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A small studio
with quiet hours.

InkBoundArt is run by one designer. Every project gets undivided attention — no queue, no agency layer, no AI shortcuts.

EST. 2021SOLO STUDIO
Greyharbor books and studio materials
MEET THE DESIGNER

I'm Wren — and I draw books for a living.

I'm an illustrator and book designer based in the Pacific Northwest. Before InkBoundArt I spent eight years inside a traditional publishing house, designing covers for genre lists that you've almost certainly walked past in a bookshop.

In 2021 I left to work directly with indie authors. The work is the same — close reading, careful drawing, slow typography — but the conversations are better, and the books are bolder.

I take on about thirty projects a year. I read every manuscript I design for. I draw every illustration by hand. And I genuinely care that your cover earns its place on a reader's shelf.

— Wren A.
74
COVERS DELIVERED
31
AUTHORS SERVED
12
FULL SERIES BUILT
5
YEARS, AND COUNTING
FROM THE AUTHORS

"The cover I wanted before I knew I wanted it."

Wren reads. That's it. That's the whole secret. She actually reads the book, and then makes a cover that proves it.
— K. M. WILLOWS
The Saltspire Trilogy
I switched to InkBoundArt after two other designers and the difference is night and day. My pre-orders tripled.
— J. R. CARROW
Hollow Throne
Working with Wren felt like collaborating with a co-author who happens to draw. Every detail was on purpose.
— M. ASHWELL
Blood & Briar
THE TOOLBOX

What I work in.

No magic — just careful tools, real paper, and a lot of revisions.

Procreate
DIGITAL DRAW
Photoshop
COMPOSITION
Illustrator
VECTOR & MAPS
InDesign
INTERIORS
Real Paper
SKETCHING
Letterpress
SPECIAL EDS

Want to talk?

I love hearing about new projects, even early ones. Bring a manuscript, a vibe board, or just a paragraph.

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