a glimpse of heaven
When we look at the Robin Wood version of this card
there is a very young boy, and some high quality work!
My impression has always been that he is visiting his
mother or father's workroom, and imagining about how
someday he'll make such wonderful things of beauty too.
It's like a little glimpse of heaven, remembering my own
childhood, and how the grown up world seemed so big.
This is kind of what I feel about Pam's 8 of Pentacles, but
here the workman may be an eager apprentice who has
started a little something on his own ~ his own boss where
this enterprise is concerned, here working independently.
But his wife isn't going to let him take over the house...
so he's gathered together his resources and set to work
where he won't disturb anyone ~ it's a great challenge,
and yet each completed Pentacle stands "just as is" and
he moves right on to the next. He's learning, and happy!