Blackwing Blog

Samantha Dion Baker is an author and illustrator from Brooklyn, NY who uses Blackwing pencils to realize her gorgeous illustrations.

Adam Reineck leads the design team at IDEO.org, a nonprofit that improves the lives of people living in poverty through design.

No Depression Magazine called Willy Tea Taylor "one of the most important singer/songwriters of our time," and we're proud to have him as the first artist on the Blackwing Music record label.

Read about the creative process behind the work of Greg Ruth, writer/Artist of graphic novels, children’s picture books, illustration and film.

Andy Mientus is an actor and writer living between Los Angeles and New York City. Read about his process, and why the pencil is the "tool of collaborators."

Hugh Caughey is an Australian Artist / designer based in Sydney, whose work focuses on the shapes / lines / textures found in nature.

Tom Hall is a game designer and co-founder of ID software. Some of his works include Doom and Wolfenstein 3D. Read more about Tom's creative process.

Lili Arnold is a graphic designer, illustrator, block printer and textile designer based in Santa Cruz, California.

Oliver Lam-Watson is a Masters of Architecture student, 35mm darkroom photographer and YouTube content creator from London, UK. Read about his process.

Carrie South is an illustrator and painter from Oklahoma City, OK.