Zedrex
Hi!
I am working on an oracle deck focussing on ideas gleaned from existential and postmodern philosophy.I am making it an oracle rather than a Tarot deck because one of my personal pet hates are tarot decks using a theme which doesn't match up with tarot; rather than make it feel clunky and gimmicky, I'd rather create something that works as what it is.
As I stated in an other thread here, what I've done is seek out an artist through fiverr.com which has literally hundreds of artists keen for a project like this. The one I've settled on uses a style which is modern, oconic and timeless which is what I'm going for with my project. I am focussing on concerns and ideas which are relevant to life in this century, but I also find a lot of "modern" tarot decks to feel pretty gimmicky as well. Rather than medieval imagery which is underwritten with medieval morality, I was looking for symbolism which would incorporate some of the ideas of life now - security, panopticism, identity, etc.
I found an easygoing artist who's excited to work on this too and I love his work - it perfectly matches what I'm going for and I am really enjoying the process of watching it come to life. Just thought I'd post a little sneak peek of a work in progress...
hmmm.... or would if I could. My apologies, as I believed that images could be posted here like they can in other forums.... and my own website is having issues (hackers ) at the moment so I can't use it. When I work something out, I'll put some images up here
I am working on an oracle deck focussing on ideas gleaned from existential and postmodern philosophy.I am making it an oracle rather than a Tarot deck because one of my personal pet hates are tarot decks using a theme which doesn't match up with tarot; rather than make it feel clunky and gimmicky, I'd rather create something that works as what it is.
As I stated in an other thread here, what I've done is seek out an artist through fiverr.com which has literally hundreds of artists keen for a project like this. The one I've settled on uses a style which is modern, oconic and timeless which is what I'm going for with my project. I am focussing on concerns and ideas which are relevant to life in this century, but I also find a lot of "modern" tarot decks to feel pretty gimmicky as well. Rather than medieval imagery which is underwritten with medieval morality, I was looking for symbolism which would incorporate some of the ideas of life now - security, panopticism, identity, etc.
I found an easygoing artist who's excited to work on this too and I love his work - it perfectly matches what I'm going for and I am really enjoying the process of watching it come to life. Just thought I'd post a little sneak peek of a work in progress...
hmmm.... or would if I could. My apologies, as I believed that images could be posted here like they can in other forums.... and my own website is having issues (hackers ) at the moment so I can't use it. When I work something out, I'll put some images up here