious rather than for the elite or religious class. …
Logographing Tapyas ng pusong
Sacred Texts & Calligraphy I am starting a series of calligraphy pieces in Baybayin script (ancient, Filipino writing system) to examine the …
Logographing Magtipan at Kaanyuan
Ambahan about old age As I research more about Baybayin script (ancient Filipino script) I come across more and more Filipino poetry. …
Ambahan Poetry & Baybayin Calligraphy
Ambahan Poetry During my research of Baybayin (ancient Filipino script) I ran into an ancient Filipino poetic form called the ambahan. While …