Our Mission Little Fish Studios blends peaceful words and meditative images into paper products that offer refreshing originality and high quality at a competitive price. We are aware that others contribute to our journey and strive to make each interaction with them a positive one. Our Vision We are Little Fish Studios, an interdependent team of employees, sales reps, customers and vendors who believe the world can use a healthy dose of peace and understanding. We measure our actions and decisions against the following principles: Because we are members of the global human family, we treat all people with respect and dignity. Because we are responsible to future generations, we work to ensure the sustainability of our communities and our planet. Because growth at all costs is not necessary - but profitability is - we strive to make sound business decisions and to learn from our mistakes. Because our team is responsible for our success, we provide a secure and stimulating work environment to encourage personal and professional growth. Our Founder Little Fish Studios was founded by Mary Ann Rinkleff, a former journalist who spent more than a decade managing marketing and communications activities for nonprofit organizations. Fresh from a six-month sabbatical she took to Nepal in 2001, Mary Ann sought to create a product that caused people to slow down and reflect. She launched Little Fish in 2002 and now serves as its Creative Director. While she has no formal training in photography, her eye for composition and color combine to make striking images that create for the viewer an intimate look at nature. Our Team Little Fish got off the ground and survived its first few years in business because of several friends and family members who were - and still are - generous both with their time and with their financial support. These days, Mary Ann manages both the administrative and creative ends of the business. She gets help from Heidi and Connie, our part-time "pickers and packers," who pack each order with love and make sure our customers get their cards in a timely fashion. Most days we're joined in the office by Libby, our Vice President of Joy (and a golden retriever). Occasionally, we receive a visit from Wilbur, our Director of All Things Treats (and a black lab). We also get help from Erik (Mary Ann's multi-talented husband), from Pat & Dick (her mom and dad), from Wendy & Jason (her sister and brother-in-law), and from a variety of friends who think it's fun to count and package cards. Our Home We live and work in Door County, Wisconsin, a peninsula in the northeast part of the state that boasts 250 miles of shoreline and acres of forests and meadows.  The area also is home to a variety of artists - watercolorists, potters, woodworkers, photographers and others - who draw their inspiration from the natural beauty of their surroundings. Our offices are housed among a cluster of retail shops, upstairs from our own gallery.  We enjoy a relaxed work environment, preferring jeans and fleeces over suits and skirts, and making sure we find time every day to romp with the dogs who share our space.

Little Fish Founder Mary Ann Rinkleff   We get by with a lot of help from our friends (at the Nat'l Stationery Show)   Libby: Vice President of Joy   Jake provided loyal support during our early days and now consults from doggie heaven   Mary Ann's students in Nepal