Exploring the world through art and words. Supporting independent artists + writers—always.
Creativity. Curiosity. Connection.
Our Mission
We believe creative expression is the backbone of humanity and a force for positive change. Our mission is to fuel the innovative, inquisitive nature that lies within each of us and support working artists, makers, and writers who are doing the same.
Art prints, greeting cards, zines, books, and more. From products hand made in the Papernoten studio to collaborations with independent creatives, everything we sell is made by independent artists and writers.
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FEATURED ARTISTS
Kate Speranza and Lindsey Aarts met when they had neighboring art studios in 2018. They’ve been friends in art ever since— cheering each other on through their respective creative journeys. After multiple years of selling work together at the local farmer’s market, it only makes sense that Kate and Lindsey would be the inaugural artists featured here on Papernoten.
Collaboration
KATE SPERANZA
Whether it’s through clean, architectural lines or minimalist abstraction, Kate’s work captures her surroundings and the indelible marks left on them by humans.
Weathered
LINDSEY AARTS
Lindsey Aarts uses watercolor illustration and mixed media collage to create colorful imagery rooted in stories, history, and the natural landscape. She is also the owner and creator of Papernoten Art & Press.
FEATURED WRITER
CLIFF TAYLOR is an enrolled member of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska. He is a writer, poet, speaker, and storyteller. His essays and poems have been published both online with lastrealindians.com, where he is a regular contributor, and in print with The Yellow Medicine Review, Jelly Bucket, Oakwood Magazine, and Hipfish Monthly. He is the author of The Memory of Souls, a memoir of the Sundance and his walk/life with the little people, and the recent poetry collection The Native Who Never Left. A Nebraskan through and through, he currently resides on the Oregon Coast with his sweetheart of many years.
Get your hands dirty
Resources for Creativity
Whether your garden is your art or the art comes from your garden, planting a garden is one of the easiest ways to find deep and meaningful connections with nature and your creative self.
We’ve done some research and found more inspiration than we know what to do with, and now we pass it on to you.
