When I first realized that tarot predated the Smith-Waite deck of 1908 I was immediately excited to start collecting historic decks… and then quickly put off by the crude, primary color woodblock style of Tarots de Marseille. After additional research I started to find recolored and redrawn decks that I…
Category: Art & Aesthetics
Historic Deck Producers: My favorites and more
When I first started getting interested in historic tarots, I didn’t realize how much I would enjoy reading with them. Over the last 5 years I’ve refined my taste in what I look for and wanted to share my favorites. I’ll talk about why I want my historic tarot esthetics…
Art & Aesthetics
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#TopTenPips : A (mostly) modern review
I like weird pips, and I cannot lie. You other readers can’t deny that when a deck presents asymmetrical pips and some unexpected shapes you get… Sorry about that – just seeing if anyone’s reading the blog. But I do like weird pips: unusual patterns that differ from the traditional…