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Interviews with artists, authors and real-life journallers.

You may find it surprising to learn that in all our years of creating journal covers based on world art, we've never featured the art of Gustav Klimt (1862–1918). Perhaps it was because his work is just so iconic that...
Chris from Paperblanks' Vancouver office tells us about working for Paperblanks and his favourite design: I work in the Marketing department at Paperblanks HQ in Vancouver. It's a great environment even if just because you get to see all these...
Our Peek Inside… series takes a look inside people's personal journals to celebrate their imagination and inspire others. This month we get an insider's scoop into the many Paperblanks sketchbooks and journals of art history student Lynora: My name is Lynora,...
Often described by musicians as a “giant,” Ludwig van Beethoven’s (1770-1827) works are defined by intellectual depth and honesty. His musical expressions of heroism and struggle echo his troubled personal life. Beethoven’s childhood fell prey to the ambitions of...
This week we had such a wonderful time getting to know French artist Marie Landreau. Her work is exceptionally beautiful and is recognised by many throughout France and beyond. She has been guest of honour at several notable events...
Forget "complicit" – "levidrome" is the word of the year, at least if a Canadian boy has anything to say about it! Six-year-old Levi Budd, from Victoria, has coined the term to describe a word that becomes another word when...
Today marks ten years since we lost Laurel Burch (1945–2007), a singularly unique voice in the art scene. From her humble beginnings in Southern California to the successful merchandising empire she built around her designs, Laurel was a great...
"If a person were to peek inside the pages of my Paperblanks book they would find my sketches, dreams, ideas, designs, inspirations and stories."
Sometimes at the Endpaper Blog we get the unique opportunity to offer a platform to creative journallers from around the world. Today, we are excited to welcome professional poet and writer Jon Woods to the Endpaper Blog, as he...
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...