Cerulean
07-01-2003, 15:48
If you see my sketchy attempts, you'll be very encouraged 8 = )...I really draw better than I collage...
1.Last years learning deck:
I started last year with the 22 trumps. I did an evolving collage storyboard that actually started from a sketch/stamp card that I submitted for the ComparativeTarot World card.
http://www.tarotpassages.com/ctcollab2.htm
My beginning collages look like the Page of Cups card for the same deck...you'll DEFINITELY be encouraged when you see it's chaotic mix. I'm refining such scattered images down and blending as my art/western civ classes progress.
Once the 22 Learning deck is completed, I'll post scans...it's tentively titled "Dreams from Pontarmo" after Renaissance influences from Jacobo Pontarmo.
2.Ideas for this year:
I've just finished writing up a text outline of a 78 tarot and story card deck with ideas to do line sketches. It turns out the 22 Trump learning deck was different from the illustrated 78 tarot card story, titled now Monosashi Tombo (Damselfly).
I like the idea of story stills and partial closeups or scenes that Spirited Away, Mononoke and Final Fantasy had---but I'm writing the story from the starting point of tarot meanings. So tarot serves as the storyboard and structure from square one and anime/manga is a definite influence. Yes, Tarot of the Fey is an encouragement for me, that this can be done.
I'm thinking the traditional Golden Dawn assignments that Nina Lee Braden has in her appendix of Self Discovery Through the Tarot is the best way to go.
My only twist would be to use Pentacles as the Japanese seasonal year and the characters depicted in Swords, Wands and Chalices would be be pictured, with Damselfly/Dragonfly interactions. By the way, the old mythical name of Japan was Land of the Dragonfly.
I'll try to post scans/other ideas later...I just hope these ideas can help others as we all try to create our tarot universes.
1.Last years learning deck:
I started last year with the 22 trumps. I did an evolving collage storyboard that actually started from a sketch/stamp card that I submitted for the ComparativeTarot World card.
http://www.tarotpassages.com/ctcollab2.htm
My beginning collages look like the Page of Cups card for the same deck...you'll DEFINITELY be encouraged when you see it's chaotic mix. I'm refining such scattered images down and blending as my art/western civ classes progress.
Once the 22 Learning deck is completed, I'll post scans...it's tentively titled "Dreams from Pontarmo" after Renaissance influences from Jacobo Pontarmo.
2.Ideas for this year:
I've just finished writing up a text outline of a 78 tarot and story card deck with ideas to do line sketches. It turns out the 22 Trump learning deck was different from the illustrated 78 tarot card story, titled now Monosashi Tombo (Damselfly).
I like the idea of story stills and partial closeups or scenes that Spirited Away, Mononoke and Final Fantasy had---but I'm writing the story from the starting point of tarot meanings. So tarot serves as the storyboard and structure from square one and anime/manga is a definite influence. Yes, Tarot of the Fey is an encouragement for me, that this can be done.
I'm thinking the traditional Golden Dawn assignments that Nina Lee Braden has in her appendix of Self Discovery Through the Tarot is the best way to go.
My only twist would be to use Pentacles as the Japanese seasonal year and the characters depicted in Swords, Wands and Chalices would be be pictured, with Damselfly/Dragonfly interactions. By the way, the old mythical name of Japan was Land of the Dragonfly.
I'll try to post scans/other ideas later...I just hope these ideas can help others as we all try to create our tarot universes.