People of Paperblanks

Interviews with artists, authors and real-life journallers.

In our modern society, not many true mysteries remain. Thanks to scientific advances we are now able to understand most of what's going on in not only our world, but the universe beyond, as well. Even Jack the Ripper...
Due to the scores of holiday cards that are mailed out this month, December 7th is often recognised as "National Letter Writing Day." With email and social media posts slowly taking over our means of daily communication, it's important to celebrate...
Name: Marija Silvija Ambrazeviciute Age: 19 Home: Zell Am Harmersbach, Black Forest, Germany Places: I lived in Kaunas, Lithuania for the first seven years of my life. Then, when I was eight my family moved to the Leytonstone part of London, England....
When we say that "we believe that art should have a place in all aspects of life," we aren't exaggerating. A passion for creativity, especially for the book arts, is something shared by all members of the Paperblanks family, even...
Name: Terrence James Coffman Age: 69 City/Town: Jefferson, Wisconsin Country: USA Places: I currently live in Jefferson, WI. I was born in Washington, DC and grew up in Falls Church, VA. In the mid '90’s I lived in Lacoste, France where I began...
Name: Daniel Rolnik Age: 25 City/Town: Los Angeles, CA Country: USA Places, Travelled & Lived: Every state in the USA, Canada, Mexico, UK, Denmark, Sweden, Italy, France, Poland, Japan, Australia and Israel Loves: Art, underground culture, folktales and Los Angeles hamburgers Teachers/Education: Ex’pression College for...
Our most recent Paperblanks Traveller comes courtesy of Nills, who recently returned from a holiday in Portugal. About his European vacation, Nills writes: I took this picture in Sintra at the Pena National Palace. Sintra is a "must" place to...
Saturday is International Friendship Day, and what better way to celebrate the meeting of like minds than to highlight some famous literary and artistic duos? Inspired by our Embellished Manuscripts Schiller, Letter to Goethe journal, we decided to take...
This week on Paperblanks Traveller our Blake, Poems journal travels with Emilie to Guadeloupe in the Caribbean to soak up some rays. About her visit and these photos, Emilie writes: I took those pictures during my holiday to Guadeloupe, a...
Yesterday was the 90th anniversary of Austrian writer Franz Kafka's death. Nearly one hundred years after his passing he continues to be one of the most influential writers of the past century, and it is  the rare occasion that...