About

Welcome to Paper Caravan. This space was born from a simple idea: that the tools we use should be just as beautiful as the things we create with them.

I’m Susanna Harrison, an illustrator and a lifelong lover of fine stationery, papers and inks. Paper Caravan is my little working studio and shop a place where you’ll find me at my desk illustrating books or new prints and cards right alongside a curated collection of my favourite illustrated products.

This shop is filled with the tools of my trade. As an illustrator and all round creative worker, I’m picky about what I use, so I’ve curated a collection of the very best Japanese stationery and art supplies that I rely on every day in the studio. If it’s on the shelf, it’s because I love using it and I know it’s a great tool to work with.

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Interior view of Paper Caravan stationery shop in Newcastle, featuring a wooden table display of curated art books and colorful notebooks, with lush green plants and a vintage-style blue cabinet in the background.
Book titled "Frida to AtoZ: The Life of an Icon From Activism to Zapotec" by Nadia Bailey with illustrations by Susanna Harrison, featuring an illustrated portrait of Frida Kahlo
Susanna Harrison, professional illustrator and owner of Paper Caravan, standing in her Newcastle West shop with an iPad and Apple Pencil, surrounded by curated bookshelves.
A wide display of illustrated greeting cards and art prints on soft green shelving at Paper Caravan in Newcastle. The boutique interior shows a curated selection of paper goods, stationery, and books in a bright, inviting retail space
A stack of the book 'Do Your Best Every Day to Do Your Best Every Day' by John Cena, featuring illustrations by Paper Caravan founder Susanna Harrison. The blue books are displayed on a wooden shelf alongside an artist's wooden hand model