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WHAT WE DO

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"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
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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.

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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

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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

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