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Interviews with artists, authors and real-life journallers.

On a Writing Wednesday at the end of August we talked about how sticking to a routine will boost your writing proficiency. But what happens when a writing ritual is taken to an extreme? When does a helpful habit...
Some of the most popular posts here on the Endpaper Blog are from our X Questions With and Peek Inside series. We love seeing what people create and share using our journals, and we're thrilled that you do, too! Beginning this week, we are...
"The mysterious aspects of a single person fascinate me and portraiture – the study of faces - is what I specialize in to try to understand how emotions are expressed."
As you probably know by seeing our Embellished Manuscripts Collection, we are fascinated by beautiful lettering: all the peaks and valleys of cursive writing and the soothing calm of individual letters that come together to form words. You know...
Cathy Thorne is not only a poet – she is a spontaneous typewriter poet. Based in Toronto, Cathy has been able to seamlessly combine her passion for poetry, people and old-school typewriters into her work. With a background in...
As part of our 30th birthday celebrations, we’re sharing a peek behind the scenes and introducing some of the people who help bring our products to life. Check out the Paperblanks30 tag for more special anniversary content! Tell Us a Bit About...
This week, as part of our People of Paperblanks series, we had the pleasure of speaking with Janeczka Prinsloo, a bubble goth illustrator from Australia who goes by the name Nekka. Nekka is a wildly creative and quirky artist who...
Our Peek Inside… series takes a look inside people’s journals to celebrate their imagination and inspire others. This week we are happy to welcome Carole Jacq, an art model and farmer from France who uses her Paperblanks notebooks as a diary and a sketchbook. Carole...
"Don’t ever limit yourself. With art, as in life, the possibilities are endless!"
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (1813–1901) stands out as one of the greatest Italian composers to write opera. Born to a family of modest means near Busseto, Verdi developed his musical skill with the help of local patrons. He, like...