
WHAT WE DO

"I dwell in possibility"
- Emily Dickenson -




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Hello Darlings, welcome to our house of play.
Perhaps you are settling into planning for your big day, or celebrating bringing your little one into the world and want a timeless keepsake to remember the milestone. Maybe you are publishing your first book and need someone to bring life to your words and whimsy to your pages.
Whatever it is, I want to be there for it all.
With Master's degrees from both Glasgow School of Art and Trinity College Dublin, my specialty is in knowing what your project needs. Previously, I have also attended Hope College and Queens University Belfast where I received a Bachelor of Art.
My hope is that we can design a space together that can be anything we want it to be. With a little vision, a few dreams turned reality, your project can have art that you can look back on and enjoy every memory with for years to come.
I simply can't wait to see what we will create together.
xoxo
- Mariah Pearl -
the artist


P.S. Pearl & Proper has been built with the assistance of the Irish Basic Income for Artists pilot initiative. Many thanks to Ireland for supporting their local Artists.


Awards, Funding & Membership
Professional Member | Visual Artists Ireland | 2026
Basic Income for Arts | Irish Department of Culture, Comms, and Sport | 2022-2026
Sustainability Grant | Sustainable Scotland, Glasgow School of Art | 2018
John F. Kay Art Award | Hope College | 2015 - 2016
Kruizenga Art Scholarship | Hope College | 2015
Exhibitions
Group Show: I'm Still Here, Alumni Art Exhibition, Hope College | 2025
Green Apron, Group Show, Pierport, Michigan | 2021 / 2022
As Told by Tulips, Solo Show: July, Iron Fish Distillery | 2019
Group Show: March, Iron Fish Distillery | 2019
Glasgow School of Art: Graduate Degree Show, GSA, Tontine Building | 2018
After-Taste, Glasgow School of Art: Interim Show, GSA, The Flying Duck |2018
Senior Art Exhibition, Group Show: Intervals, Hope College | 2018
Objects, Group Show Curated by Erin Drews, Saugatuck Center for the Arts | 2016
Juried Student Show Curated by Jeff Blandford, Hope College | 2015
Juried Student Show Curated by Charles Mason, Hope College | 2013

As seen in
Between the Pages of Books by
Goblin Mae | Kat King | Makayla Marie | Lydia E. Penrose | Anna Parker | Elena Locatelli | Emi Cole | Maggie Hoopis | Talia Everhart | Nikki Clarke | Poppy L. Roberts | K.J. Bradford | Allegra Hall | Leena Kazak | J.A. Townsend | Raen Tetra | K.R. Fryatt | J.S. Jasper
Prior Work With
TC Designs | Emma Craven Editing | Maria Giesbrecht | Petrol Girls | St. Joseph Catholic Church | West Shore Medical Center | Michigan Legacy Art Park | CultureWorks Holland | Bookish Girls Club