One of the things I do is marble paper. Intrigued by papers that seemed imperfect for use in book arts, I saw the possibilities of drawing into the swirls to enhance the organic forms that were suggested. After drawing into the marbling, I scanned the papers and made symmetrical framing devices with them using Adobe Photoshop. After having a single sheet of each printed on archival fine art paper, I completed the images with additional hand-drawn imagery, enhancing the results with colored pencil. The three Prayers for the Earth images included here are limited edition digital prints based upon the original drawings, which I further adjusted and reduced in size before having them printed.
  • Maher.Prayer2.12.14.684.jpg
    Maher.Prayer2.12.14.684.jpg
    "Prayer for the Earth #2", 2020, limited edition digital print on archival Fine Art paper, from an altered original mixed media drawing; 12" x 14.684"
  • Prayer1.LightEdge.jpg
    Prayer1.LightEdge.jpg
    "Prayer for the Earth #1", 2020, limited edition digital print on archival Fine Art paper, from an altered original mixed media drawing; 12" x 16.068"
  • Prayer3UpdateFinal.12coloredge.jpg
    Prayer3UpdateFinal.12coloredge.jpg
    "Prayer for the Earth #3", 2020, limited edition digital print on archival Fine Art paper, from an altered original mixed media drawing; 12" x 18.152"