Press & Awards

How can you stay true to the why behind your art and grow your business at the same time? Janna chats about how she’s done both. 

Hear Janna talk about her business and her calling to preserve and promote the physicality of book and paper arts.

Ep. 10: In a world filled with uncertainties and challenges, one woman dared to chase her dreams amidst the chaos.

Listen as Janna explains how she grew up, the fire that changed her life, and adventure of starting a business in college.

Hear Janna discuss how keeping a positive outlook fuels her creativity & how her passion for paper inspired her to build a business.

Tune in to discover how Janna's passion for art & craftsmanship led her to create intricate pieces that defy expectations.

Hear Janna share her inspirational story of love, courage, and connection at the live coffee talk show.

Hear Janna share about being an artist, poet, and musician performing poetry and music for over 20 years and the inspirational story behind the start of her business, Papercraft Miracles.

Hear Janna discuss how she has used the trauma she experienced in her 20's to create a business whose purpose is built into the very fabric of its existence.

Hear Janna on Ten Minute Mindset share how she took her passion for art and creativity and built a sustainable business by staying focused on what she loved.

Get to know all about Janna -listen to her on the IROC Business Podcast discuss the story behind her business, how she persevered through hard times, how that led her to now, her podcast, and her poetry and music.

Hear Janna discuss women in business, her own company, some current events and politics, her own podcast, and some bonus songs from her band, Bloodthirsty Vegans.

Hear Janna discuss the idea of slowly becoming who you were always meant to be and how that relates to her business, artistic endeavors and life.

Tune in to hear Janna discuss the dual role of artist & entrepreneur, balancing business and family life, how to charge for your work, rethinking marketing tools, and building a support system.

Get an inside peek at the Art of Business & The Business of Art launch party fundraiser at Hallwalls.

Learn about Janna’s inspiration to create the Mama Birdie Childcare Fund and her successful fundraiser event.

Janna was featured on Daytime Buffalo to talk about her new course, The Art of Business & The Business of Art

A spotlight on Janna’s She Means Business pitch competition win and how the winning funds impacted her business.

Watch Janna on Daytime Buffalo discuss her business, Papercraft Miracles and what makes her work unique.

Spotlight on a massive seed-bomb project that Janna took on for a major company, making almost a half-a-million seed bombs in a month!

Join WIVB for a deeper look into Janna’s seed-bomb making process and appreciate the long lost art of paper-making.

A spotlight on how Janna has helped shaped the city of Buffalo through the success of her business, Papercraft Miracles.

Learn more about the positive impact Janna’s work has on the environment and the variety of sustainable products she creates at Papercraft Miracles.

Janna and Papercraft Miracles were featured as part of a spotlight on women-owned business in Western New York.

A feature on Janna as the 2018 BNC Women in Leadership July honoree.

Hear Janna tell the story of how and why she started her business and how creating this business saved her when she literally had nothing.

A feature on Janna’s participation in the paper category of the Discovery+ craft competition, “Meet Your Makers Showdown".

Learn more about how Janna is helping to promote sustainability and climate justice through her business.

Get a closer look at Janna’s delightfully creative collection of paper and mixed media work.

Feature including an interview with Janna highlighting how she built her business.

“They Told Me It Was Impossible And I Did It Anyway”: An inspiring interview with Janna.

A feature that highlights Janna’s work and the eco-friendly and sustainable impact of Papercraft Miracles.

Janna was featured in the Gift & Stationery Industry’s Leaders 40 under 40 in 2019.

Interview in Shoutout SoCal highlighting how Janna balances a successful business with personal life.

Learn more about how Janna found her business groove.

An in-depth interview on Janna’s backstory and the challenges and success of running a creative business.

A spotlight with Utility Avenue about the origins of Papercraft Miracles and what the future holds.

Feature in Buffalo Rising highlighting the importance of physical art in a time obsessed with technology.

Janna received a Luminary Award for creative entrepreneurship at the University at Buffalo’s Henry A. Panasci Jr. Technology Entrepreneurship Competition

Janna was awarded the SBA Buffalo District Women Owned Small Business Person of the Year Award.

Papercraft Miracles was honored as 1 of 25 standout businesses in Buffalo.

Janna was honored with the Buffalo Niagara Chapter of Women, Inc. Women in Leadership Award.

Papercraft Miracles was awarded a $25,000 grant from Ignite Buffalo to help reach the next stage of it’s development.