Author Archives: raoulpat

About raoulpat

I got started as a calligrapher in 2009, and haven't put my pen down since. Some of the services that I provide are wedding calligraphy, quinceañera calligraphy, envelope addressing, place cards and transforming inspirational citations into framable artwork.

2025 Holiday Card

Posted on January 31, 2026 by raoulpat

2025 Holiday Card The image is from The Virgin and Child Seated by a Tree, 1513, by Albrecht Dürer, courtesy of the Princeton University Art Museum. Everybody Loves My Baby is a popular and jazz standard song composed by Spencer … Continue reading →

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Fascism

Posted on October 18, 2025 by raoulpat

Sound familiar? A demo piece for my Beginning Textura class. #fascism #Calligraphy #Texturacalligraphy #blacklettercalligraphy #calligraphiegothique #Gothiquetextura #textura #sumiink #Gouache #calligraphybyraoul #goldleaf #antifa #FuckTrump

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The Man Who Taught His Asshole to Talk

Posted on June 24, 2025 by raoulpat

In Naked Lunch, William Burroughs tells the story of a man who let his asshole take control of his body, eventually leading to his demise. This piece expresses my concern about the incompetence of our political leaders and the devastating … Continue reading →

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Resist Fascism

Posted on June 5, 2025 by raoulpat

Resist Fascism#resistfascism #antitrump #blacklettercalligraphy #texturacalligraphy #frakturcalligraphy #calligraphybyraoul #drmartinsbleedproofwhiteink #jnbdeluxeblankblackpaper #winsornewtongouache #goldleaf

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Happy Birthday, Walt Whitman!

Posted on June 1, 2025 by raoulpat

Happy birthday, Walt Whitman! Born May 31, 1819 From the Calamus cluster of Leaves of Grass, 1891, by Walt Whitman #waltwhitman #lgbtpoets #lgbtamericanpoets #19centuryamericanpoets #gaypoetry #calligraphy #blacklettercalligraphy #texturacalligraphy #drmartinsbleedproofwhiteink #cansonmiteintespaper #winsornewtongouache #goldleaf

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Juegas todos los días

Posted on May 26, 2025 by raoulpat

From Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada, 1924, by Pablo Neruda. Published in 1924, this collection of poems, Neruda’s first and most well-known, made a name for him. It created a stir because of its eroticism, all the … Continue reading →

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The Power of the People

Posted on May 16, 2025 by raoulpat

The power of the people is greater than the people in power. From the record-breaking Senate speech that Cory Booker made on April 1, 2025. #antitrump #corybooker #calligraphybyraoul #texturacalligraphy #blacklettercalligraphy #calligraphy #drmartinsbleedproofwhiteink #jnbdeluxeblankblackpaper #winsornewtongouache #calligraphiegothique #ussenatespeech #corybookerquotes #corybooker

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Revelation 13.5

Posted on May 5, 2025 by raoulpat

This excerpt from the Book of Revelations, with its destructive monster being given complete control over mankind is frighteningly appropriate today … Then the Dragon encouraged the Creature to speak great blasphemies against the Lord; and gave him authority to … Continue reading →

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There Once Was a Brash Billionaire

Posted on April 28, 2025 by raoulpat

There once was a brash billionairewho couldn’t afford decent hair.Vexed voters agreed:“We’re a nation in need!”But toupée the price, do we dare? 2020, by Michael R. Burch

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Foster Diversity

Posted on April 22, 2025 by raoulpat

Foster diversity. #forbiddenwords#trump#uspolitics#blacklettercalligraphy#frakturcalligraphy#gothiccalligraphy#drmartinsbleedproofwhiteink#winsornewtonwatercolor#goldleaf#cansonmiteintespaper#fosterdiversity#diversity#antitrump