Mari in the Sky

Mariza’s creations have been embraced by individuals, counseling professionals, and community centers in 56 countries and retail partners in 14 countries, with over 23,000 Gentle Tarot decks and guidebooks having been sold worldwide.

The Gentle Tarot was her first large-scale project, a hand-drawn tarot deck inspired by decolonizing the practice of tarot, compassion for mental health, and connection to our natural environment as a source of support and meaningful relation. 

Mari's indigenous roots are Chichimeca and Wixárika from Zacatecas, Central México. She is an Anchorage Museum Residency Fellow and a Rasmuson Foundation grant recipient. Her art has been featured by the Alaska Humanities Forum. She is currently based in Homer, Alaska and Mexico City, México.

The art in the Gentle Tarot and My Friend Fire was created on and inspired by the lands of indigenous nations in three regions of Alaska: the lands of the Unangax̂ in Iluulux̂ (Unalaska) in the Aleutian Islands, the lands of the Sun’aq on Kodiak Island; and the Sugpiaq, Dena’ina, and the Ninilchik Village Tribe between the Kenai peninsula and Anchorage.