Blue Marble Books

Blue Marble Books Making books that inspire... I love the opportunity to mix materials in endless combinations to create these vessels waiting to be filled.

Making books that inspire...
..after taking classes at and working for the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, I decided to start selling the crazy number of journals and albums I was creating. My books have been purchase by photographers - one made it's way to the Smithsonian - writers and artists. I've been especially touched by those that tell me the cover has inspired the contents that have been

added. Rarely do I see these books after they are completed by their owner. The times I have, I am grateful for the remarkable additions others make. I'm a closet collaborator and continue to look forward to those interactions.

11/29/2020

For those of you finding your way here, we’ve taken a long hiatus. Life came along and has the studio on hold for the time being. Please follow to get notification when we’re back in the studio.

Another Pink House Press holiday card teaser!
11/19/2016

Another Pink House Press holiday card teaser!

Each year the sister company of Blue Marble Books, Pink House Press, produces a holiday card. It's not for sale. It is t...
11/13/2016

Each year the sister company of Blue Marble Books, Pink House Press, produces a holiday card. It's not for sale. It is to thank those close to us and wish them well in the new year. Without further ado...Let the holiday card making start. Whatever will it be?

As you are paging through your lovely new handmade book you see a knot. Resist the urge to clip those ends any closer. T...
11/08/2016

As you are paging through your lovely new handmade book you see a knot. Resist the urge to clip those ends any closer. Those ends are all that stands between your pages staying neatly together and your book slowly unraveling.

It's a weaver's knot, used for centuries by book binders to make use of every inch of thread in the shop or to repair an broken thread.

Now you know.

What's this? Yup more in the works...journals and albums just in time for the holidays.
11/08/2016

What's this? Yup more in the works...journals and albums just in time for the holidays.

What's in the book press today
10/30/2016

What's in the book press today

Sometimes a gal needs to sketch. Know what I mean? Blue Marble Books are good for sketchin. Get one before they are gone...
09/22/2016

Sometimes a gal needs to sketch. Know what I mean? Blue Marble Books are good for sketchin. Get one before they are gone!

09/15/2016

What happened to this year? Spent a bunch of time traveling which took me far from the studio. But I know that travel inspires and when the winter hits, I will have plenty to keep me busy!

Busy in the studio today.
01/30/2016

Busy in the studio today.

New designs are on the way!

01/25/2016

Decided it has been much too long since I set foot into Minnesota Center for Book Arts and corrected that today. Great to see artist Richard Stephens. He was working on a series of painted book structures that were delightful. Also had a wee little conversation with E.D. Jeff Rathermel about what kinds of volunteers the Center needs. Good things happening there!

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