Tag Archives: Blackletter

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 →

Posted in Blackletter, Calligraphy | Tagged Acrylic paint, Allen Ginsberg, Blackletter, Calligraphie, calligraphy, Calligraphy by Raoul, Carl Solomon, Gothic, Gothique, Howl, Mental Illness, Painted Words, Sebastopol Center for the Art, Sumi ink | 4 Comments

A Blackletter Typeface

Posted on March 9, 2017 by raoulpat

Learning typeface design with Carl Crossgrove and Type@CooperWest.

Posted in Blackletter, Calligraphy, Typography | Tagged Blackletter, calligraphy, Calligraphy by Raoul, Textura, Type Design, Type@CooperWest, Typography | 6 Comments

Happy New Year

Posted on January 27, 2017 by raoulpat

What better way to celebrate the Chinese New Year than with Coq au Vin?

Posted in Blackletter, Calligraphy, Fraktur variation | Tagged Blackletter, Calligraphie, calligraphy, Calligraphy by Raoul, Coq au Vin, Fraktur, Gothic, Gothique, Ink stick, Pergamenata, Recipe | 8 Comments

Gabriel

Posted on December 9, 2016 by raoulpat

Pour Gabriel, le messager des bonnes nouvelles ! John Milton, le Paradis Perdu, livre 4, 1667 Traduction de l’anglais par François-René de Chateaubriand

Posted in Blackletter, Calligraphy, Fraktur variation, Quotes | Tagged Blackletter, Calligraphie, calligraphy, Calligraphy by Raoul, Fraktur, Gabriel, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Sumi ink | 7 Comments

Je suis Charlie

Posted on January 22, 2015 by raoulpat

En hommage aux victimes de l’attentat à la rédaction de Charlie Hebdo. In memory of the victims of the massacre at the editorial offices of Charlie Hebdo.