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Words as Art

Best of the Ai-Naidari Conlang Notebooks

August 24, 2026

What's in the Ai-Naidari conlang notebooks? Now that they're all scanned, I thought I'd pull out some of my favorite pages to demonstrate why you might want to browse them! For hints of culture and worldbuilding; for the ink washes and swatches and calligraphy; for the sketches that dot them as punctuation. Sometimes just because they're beautiful, even without explication.

Take a stroll through Kherishdar with me while we prepare for the next book!
Love Is The Foundation (Plan)

Love Is The Foundation (Plan)
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Sketchbook ain1 · Page 19 (2019)

language ×
ink ×
watercolour ×
book cover ×
calligraphy ×
concept art ×
conlang ×
translations ×
kherishdar ×
Forever Happy

Forever Happy
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Sketchbook ain1 · Page 40 (2019)

language ×
ink ×
flower ×
calligraphy ×
conlang ×
kherishdar ×
Sitting In The Garden

Sitting In The Garden
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Sketchbook ain4 · Page 58 (2020)

language ×
ink ×
plant ×
calligraphy ×
conlang ×
kherishdar ×
ai-naidari ×
Names And Titles

Names And Titles
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Sketchbook ain3 · Page 56 (2019)

further conversat… ×
kor ×
language ×
ink ×
calligraphy ×
conlang ×
translations ×
kherishdar ×
ai-naidari ×
At The Plaza

At The Plaza
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Sketchbook ain4 · Page 59 (2020)

language ×
ink ×
architecture ×
calligraphy ×
conlang ×
translations ×
kherishdar ×
ai-naidari ×
Faethum Or

Faethum Or
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Sketchbook ain3 · Page 55 (2019)

further conversat… ×
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ink ×
calligraphy ×
conlang ×
translations ×
kherishdar ×
ai-naidari ×
Titles

Titles
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Sketchbook ain2 · Page 1 (2019)

black blossom ×
kherishdars excep… ×
the aphorisms of … ×
language ×
ink ×
calligraphy ×
conlang ×
translations ×
kherishdar ×
Because You Are My Family

Because You Are My Family
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Sketchbook ain3 · Page 21 (2019)

kherishdars excep… ×
language ×
ink ×
calligraphy ×
conlang ×
translations ×
kherishdar ×
ai-naidari ×
I'm Glad You Stayed 2

I'm Glad You Stayed 2
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Sketchbook ain2 · Page 38 (2019)

kherishdars excep… ×
haraa ×
language ×
ink ×
pencil ×
watercolour ×
calligraphy ×
conlang ×
translations ×
kherishdar ×
ai-naidari ×
Let's Go Play!

Let's Go Play!
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Sketchbook ain2 · Page 17 (2019)

the reviewer ×
language ×
ink ×
calligraphy ×
conlang ×
translations ×
kherishdar ×
ai-naidari ×
The Gates Saved Again

The Gates Saved Again
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Sketchbook ain2 · Page 19 (2019)

kherishdars excep… ×
language ×
ink ×
calligraphy ×
conlang ×
translations ×
kherishdar ×
Weather Comes And Weather Goes

Weather Comes And Weather Goes
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Sketchbook ain2 · Page 22 (2019)

black blossom ×
language ×
ink ×
pencil ×
calligraphy ×
conlang ×
translations ×
kherishdar ×
ai-naidari ×
jevi ×
Glory

Glory
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Sketchbook ain2 · Page 25 (2019)

language ×
ink ×
calligraphy ×
conlang ×
translations ×
kherishdar ×
Gossip By The Fountain

Gossip By The Fountain
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Sketchbook ain5 · Page 1 (2026)

language ×
the capital of fi… ×
ink ×
fountain ×
architecture ×
calligraphy ×
conlang ×
translations ×
kherishdar ×
ai-naidari ×
To Err Is Only... (Cover Art)

To Err Is Only... (Cover Art)
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Sketchbook ain1 · Page 14 (2019)

the admonishments… ×
the aphorisms of … ×
language ×
ink ×
book cover ×
calligraphy ×
concept art ×
conlang ×
kherishdar ×
To Enjoy One's Work

To Enjoy One's Work
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Sketchbook ain2 · Page 47 (2019)

kherishdars excep… ×
language ×
ink ×
calligraphy ×
conlang ×
translations ×
kherishdar ×
Ithavren

Ithavren
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Sketchbook ain3 · Page 42 (2019)

language ×
ink ×
flower ×
plant ×
calligraphy ×
conlang ×
translations ×
kherishdar ×

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