| Title | Tea with Mara |
| Artist / Creator | Marvel Maring |
| Press Name | Crying Dime Press |
| Artist's Nationality | United States |
| Place of Publication | Omaha, NE |
| Publication Date | 2013 |
| Subject | Religion |
| Process / Technique | Hand painted |
| Structure / Binding | Drum leaf binding with pop-ups |
| Medium / Materials | Watercolor, gouache and colored pencils |
| Paper Stock | Arches watercolor paper |
| Number of Pages | 28 pages |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 1.25 x 3 x 1.25 inches |
| Edition Size | Variable edition of 2 |
| Signed & Numbered | No |
Tea with Mara by Marvel Maring
$300.00
As a book artist, relatively new to making pop-ups, I wanted to challenge myself to create a miniature pop-up with a Buddhist theme. This book, Tea with Mara, portrays many manifestations of Mara who is sometimes referred to as the tempter, or the demon of death and destruction. It is said that on the night before his enlightenment, Siddhartha was approached by Mara who presented many evil temptations. Rather than resist or react, Siddhartha gently acknowledged Mara's presence and invited Mara to tea.
Artist Bio
Marvel Maring has been making books since 1995. Trained as a painter, she received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1991 and later earned her MFA in Book Arts from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa in 2001. She is the proprietor of the Crying Dime Press which produces limited editions of poetry as well as one of a kind and small editions of hand painted artist books.