Afghan artist Sughra Hussainy, makes her own watercolors and pens to create intricate miniature paintings and calligraphy. Toya Sarno Jordan/NPR hide caption toggle caption Toya Sarno Jordan/NPR Goats and Soda VIDEO: Watch An Afghan Calligrapher's Gifted Hands Create A Miniature Work Of Art May 14, 2016 Sughra Hussainy, a 27-year-old artist from Afghanistan, never imagined her talent in traditional Persian calligraphy would take her around the world.