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People of Paperblanks

Interviews with artists, authors and real-life journallers.

I've come to realize that you are really meant to do something when, while you are doing it, you lose track of time...
Our Peek Inside… series takes a look inside people's journals to celebrate their imagination and inspire others. Please send us an email if you have a project that you would like to be featured. This week we are getting to...
This week we had the pleasure of getting to know Swedish writer and photographer, Maria-Thérèse Sommar. She is one of the proud winners of the NaNoWriMo writing challenge, and is now a published author! We had the chance to ask her...
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...
The public has voted and the results are in for our Seize the Summer competition. Thank you to everyone who submitted entries and voted for their favourite #PaperblanksMoment. With over 1000 votes we are (pleasantly) overwhelmed by the number of people...
Sometimes we come across talented artists through browsing social media, sometimes our amazing Paperblanks community leads us to them and sometimes we find them in purely serendipitous ways. Once in a while it’s a combination of all three, and...
At Paperblanks, we are firm believers in the importance of supporting our community, especially organizations empowering youth and minority groups. This week we want to spotlight Empowered Black Girl, a mentorship conference for Black girls, developed as an affiliation of Black Women Connect...
This Sunday, April 15th would have been Leonardo da Vinci's 566th birthday – making today the perfect time to celebrate this original Renaissance Man. Leonardo's works in the realm of art, particularly painting and anatomical sketches, are well celebrated, but...
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,...
Our Peek Inside… series takes a look inside people’s journals to celebrate their imagination and inspire others. This week we are getting to know Michelle McKendry, a wax seal creator and creative writer from Ontario who uses Paperblanks journals in many different...