Blackwing Blog

We had the opportunity to chat with Robert Brighton, award-winning author and creator of the Avenging Angel Detective Agency™ Mysteries and other acclaimed titles.

A Conversation with Leslie Hung   We partnered with comic book artist and illustrator Leslie Hung for our Artist Series Notebooks featuring her incredible original artwork. Leslie is the co-creator of Image Comic's Snotgirl.   Can you tell...

We had the pleasure of chatting with Vanessa Reynoso of Marbled Paper Studio. She shares about the intricate craft of paper marbling, its history dating back to the 12th century & much more.

We had the opportunity to sit down for a chat with portrait artist, woodworker Jason Patterson. Using historical documents and meticulous research, Jason’s transformative work is centered around telling stories of African American history from his local community...

When we first heard about a team of designers that were using Blackwing pencils to sketch out projects on parchment paper placemats at an osteria in a small town in Italy, we knew we had to find out...

We had the pleasure to sit down with guitar maker and craftsman, Butch Boswell, to talk about the intricate processes of his trade, tools he can’t live without, and much more.

We had the opportunity to sit down with author and illustrator Lindsay Gardner to talk about art, her sources of inspiration, and her new book, Why We Cook: Women on Food, Identity, and Connection. Lindsay sketched every original illustration...

Andy Powers is a luthier, and lead designer at Taylor Guitars.

Heather Martinez is a lettering artist and visual practitioner based out of Colorado. Read her interview with Blackwing here to learn more.

Paul Stoll is a jewelry design and goldsmith from San Francisco, CA.