Hi! I’m BRITTANY DESANTIS

The author, artist and instructor behind Peak Paper Co.

After making a big cross-country move, I fell in love with the mountains and back in love with art.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve had a paintbrush and pen in hand. I grew up writing poems, painting gifts, and keeping memories in journals that I still have for every decade of life.

I’ve now taught calligraphy, journaling, and watercolour to more than 50,000 students around the world, lead workshops for brands like Montblanc, teach on international art retreats and create books, classes, and curated art supplies to help you explore your creativity, even if you’ve never picked up a paintbrush!

More than anything, I hope my work encourages you to make time for art, let go of doing it perfectly, and experience the absolute joy of expressing yourself on paper.

MY BOOKS

FORGET YOU NOT

My first book, Forget You Not: A Guided Grief & Keepsake Journal, was written in memory of my dad for when someone you love loses someone they love too. It’s filled with thoughtful writing prompts and space to record the stories and memories you never want to forget.

Since its release, Forget You Not has supported thousands of people through grief, become a #1 Amazon bestseller in grief and bereavement, and received a National Indie Excellence Award. It’s incredibly meaningful to know that something created from my own experience of loss is now helping so many others experience the power of their own words.

THE DAILY PLAY

My second book, The Daily Play: A 365-Day Art Journal to Reignite Your Creative Spark, is a whole year of approachable art prompts on everything from watercolour and drawing to calligraphy and journaling.

Each prompt is designed to take just 10–15 minutes a day, giving you a place to experiment, notice the world around you and build a creative habit that fits into real life.

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The STORY behind Peak Paper Co.

Peak Paper Co. began after a big cross-country move from Ontario to Alberta, where the Canadian Rockies re-inspired my love of art and the “peak” in my business name.

I was working my once-dream job in marketing at an advertising agency, and somewhere between the mountains and my growing stack of journals and art supplies, I began building a creative career of my own.

I now live along the southern shores of Georgian Bay in Ontario, creating from my cozy riverside studio while raising two young daughters. My surroundings may have changed, but the heart of my work hasn’t: I want creativity to feel approachable, encouraging and worth making time for.

I’ve kept a journal since I was 10 years old and credit all my best ideas, this entire business, both of my books, and every risk, to putting pen to paper.

Over the years, Peak Paper Co. has grown from selling watercolour paintings and hand-lettered vintage maps at craft shows/markets to writing two best-selling books, teaching on international retreats, partnering with luxury brands, and getting inspired by the most wonderful community of creatively curious people all over the world.

I’m so glad you’re here!

You can join me at an in-person workshop in Ontario, meet me on an international art retreat, or learn online through my writing and art workshops, including my ongoing partnership with Montblanc, makers of some of the world’s finest writing instruments.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

Watercolour
Calligraphy
Journaling
Drawing

LEARN With Me

montblanc inspire writing

ontario workshops

Let’s Stay CONNECTED

Want some creative company throughout the year? My Daily Play Substack is where we keep the inspiration going

You can subscribe for free to watch me guide you through the first 30 prompts inside The Daily Play. Paid subscribers also receive bonus prompts, access to our private community chat, my full library of art classes and workbooks under The Student Plan, and seasonal live playdates where we make art together and share what we’ve been creating.

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