People of Paperblanks

Interviews with artists, authors and real-life journallers.

When I first came across Paloma Villarreal’s (Paloma Kua) artwork, the first thing I noticed was the antique-looking books she often portrays in her work – lying on a table next to a cup of coffee or held by...
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...
For our "X Questions With" series, we're speaking with talented individuals from around the world who have inspired us with their creativity and passion. If you have a story to tell or someone you'd like to see profiled, let...
Our new Still Life Burst cover is based on a painting by Jan van Huysum (1682–1749) that seems to burst off the canvas. A seduction of the eye and a jolt of passion for the soul, Van Huysum's “still...
"Don’t ever limit yourself. With art, as in life, the possibilities are endless!"
Sometimes at the Endpaper Blog we get the unique opportunity to offer a platform to creative journallers from around the world. We’ve recently partnered with Quynh Vu – a multitalented artist and bullet journaller who specializes in brush lettering...
We all contribute something. It can be the gift of making people happy or the ability to be a good listener, just as it can be a special talent to draw, to write or to sing.
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...
Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States, embodied the possibilities of young America. Born in 1809 to uneducated parents in a one-room farmhouse, Lincoln rose from his humble origins to capture the top office in the...
If the reading lists we provided in this previous post seemed a tad daunting, then we have just the thing! For today's recommendations, we have moved out of the aspirational world of required academic reading and into a more personal...