Funkpuss:
My ex-wife (a good friend and an artist) keeps encouraging me to publish my deck, but I have reservations about doing so.
For one thing, I'm very much an amateur artist, and when I look at some of the new decks like, for instance, the Vertigo, by the great professional artist Dave McKean, I feel really intimidated about putting my stuff out in front of the world and saying "look at this." On top of that, my deck is weird: 74 cards instead of 78; French suit signs (hearts, clubs, etc.) instead of the usual Italian ones.
I'm not unhappy with my cards; they express my conception of tarot perfectly. And I got what I wanted -- a serviceable deck of my own creation that I can use.
As for money, I think even for people who are really artistically good, publishing a tarot deck is probably a money-losing proposition, because there are so many out there already.
I'd like to see your cards, and I would like to be able to post mine, one at a time when relevant situations arise, here on this forum.
Dave B
(Catboxer)