Category Archives: Calligraphy

Everything calligraphic

Speculating on the Nature of Transformation …

Posted on October 26, 2017 by raoulpat

This is a collaborative piece that I did with Delaney and Chin. A tree branch, a trowel and a toy truck carrying logs to the lumber mill are reminders of the gardening and landscaping projects that D&C do.

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Calligraphy on Prayer Wheels

Posted on September 7, 2017 by raoulpat

Doing gilded copperplate on steel prayer wheels for Delaney and Chin. This is the first time I have had to wear knee pads while doing calligraphy.

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Homage to Liu Xiaobo

Posted on July 16, 2017 by raoulpat

In memory of Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, who died in prison on 13 July 2017. This citation is from the Charter 8 manifesto, which he and other Chinese intellectuals and human rights activists authored in 2008.

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I’m With You

Posted on June 19, 2017 by raoulpat

Alan Ginsberg dedicated the third section of Howl to Carl Solomon, whom he met at a psychiatric hospital in 1949. Ginsberg sympathized with Solomon, who, like Ginsberg’s mother, struggled with mental illness and received shock treatment. He describes the events that occurred … Continue reading →

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We Stand Together

Posted on May 28, 2017 by raoulpat

In remembrance of the victims of the bombings at Manchester Arena on May 22nd, 2017, and in support of their families and friends.

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O Sleep

Posted on May 16, 2017 by raoulpat

I have always sympathized with King Henry IV who desperately laments his inability to go to sleep.

Posted in Blackletter, Calligraphy, Quotes | Tagged Calligraphie, calligraphy, Calligraphy by Raoul, Ink stick, Pergamenata, Shakespeare, Sleep, Sumi ink | 7 Comments

Happy Birthday William Caslon

Posted on April 22, 2017 by raoulpat

William Caslon put England on the typographic map in 1734 when “Caslon” came out, providing stiff competition for Dutch typefaces. It became the most popular typeface of the 18th century, in particular in the colonies, where it was used to … Continue reading →

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Italian Hand

Posted on April 14, 2017 by raoulpat

Last weekend, I attended the Poetic Pen calligraphy workshop, taught by Heather Held, where we learned Italian Hand, the ancestor of English Roundhand. It’s quirky, but Heather’s enthusiasm is infectious, and I soon fell in love with its blobs and … Continue reading →