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The Journey
March 2021 was the year I started to draw cats in earnest, cats doing all kinds of things; scampering, sailing, drinking, playing, sleeping, cuddling, eating. As I drew these very personal felines, requests were made to include little symbols important to them, points of interest, meaningful suggestions of secrets and hidden things. The more I did it, the more I thought, ‘this could mean something.’ Tarot cards are all about symbols and how they’re interpreted by the reader, stories captured on a small scale to give the reader an answer, or highlight meaning where before it was too vague; at least, if you believe in such things.
Whether I do or not, these cats have run rampant over my desk and my imagination, and the desire to tell more stories and share them has only become worse over the past year, I find myself drawing them out and including them in my orders, secret nuances that only I will know.
So! It’s time to put these kitties to work. A tarot card deck is 78 images, each with their own symbols, some related and some completely different from the others. There are 22 major arcana cards, with the other 56 split into four suits.
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The Inspiration
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The Process
Thanks to over 100 amazing supports on Kickstarter, all the characters are assigned to the cards, it’s just time to draw! There are many moving parts to this, from drawing 78 cards, preparing the card layouts for the printer, designing the insert, designing the box layout, updating backers and subscribers, managing shipping and logistics, and many more things.
Each card will have a unique drawing created. The samples below highlight what the card designs are intended to look like, none of the samples below are final and are only demonstrative of the card layouts.
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As I get further along through the deck, I’ll be sharing designs of the cards. I’ll also be keeping pre-order customers updated through email following Kickstarter backer updates.
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