Nice to see you! I’m Yvonne Bashor.
I’m a lifelong artist and crafter from the Pacific Northwest. I am often looking for creative inspiration in nature and found objects. My work almost always involves paper, often in the form of printmaking (gel plate and relief), cards, mixed media, and drawing. I love working with stamps and stencils, and carving my own stamps. For a number of years, I shared my ideas and taught techniques at Runaway Art and Craft Studio in Salem, until it closed in late 2025.
If you are interested in seeing more of my work, please visit me @penguinpapers on Instagram.
Thanks for visiting.
penguinpapers 
July 9th, 2011 at 7:29 pm
Hi Yvonne,
I stumbled on your blog via your C&S submission #143. I was just rolling over the samples and penguin papers came to my attention. I’m curious as to the reason for your blog name. Are you a penguin fanatic as well as a stamper – like myself? I’ve been stamping for 25+ years and co-owned a stamp store for 7 years…waaay before it was so trendy. In regards to the penguins, my goal is to see all species in the wild. So far I have half of the list done and will be going to Australia to see the smallest of the penguins this summer. Oh, BTW I live in Calgary, Canada so not too far from you.
February 11th, 2013 at 5:08 am
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