ReVISIONed Tarot--The most stunning 22 majors...

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 23 May 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Cerulean	23 May 2004
Once you reach the page with the drawings, click on the drawing and a meditative write-up and a larger image appears. This is gorgeous and black and white... http://www.leighmccloskey.com/Tarot/tarot_drawings_2.htm Book looks expensive, but gorgeous. Cerulean Mari

Centaur	23 May 2004
Oooo... those images are lovely. I think it would look even better if it were in colour. Excellent stuff.

HudsonGray	23 May 2004
Holy Cow! (But I wish the Lions didn't look like they were throwing up in the Strength card!).

dolphingirl	23 May 2004
for some reason that I just can't fathom this deck makes me think of the older heavy metal posters and artwork? I do like it alot but lol the heavy metal thing keeps getting stuck in my head. LOL at the lions :)

Cerulean	23 May 2004
Now I'm really starting to laugh when I see the images. Thanks for the cheerful take--it does take itself seriously, does it not? So is the Fool an old Peter Gabriel poster singing "And she's buying a stairway to Heaven..." There's a mix of the Crowley Thoth to this when I look at it...maybe the rock star who has the Alex Crowley home should commission this artist for their records...I cannot think of who it is, though... Overall, I still like it, though I've got added grins too. Cerulean Mari

Chronata	24 May 2004
Curiosity got the best of me. (I don't often have the patience to go to links because it takes forever for my old slow computer to download images off websites. And well...I thought that they were simply images from a book, not an actual deck. And in black and white.) I am so glad I was curious. :D One of the most SPECTACULAR sets of tarot illustrations I have ever seen! Just gorgeous. Thank you, Cerulean! (The deck of these images is reasonable enough that I think I just might have to buy it. :) Now. Forget Rent and groceries, damnit!)

Jeannette	25 May 2004
We just received a small batch of the ReVISIONed cards for the Tarot Garden inventory late last week. And I just wanted to share my own thoughts on this deck. It's not a readers' deck by any means -- the cards are too large, and are not round-cornered or laminated to withstand frequent handling of that nature. And the back of each card are, of course, quite different, since each has the name of the card on the back and an appropriate literary quote for meditation/study purposes. That said, I'm quite impressed with the quality and detail of the artwork. Each image contains a tremendous amount of food-for-thought, without the overall image becoming too "cluttered" (quite a trick, IMO). The publishers were smart not to reduce the images down to a "standard" card size -- the interesting details would have become too obscured in the reduction. In fact, it probably would have been nice if they had been larger still -- although I suppose the illustrations are probably reproduced in a larger format in the book editions. Still, having the cards available alone in an affordably-priced format is probably a blessing for most of us. There's no box, but the cardstock is sufficiently thick to withstand reasonably careful storage. All in all, a wonderful piece for study, pathworking, etc. And possibly a future collectors' item, as the group that produced it appears to be a fairly small and obscure publishing house that lacks a wide distribution base. -- Jeannette The Tarot Garden

CompassRose	03 Jun 2004
The drawing is very nice, and I like the detail, but I'm disappointed to see that, like too many other tarot-makers, the artist doesn't appear to have spent any time in the life-drawing studio. All the human figures are out of proportion. Sigh. Complain, complain, complain, that's me.

mercenary30	03 Jun 2004
Quote: Originally posted by Cerulean So is the Fool an old Peter Gabriel poster singing "And she's buying a stairway to Heaven..." Pssssttt. Peter Gabriel didn't sing Stairway to Heaven, it was Robert Plant (Led Zepplin)

Gerbear	03 Jun 2004
Quote: Originally posted by CompassRose The drawing is very nice, and I like the detail, but I'm disappointed to see that, like too many other tarot-makers, the artist doesn't appear to have spent any time in the life-drawing studio. All the human figures are out of proportion. Sigh. Complain, complain, complain, that's me. There are an awful lot of people in this neck of the woods,who are totally out of proportion. They must have been drawn by the same artist!

tao51	01 Jul 2004
another one for the list!--Tao

VGimlet	02 Jul 2004
I added this one to my list too - there is something about it that I like - at least my fear that I'll run out of decks I want someday isn't coming true....:P

darwinia	02 Jul 2004
I am waiting to get the cards in the mail, hopefully today or Monday. His work reminds me of William Blake and a bit of my favourite illustrator Rockwell Kent too. The book is a gorgeous 11 x 17 inches and $85 for the paperback with full-page reproductions. Judging by his excerpt from the Hermit card on the web site, he has some interesting things to say. I'm sure it's a beautiful art book and full of insightful writing, but I wish they'd thought more carefully about pricing, particularly since the artwork is being sold separately as large cards. Also, you have to buy it from z-shops at Amazon, so you have to use a credit card. The e-mail links on the web site don't work anymore. A smaller book at an accessible price would have been more practical, I feel quite disappointed not to be able to read it.

darwinia	05 Jul 2004
I received these cards and was a bit disappointed that the details weren't clearer. He has so much going on in the artwork, I'm sure the book with it's 11 x 17 inch reproductions is breathtaking. I DO wish the book was available at a reasonable price as you miss so much of his symbolism without the book. However, I was immediately struck by the Sun card, I dislike the R-W convention for the Sun card and this is different. I also loved the Death card particularly and the Tower card was very different from conventional imagery. No mincing about the sexuality of the Devil either. Such Blakean imagery which I love, since William Blake is a favourite artist and poet of mine. Get the magnifying glass out and sink into worlds within worlds. Yes, the Death card is my favourite on initial inspection.

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