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I finally received my package of 200 different postcards from Pomegranate that I am planning to use as an oracle. I've wanted these for two years but the cost of shipping to Canada put me off ($14.40 USD!!!) I finally just decided that at a total cost of $45 USD they were worth it, and this broke down to 22.5 cents USD per card or 24 cents CAD. These are beautiful art cards on good card stock.
I received one extra card--fortunately for me a favourite type of architectural painting--love this stuff. This is by Alexander Jackson Davis of his house "Wildmont Lodge" in Eagle Rock New Jersey, and the picture is owned by the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library at Columbia University. I will buy a tabletop frame for it.
I also received a free bookmark featuring American artist Laura Wheeler Waring on heavy cardstock.
The pile on the left are photographs, mostly in black and white with a few colour photochromes. The rest are bromide prints, gum platinum, platinum prints, chloro bromide prints, carbon prints, platinotypes, albumen prints--a whole array of early photographic techniques. Some stills from silent movies are included and portraits of celebrity actors, artists, jazz musicians, composers, and writers. Some of the prints are by Eduard Steichen (later known as Edward), Alfred Stieglitz, Fred Holland Day, Gertrude Käsabier, and even Lewis Carroll--all noted and respected early photographers.
Having recently read large biographies of both Lewis Carroll and Edward Steichen, I found this fascinating. The woman on the top of my photographic pile is Kady Brownwell, a Civil War soldier who was connected to the Fifth Rhode Island Infantry and the "Heroine of Newbern." Interesting stuff--never heard of her but hopefully will read of her in the huge history of the Civil War I am currently reading.
The art cards are in colour and feature Art Nouveau stuff, illustrations, modern art, Impressionists, posters, even some Kliban cats and some paintings by Susan Seddon Boulet.
Now, I have to consider how to use it. Maybe split it into two oracles or just try to manage with all 200 cards? If I get up the courage, I might offer readings with these--just have to think about technique for a bit.
I received one extra card--fortunately for me a favourite type of architectural painting--love this stuff. This is by Alexander Jackson Davis of his house "Wildmont Lodge" in Eagle Rock New Jersey, and the picture is owned by the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library at Columbia University. I will buy a tabletop frame for it.
I also received a free bookmark featuring American artist Laura Wheeler Waring on heavy cardstock.
The pile on the left are photographs, mostly in black and white with a few colour photochromes. The rest are bromide prints, gum platinum, platinum prints, chloro bromide prints, carbon prints, platinotypes, albumen prints--a whole array of early photographic techniques. Some stills from silent movies are included and portraits of celebrity actors, artists, jazz musicians, composers, and writers. Some of the prints are by Eduard Steichen (later known as Edward), Alfred Stieglitz, Fred Holland Day, Gertrude Käsabier, and even Lewis Carroll--all noted and respected early photographers.
Having recently read large biographies of both Lewis Carroll and Edward Steichen, I found this fascinating. The woman on the top of my photographic pile is Kady Brownwell, a Civil War soldier who was connected to the Fifth Rhode Island Infantry and the "Heroine of Newbern." Interesting stuff--never heard of her but hopefully will read of her in the huge history of the Civil War I am currently reading.
The art cards are in colour and feature Art Nouveau stuff, illustrations, modern art, Impressionists, posters, even some Kliban cats and some paintings by Susan Seddon Boulet.
Now, I have to consider how to use it. Maybe split it into two oracles or just try to manage with all 200 cards? If I get up the courage, I might offer readings with these--just have to think about technique for a bit.
i like the fact that you've also done some background research on the images. maybe these can show up subconsciously while reading, or you can consciously utilize them as parts of the card's interpretation.