Deck of Playing Cards with Phoenix Original Art

The art on these playing cards was created by Maya Sloan Smith Dolana - a beautiful, intelligent, kind, free-spirited 19-year-old who tragically passed away in a car accident on July 13, 2019. We created this website to display her art with the objective of inspiring others to pursue their passions through the path of art. From an early age, Maya was a unique child who looked at life through an alternative lens than most children – and even most adults. She saw the world differently and began using her art, her writing, and her speech to capture and convey her deepest thoughts in abstract, in color, and from all angles that most wouldn’t consider. She had a passion for art, for books, for movies, and for all things cats. She had a free spirit and incredible wisdom that was beyond her years. Her art reflects her internal beauty, her insights about the world, and her emotional state of mind. It is a compilation of all she saw and embraced in the world around her.