Paperblanks Poppy Field Ultra Hardback 5-Year Snapshot Journal

Record a few lines every day for five years and watch your story unfold with this Poppy Field ultra 5-year snapshot journal from Paperblanks – a beautiful way to look back on the same date, year after year.

Mila Marquis’s ethereal, joyous images are little bliss bombs for the spirit. In the piece recreated for our Poppy Field cover, we see her depiction of a butterfly fairy meeting with her best friend on a warm early summer’s eve. There is vast delight to be found in even the smallest of her precious and joy-inducing details.

The Story Behind the Design

Prepare to be charmed. For anyone awakened to the possibility of magic we present our Poppy Field cover. Featuring the art of Mila Marquis, an artist living Hamburg, Germany, with her two sons, a dog, two mice and a turtle, this joyful new collection offers little bliss bombs for the spirit. Mila’s art combines sparkling emotion and unashamedly sweet depictions of fairies, fawns and flowers that cajole even the heaviest spirits to soar.

Using a variety of media, including crayons, coloured pencils, gouache and acrylics, Mila creates small dreamscapes inspired by the positive things in life. There is vast delight to be found in even the smallest of her precious and joy-inducing details. When asked if her work is a reflection of her personality, Mila responds that she loves it when she is down and her art brings her back to her “sweetest dreams.” She is particularly happy when illustrations have a little twist in them and offer a glimpse at “the other side of the moon.”

In the piece originally titled “Meet Me at the Poppy Field” and recreated here, Mila has brought to life the story of a little butterfly fairy meeting up with her best friend on a warm, early summer eve.

To learn more about Mila, please check out our interview with her over on the Endpaper Blog.

• Original artwork: “Meet Me at the Poppy Field” by Mila Marquis
• Era: Contemporary
• Region: Germany

Product Details

• Size: Ultra – 180 × 230 × 22 mm
• Pages: 192 (96 sheets)
• Paper: 120 gsm acid-free cream laid paper
• Cover: Hardback
• Closure: Elastic band
• Binding: Smyth sewn – lies flat and stays durable
• Corners: Rounded
• Pouch: Memento pouch
• Design: Poppy Field
• Series: Mila Marquis Collection
• Weight: 633 g
• Product code: PB4474-1 | ISBN: 9781439744741

About Paperblanks

Paperblanks works with museums, libraries, galleries and artists around the world to faithfully reproduce remarkable artwork, historic bindings and treasured manuscripts. Every book is made to last, with binder boards crafted from 100% recycled materials, and the back endpaper tells the fascinating story behind the cover design and credits its creators.