Alta
9 of pents
Oh my! how perfect!
Oh my! how perfect!
Baroque Bohemian Cats Tarot
Demonesse
Re: Hey guys, we are not doing Disney here!
That is of course entirely your prerogative.
Do bear in mind all us detractors are not necessarily putting the heat on, expecting you to change your cards! Each of us have our own opinions about how the cards could be improved - in my case I just love messing around with different ideas, and I give my opinions without any expectations whatsoever that they must(!) be taken into account - no worries.
Actually, the deck so far seems very cute to me. But in a very good way. The Devil is not really my style, but there it is...can't see him as 'languid and lovely' though; I do see the Zeus/satyr portrayal coming through. I'm actually all right with the card - love the snarling hound - except for the grainy Devil, which seems a bit oddly situated to me, because his line of sight seems to be out of focus with the cats - again, opinion only.
Like the 9 Pents - very candyish - although the scene outside seems a bit more photo-ish compared to the rest of the card?
baba-prague said:
That is of course entirely your prerogative.
Do bear in mind all us detractors are not necessarily putting the heat on, expecting you to change your cards! Each of us have our own opinions about how the cards could be improved - in my case I just love messing around with different ideas, and I give my opinions without any expectations whatsoever that they must(!) be taken into account - no worries. Actually, the deck so far seems very cute to me. But in a very good way. The Devil is not really my style, but there it is...can't see him as 'languid and lovely' though; I do see the Zeus/satyr portrayal coming through. I'm actually all right with the card - love the snarling hound - except for the grainy Devil, which seems a bit oddly situated to me, because his line of sight seems to be out of focus with the cats - again, opinion only.
Like the 9 Pents - very candyish - although the scene outside seems a bit more photo-ish compared to the rest of the card?
HudsonGray
9 of Pents--ah yes, a bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush. Dinner!
ncefafn
HudsonGray said:
Or, for your cat, HudsonGray, a light snack.
Kim
lunakasha
The 9 of Pents is perfect, Karen.......as I said, this is my favorite card (other than the Moon), and one of the first cards I look at when I get a new deck. This cat was an excellent choice....she (he?) just exudes luxurious contentment to me!!!
Luna
Lunaskytwig
Oh, I have wanted a Forest cat for a while now.... but I want the grey ones......baba-prague said:
PS: Karen..... tried to PM you, but your 'mailbox' is full..... probably little meecies hiding from the kitties....
baba-prague
Baroque performances
We've been very busy sketching and building "sets" in the past few days, so there isn't another card to show yet. Plus once there is I may put it on the website, which is almost finished (how many times have I said that!?)
But as a little diversion, here is one of our physical "sketches" just for fun. Very simple, but I like the atmosphere in this one.
http://www.tarotofprague.com/cats/theatre2.jpg
By the way, now that the kittens eyes are finally open (it took nearly two weeks - much longer than I expected) I'll put up some photos. They are real beauties.
We've been very busy sketching and building "sets" in the past few days, so there isn't another card to show yet. Plus once there is I may put it on the website, which is almost finished (how many times have I said that!?)
But as a little diversion, here is one of our physical "sketches" just for fun. Very simple, but I like the atmosphere in this one.
http://www.tarotofprague.com/cats/theatre2.jpg
By the way, now that the kittens eyes are finally open (it took nearly two weeks - much longer than I expected) I'll put up some photos. They are real beauties.
baba-prague
baba-prague
and a close-up, because I'd like you to see the lion over the door:
http://www.tarotofprague.com/cats/c_2swrdcloseup.jpg
Again (as in the Devil, Stength and several others), we have used a Baroque tapestry background, so the card is "realist" in one way, but in another way, well you see that what is behind her is not a "real" landscape but a representation of one in tapestry. We've used this "real or not?" device quite a lot (in this period trompe d'oeil was popular)
http://www.tarotofprague.com/cats/c_2swrdcloseup.jpg
Again (as in the Devil, Stength and several others), we have used a Baroque tapestry background, so the card is "realist" in one way, but in another way, well you see that what is behind her is not a "real" landscape but a representation of one in tapestry. We've used this "real or not?" device quite a lot (in this period trompe d'oeil was popular)
ncefafn
Two of Swords
I love this card, Karen. It feels like her little paws aren't strong enough to hold those swords up and one or both of them is going to tip and slice either through her or through you. And the fact that she's using them to block her face, and effectively her line of sight . . . perfect!
Kim
I love this card, Karen. It feels like her little paws aren't strong enough to hold those swords up and one or both of them is going to tip and slice either through her or through you. And the fact that she's using them to block her face, and effectively her line of sight . . . perfect!
Kim
