Untitled deck - 7 cards completed!

SarahLikesPink: Been following the development of your deck & fascinated!

The style does not appear 'unschooled', but more of an individual & spontaneous approach (not always achieved by the more schooled sensibility). Like the colours & the tile/wood-cut look. Reminds me of the World Spirit, but different. & best of all: your cards speak!

The Fool, The Hierophant, The Lovers, Wheel of Fortune, Justice, The Hanged Man & The Devil strike as inspired takes on the more traditional imagery.

Specifically:

The Fool playing with fire a succinct allegory regarding the chances & risks one takes, such as along life's journey. A coiled snake instead of a dog a compelling reference to knowledge.

The Hierophant between two keys echoes The High Priestess as a bridge between two realms spiritual & mundane. Also reflects a duality not always obvious. Conveys the teacher aspect that dispels ignorance & imparts understanding.

The Lovers atop a tree alludes to the tree of knowledge & life, to which metaphorically all life springs from & intrinsically connected. The two tree branches flanking the sides reflective of duality & choice.

Wheel of Fortune a most original interpretation--& very effective in alluding to cycles & seasons. Perhaps that sense can be imparted to both The Moon & The Sun cards, with their images to echo the corresponding aspects of Wheel of Fortune.

Justice with an overhead sword on its side reflective of a level or balanced intellect & wisdom. Clarity & impartiality the hallmarks of Justice.

The Hanged Man with its two branches reminiscent of the tree of life. & suggestive of being subjected to circumstance or forces outside of one's control. The fallow period or suspension of exterior activity.

The Devil as a Master Puppeteer appropos in conveying that to which one may be prey. His position between two stark mountains again alludes to choices.

A fine job incorporating the most telling details for each card. Very interested in seeing more of your takes so please do keep us posted!

MeeWah- Thankyou so much for sharing your very sensitive interpretation of my cards. It's extremely reassuring to know that they are capable of being read!

In fact, I'm hoping to find some volunteers to do a test read with the cards that are finished If anyone could find the time to print the completed cards off and come back to me with feedback, that would be amazing! I'm so interested to hear what results people get and the interpretations they make. And also to see if the deck 'works' so to speak! Obviously a way to go before there is a completed deck to play with, this is more to see if I'm going in the right direction.

Oh yeah, here's the next three cards!


http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f286/sarahlikespink/Stars3.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f286/sarahlikespink/Moon3.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f286/sarahlikespink/Sun3.jpg

Ah, Gorgeous! These just get better and better! I'm very hard pressed to choose a favourite, but the Sun is particularly beautiful...actually so is The Star...and the moon...ohhhh!

Hope to see this available someday

Blessings,

Em x

For me so really wonderful paintings, Sarah !

oh i am sooooooooo envious of your artistic ability! lol

please please please tell me that you will be finding a house to publish these cards once they are finished?

it takes a lot to catch my eye art-wise - i do abstract art with acrylics - and yours really have captured me!

i especially love the empress and how you have chosen to show her pregnant, as many decks omit this.......did i also say that i am envious of your abilities? lol

jue xx

Thankyou so much for the lovely comments! There has been some interest in the deck, so fingers crossed!

It's been a long time since I've replied, or posted any cards, so my apologies for that! I finished the major arcana quite some time ago, but reeeeeally don't like Judgement! I like the layout, just can't seem to get his stupid face right!

I've decided to bite the bullet and put him on here anyway, and will put the revised version on asap.

So! Final cards of the majors!

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f286/sarahlikespink/Judgement3.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f286/sarahlikespink/World3.jpg

I've only just found this thread, and I want to echo the other comments here...

Just beautiful. You have this incredible unique style that makes your images completely recognizable... And I love your colouring!

Wonderful. ^_^

Silver_Skye - Thankyou completely off topic, but I have family in Ontario! I would love to move to Canada someday.

It is lovely to hear how many people like my cards. Tarot is obviously a big project to undertake, and it is a real boost to hear from those in the know!

Hopefully wont be too long before I'm posting the minor arcana!

Thankyou again to everyone who has commented so far!

Hello!

Have quite a few cards 'on the go', thought I'd post some previews for you all to have a gander at. Shouldn't be too far off completion, didn't want my thread to drop so far off the front I couldn't find it again!

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f286/sarahlikespink/queenwands.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f286/sarahlikespink/queensea.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f286/sarahlikespink/kingwands.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f286/sarahlikespink/kingswords.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f286/sarahlikespink/kingsea.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f286/sarahlikespink/kingpentacles.jpg

New cards!

Hello!

Been a while, finally got some cards completed. Here's links to the King and Queen of Cups and the King and Queen of Swords. The rest of the Kings and Queens shouldn't be too far behind now.

I've decided to keep the blue background for the court cards, but have the figures in each suit all wear the same colours - so Swords wear blue, Cups wear green, Wands orange and Pentacles brown. When I move on to the 1s, 2s and 3s etc, the backgrounds will be the same colours as the clothes in the court cards. I'm hoping this way that both court and number cards are instantly recognisable in a reading?

Anyway, on with the show!

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f286/sarahlikespink/kingofcups2.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f286/sarahlikespink/queenofcups2.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f286/sarahlikespink/kingofswords2.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f286/sarahlikespink/queenofswords2.jpg