Card Decks @ MindSay 
In the summer of 2005, I started to design a 36 card Mlle. Lenormand fortunetelling system deck and never quite got around to finishing it. Well, as the snow got to falling this last week, I was inspired enough to draw my way out of a lonely funk by going through my portfolio with the intent of reviving old works. What motivated me this time was the dire fear that I may die without leaving a legacy behind. It's like my work is the only legacy I have left to give. I don't intend on having children, and I'm not married, so who else but you, out there, do I have to share this wonderful thing I do with? I can't leave my drawings to gather dust anymore. But enough about me blah-blah-blah-ing on about this. If you'd like to find out more about Madame Lenormand and about these fortunetelling playing cards, I'll post an article about her later. Consider this just a preview of a product I think would sell. Let the images below ask for your approval:
Hearts
Ace (Gentleman), Jack (Heart or New Love), King (Home), Queen (Stork), Ten (Dog), Nine (Chevalier or Courier), Eight (The Moon), Seven (Tree), Six (The Star or Diva)
Diamonds Ace (The Sun), Jack (Scythe), King (Fish), Queen (Crossroads), Ten (Book), Nine (Coffin), Eight (Key), Seven (The Birds) -- this card is also sometimes shown as The Owls, but in this case I went with the former in tribute to an ancient alchemical symbol of three birds locked together which seems to fight the meanting, Six (Clover)
The Spades
Ace (Lady), Jack (Child), King (Lilies), Queen (Roses), Ten (Boat), Nine (Anchor), Eight (Garden), Seven (The Letter), Six (The Tower)
The Clubs
Ace (The Ring), Jack (The Rod), King (Clouds), Queen (Serpent), Ten (Bear), Nine (Fox), Eight (Mountains or Journey), Seven (Rat), Six (Cross)
I will comment more on these later, for now I just would like your reaction. Thank you!
I'm reviewing old projects and realized that I hadn't put together all the Tarot cards I painted last year in one blog entry. When I created this deck, I picked cards at random to paint. Now that they are all complete, seeing them together like this really brings home to me issues I was working out in my life at the time I painted these. See for yourself. I have yet to come up with an official name or theme for this deck. For now, I'll present them here for review (or preview to those of you who've never seen my work before) as I attempt to finish my latest project. More on that later, for now, look at the Major Arcana of my Tarot deck. Enjoy!
The Major Arcana
The Fool, The Magician, The High Priestess, The Empress, The Emperor
The Heirophant, The Lovers, The Chariot, Justice, The Hermit
The Wheel of Fortune, Strength, The Hanged Woman, Death, Temperance
The Devil, The Towers, Star, The Moon, The Sun
Judgement, The World
The Minor Arcana: Wands, Cups, Swords, and Pentacles
The Wands
The Court of the Wands
Child of Wands, Jack of Wands (Jack Kerouac), Queen of Wands, King of Wands
The Cups
The Court of the Cups
Children of Cups, Jack of Cups, Queen of Cups, King of Cups
The Swords
The Court of the Swords
Child of Swords, Joan of Swords (Joan of Arc), Queen of Swords, King of Swords
The Pentacles
The Court of the Pentacles
Child of Pentacles, Jack of Pentacles, Queen of Pentacles (myself), King of Pentacles
