RIYADH: Saudi artist and calligrapher Abdelrahman Elshahed brought historical poetry and Arabic calligraphy to life using raw, natural inks during an immersive and educational evening of cultural celebration on Tuesday. “Calligraphers in the past used to make their inks themselves; they would get them from natural materials, such as some flowers … in our case, for example, the coffee — we grind it and then mix it with natural materials,” he said during the event, held at Diriyah’s Bab Samhan Hot