Loven my Tarot Cards

I am in complete awe in the beauty of tarot and oracle cards. I love the artwork. I love the way people are able to capture and interpret with their own art into meaning. I love collecting these little pieces of art more than anything. It has become an addiction (passion is a better justification word though). Luckily they do not take up a lot of room or I would once again be in big trouble with my clutter issues. I don't buy every deck I see. The art has to personally speak to me first. But with all the decks being created these days it is not hard to find one (or twenty) you like. I justify it by knowing there are others worse than I am and have hundreds of decks. I am not there yet.

These deck creators have inspired me to play around with designing cards. It really is very enjoyble to see what you can come with. I am limited due to the fact I have no drawing abilities. Which might be a good thing because I probably would drive myself nuts drawing all the time. The most fun for me is dreaming up a card. I can do this anywhere (like at work). Sometimes trying to interpret it into an actual card is a whole different ballgame. (Or should I say card game.) Sometimes they just flat out bomb. I have a lot of those in my digital collections. Half finished stinkers that really never made it off the ground. Hoping for some inspirations to help me do better with them. Not everything is a success. I am alright with that.

Bohemian Gothic Tarot is a darker deck. I have no opinion on what I like more, the darker decks or the fun whimsical decks. They are all amazing to me.

Legacy of the Divine belongs to Ciro Marchetti. His art makes me swoon. What can I say, big tarot crush on his deck. Love love love his work. His new oracle deck soon to be released is on my list. You can even download two of his tarot apps on Itunes. Worth it!!

Deviant Moon. Kind of a naughty, reflecting humorous deep deck. Well loved and explored by many chat rooms. Patrick believes is you want a deck to read for yourself this is the one. The story behind this deck is fascinating. If you would like to know more about Patrick listen to Blogtalk Radio's Tarot Tribe/Beyond World's on March 5th. He was on discussing his deck and how it evolved. Fascinating show. Well actually all her shows are pretty darn fantastic. You just need to listen to Donnaleigh every week in my opinion.

Tarot of the Trees is a pretty deck. Beautiful imaginative cards.

Hezico Tarot from the UK is a terrificly drawn deck. I really love this deck. Again Mary was on Beyond Worlds/Tarot Tribe. A fun listen to learn more about this deck. I am not sure but this deck might be sold out. She self published and I ended up buying another deck from her just in case.

This is just a teeny tiny smattering of my decks. Yep this is my new clutter crazy love. I will share more cards from different decks in the coming weeks. Including some of my beautiful Fairy Oracle Decks. Love them!!

I Want What I Want

Okay so I am craving a Salted Caramel Buttercream Chocolate Cupcake from Sucre' in New Orleans. Sue me. Or better yet get me their recipe and I will make all the Salted Caramel Buttercream Cupcakes my heart desires. And while you are at it, pour me a cup of Bread Pudding coffee from Community Coffee (New Orleans again). Could there be anything better in the entire world than coffee and chocolate?? I think not. Is that to much to ask?

She Aint No Lady

Opposites

Interesting how men and woman see things so differently.

Justice Faux

The Hangman- Faux Tarot Style

My fondness for bunnies (and dessert). As I am sure you noticed, I also used it in the thread above.

Sort of just popped up on the card. No reason. Although blue and yellow are my favorite colors.

A bit on the cutsy/whimsical side. How many times have you been hanging by a thread trying to reach for you stars?

My Queens of Faux

It is fun to do black and white with one splash of color. Not original for sure but enjoyable all the same.

Can I say that these were really fun to do.

Back to Faux Tarot- Judgement

I thought I would bring back a little Faux Tarot today. Maybe a day away from the French Quarter. I still have a lot more pictures of the French Quarter so more pictures tomorrow.

 

Not every woman wants to be married and have children. It can be a huge dilema between how you feel and others opinions (pressure from mother perhaps?). Do I get married or do I choose being a single woman? The angel and the devil on your shoulder giving you their opinions.  This woman sits on the Church pew in hopes that the decision will come from a higher power. Ultimately it is your decision. 

Voodoo and the Psychic French Quarter

Anybody looking for a job?

Loved the sign. This location has been in business for many years. You can go in and buy tea or get a reading.

Another great sign.

No one was inside getting a reading but I liked the way it was open and inviting.

 

This was inside a psychic store. I like the display. 

I like going in this shop. I wonder around and look at everything. They have a very nice altar open to the public to add an offering.

I did not have a chance to go inside. Maybe next time.

This is not the best quality photo but she was hiding right inside the door of a shop and it was hard to get good lighting. I thought she was interesting and had to take a picure of her anyway.

I look at this sign and wonder why if the shop is called Eye on the Square they show a triangle? I guess because Eye of the Triangle sounds awful? But Eye of the Pyramid does not sound that bad. Gosh what do people do with out me!!

When I was downloading all the pictures to todays blog, this particular print would not load. All the others uploaded easily. Madam Laveau was balking. So she is the last photo but the most famous lady of all. Not sure how I feel about her being the name of a bar but I really do like the painting of her on the sign itself. The sign painter did a nice job.

Hope you are not tiring of my French Quarter picks. I will be taking a break tomorrow and doing a day of Faux Tarot but watch for Tuesday and Wednesday for the Artists. There are some amazing artists in New Orleans.

Storyteller

Are these the journals of our Life Story? The one journal holds our Dreams. The other volumes are our actual life story. These journals seem to be a bit more tattered and well read. Which ends up to be more interesting?

The other day I was listening to a Beyond Worlds podcast and Jordan Hoggard mentioned Tarot as storytelling. I loved the concept of this. I started thinking about our  everyday existance.We all tell our daily story's to others whether we realize it or not. On the other side, we are all so busy with our own lives we forget that we are watching our co-workers and family members story's also playing out. Do our lives play out like a deck of Tarot Cards? When we wake up in the morning, are we picking our subconscious cards of the day? Some of us pull the same cards day after day. What is that old saying about doing the same thing and expecting a different result. Those who might be more aware of their story shuffle their decks each day with intention. This person picks combinations of different cards and gets some exciting results. Maybe not always the results they expected (and that needs to be okay) because it adds to the richness (or craziness) of the story called our "Life". 

Pre-Halloween

Three of Wands

Got a bit carried away with the the Three of Wands. I guess I didn't realize how many I was doing. All the cards do have a water aspect to them. They were a blast to create. Some cards just come easier than others.

 I enjoyed the color scheme of this card. I like the hues.

This card has the most stuff in it. I really enjoyed the challenge of her. Notice the ship in the bottle at her feet. I love the ocean anyway so all these cards were so fun and relaxing to design.

Three of Cups

This makes me want drinks with my girlfriends. Cosmo's anyone?

 This was a fun card to design. The mermaids get to watch the fish frolic for a change.

 Toasting to the Goddess.

A more subtle cups card.

I like this card best. What is more loving then having a tea party with children. Cup of tea anyone?