This is episode 52 and the first of a new series of shorter format podcast episodes that will be sprinkled through our artist interviews and are devoted to highlighting a creative business from Aotearoa NZ who provide a great service or product I think you would love.This week I'm talking to the Founder of Blank Inspiration, Hadleigh Vernall.Hadleigh AKA Hads talks us through the range of awesome pre framed, primed cotton/linen canvases, available through his Blank online store. https://www.instagram.com/blank.inspiration/ About your host: https://www.instagram.com/creative_matters/Mandy Jakich is the Founder and CEO of Creative Matters, an award winning business providing creative, educational opportunities to enrich the lives of our children, educators, artists and community. https://www.creativematters.co.nz/She is a practising artist www.amandajakich.co.nz and a teacher, with more than 30 years teaching in various capacities at primary and intermediate schools across Auckland NZ and as an art educator at Auckland Art Gallery.As well as this podcast, Creative Matters  facilitate Professional Development visual arts courses for primary teachers, visual art creative workshops and experiences for children and public art projects and creative opportunities  in the community.Ngā mihi, thanks for listening!See the artist's work on our blog https://www.creativematters.co.nz/blog You can follow us for updates on https://www.instagram.com/creativematterspodcast/ Please rate and review our show to help others find us https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/creative-matters/id1561034043