Over 40 years ago, Mary Engelbreit launched her own company with a strong desire for creative

freedom and a line of 12 greeting cards. Today, Mary is the head of a highly successful business

bearing her name, and is considered one of the country’s premier designers and artists. Her

signature artwork appears on thousands of products, including greeting cards, books (design,

gift, children’s, cooking, home and art), calendars, stationery, fabric, crafts, kitchen accessories,

dinnerware and other home décor items. Her style, modestly referred to as “eclectic traditional,”

is more widely recognized than that of any other contemporary illustrator. Mary’s inspirational,

whimsical and down-to-earth collections have changed the lives of countless fans the world over.

As the author of 15 design books and past Editor-in-Chief of the successful, Mary Engelbreit’s

Home Companion magazine, Mary’s point of view and style infuse her home, studio and ongoing

design sensibilities with the same charm and uniqueness that have made all of her products

so popular.