A graphic artist by profession, George Ian Joseph Figueras Lucero has always been fascinated by calligraphy, moreso the early writing system of the far eastern inhabitants of Las Islas Filipinas in the mid-15th century.

But it wasn’t until an eventual stint in Japan that Lucero truly became serious about the ancient writing of his ancestors, known to be civilized and literate even before foreigners came to these shores, and contrary to the ignorant indios that Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan regarded them to be.