Sidhe-Ra said:
Bless you, Rodney!
It IS being published- by Schiffer Books, next year.(Though you're right, it was something of a struggle to find a publisher brave enough).
Schiffer gets much love from me. I bet the other publishing houses are going to be kicking themselves when they see how successful this deck becomes.
There's a Jack-in-the-Box commercial on American TV now where everyone starting from the president/CEO of some company is asking down the chain of command, "Why didn't YOU think of that?" It ends with the lowly clerk who ends up asking his dog the same question as they're driving around in his car. You see the thought balloon over the dog's head saying, "I did. When we were out walking." or something like that.
I can see something similar happening at the other publishing houses with the person at the top demanding to know "Why didn't WE publish this?" as heads roll down the line.
Sidhe-Ra said:
And though you're very welcome to come and clean my house, (lord knows it needs doing), your best bet will be to pre-order it from Amazon as soon as it's advertised
I think this deck is quickly going to rise to the top of my list of favorite and most used decks. I'm definitely gonna have to pre-order 3 or 4 in order to have spares.
Sidhe-Ra said:
Yes, I like your throwing them in the air idea- it would work well on a white sheet or tablecloth. That's the kind of creative method that I hope people will use, and what I wanted to illustrate with that image.
I can also imagine using two copies of the deck together. For instance in the Triple Layer Celtic Cross, having the same image as part of two different composite images would be rather intriguing.
I really believe this is the deck that will demand that I read it intuitively right out of the box. I keep being drawn back to the images you've posted. Without even necessarily knowing what all the particular cards are in the composite images, I can already come up with multiple scenarios of what's going on/answers for different questions that might have been asked.
I want to thank you with complete sincerity for having the artistic vision to conceive this deck, the stamina to complete it and the fortitude to make sure that it gets published.
Rodney