Collage Decks: A List

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 28 Oct 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

SongDeva	28 Oct 2004
Folks, I've been wanting to identify all the collage decks this community knows of for a few days. As you add your own deck names, I'll add them to this list. We'll do oracles as well, separately. Appreciate your help! Collage Tarot Decks: A Fool and her Friends Tarot Alchemical Wedding (Purgatorio) Aleph - Beth Taro Ananda Tarot Ancient Mysteries Tarot Animal Tarot (Gibby) Artists Inner Vision Atavist Tarot Blue Rose Butler Tarot Cosmic Tribe Tarot Creative Fire Tarot Dali Tarot Enchanted Tarot/Zerner-Farber Tarot Evolving Tarot Flowers of Life (C. Genetti) Flying Hearts Tarot Full Moon Dreams Tarot Gaian Tarot Garden Path Tarot Gendron Tarot Golden Age of Tarot Golden Tarot Goose is Out Tarot Hero's Journey Tarot Housewives' Tarot Hudes Tarot Jumbledance Tarot (A. Genetti) King of Energy Tarot Love Tarot (Bartlett/Tolford) Lovers' Tarot - 22 card and 78 Card (Lyle) Magic Tarot (Kluev) Magic Tarot (Maurice) Mansions of the Moon Tarot Millennium Tarot (Krause) Odyssey Tarot (Hutter) Poetico Tarot Rock 'n' Roll Tarot Rohrig Tarot Romanian Dream (Visuralor) Sacred Circle Tarot Sedona Vortex Tarot Self-Guided Tarot Soul Mandala Tarot (Mandala Duszy Tarot Medytacyjny) Storyteller (Ando) Tarot de Paris Le Tarot de Saint Jacques Tarocco Mitologico Tarot of Prague Tarot of Timeless Truth Terrestrial Tarot Toscano Tarot Transformational Tarot Victoria Regina Voyager Tarot William Blake Tarot of the Creative Imagination Collage Oracle Decks: Vertical Oracle

jlbvt	28 Oct 2004
Here's one that's still in progress. There is a majors only linited edition available now though. The Gaian Tarot, by Joanna Powell Colbert (http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/gaian/) Here's a link to how the images are created. The process goes from photo to collage to drawing to "colored pencil painting." Joan Edited to add- The Self Guided Tarot http://www.tarotgarden.com/database/dbsearchengine.php?view_title=self+guided The Der-Jen China Tarot http://www.tarotgarden.com/database/dbsearchengine.php?view_title=derjen And is the Margarete Petersen considered collage? All the art looks hand done, but I am not sure.

Gardener	28 Oct 2004
Great idea, Songdeva! here's a few I have. Apparently I'm obsessed with them and just didn't know it until now... Arnell Ando's Hero's Journey and Transformational Tarot Flying Hearts Kimberly Fordham's Toscano Tarot I also would love to know if the Margarete Petersen contains collage elements. Some of the paintings look like they might contain photos (especially the mother and father of cups), and also fabric. I wonder how we could find out?

Gardener	28 Oct 2004
PS Oh damn, you already had the Flying Hearts listed. But do you OWN it? I do! Nnnnaaaah nyyyahhh! Oh, I have the Hero's Journey but not the Transformational, sadly. And I haven't yet unpacked the Toscano, so I only THINK I have it.

SongDeva	28 Oct 2004
Quote: Originally posted by Gardener PS Oh damn, you already had the Flying Hearts listed. But do you OWN it? I do! Nnnnaaaah nyyyahhh! Wiener. :P

Gerbear	28 Oct 2004
Atavist Tarot Mansions of the Moon Poetico Storyteller/Ando Jumbledance Le Tarot de Saint Jacques A Fool and her Friends Tarot Romanian Dream (Visuralor) Alchemical Wedding (Purgatorio) Magic/Kluev Aleph - Beth Tarot The Goose is Out Tarot

Island Dreamer	28 Oct 2004
The Gendron is photo-collage, isn't it? Dreamer

rabble	28 Oct 2004
Mine is photo-collage. It's not available yet, and only the majors are done, and will hopefully be available as an LE soonish :) It will be called The Garden Path - an antipodean tarot.

xviiirkna	28 Oct 2004
'Full Moon Dreams' by Lunaea Weatherstone http://www.lunaea.com/tarot and what about Rabble's 'Wiccked Stepmother Tarot Project'... http://the-onion.net/index.php/tarot/ (thanks Gerbear for mentioning my deck!) Blessings, Sally Anne

xviiirkna	28 Oct 2004
Quote: Originally posted by rabble [bit will be called the garden path - an antipodean tarot. [/b] Oh hi Rabble, I just mentioned your deck too! I like "The Garden Path' title by the way. Blessings, Sally Anne

xviiirkna	28 Oct 2004
oh yeah, Michele Jackson also has two collage decks: Evolving Tarot http://www.tarotpassages.com/evolvingdw.htm Aleph-Beth Tarot http://www.tarotpassages.com/bursten30.htm Blessings, Sally Anne

Myrrha	28 Oct 2004
The Fantastical Tarot by Natalie Hertz uses fabric or marbelized paper for many of the costumes. Don't know if this qualifies it as collage. --Myrrha

Gardener	28 Oct 2004
William Blake Tarot of the Creative Imagination Artists Inner Vision Salvador Dali

Cerulean	28 Oct 2004
Ananda Tarot by Ananda Kurt Pilz Ancient Mysteries Tarot: Keys To Divination And Initiation-- 78 cards By Roger Calverley Lovers Tarot - 22 Card Majors Only - Jane Lyle, Oliver Bursten Lovers Tarot - 78 Card 10th Anniversary edition - Jane Lyle, Oliver Bursten Millenium Tarot - Dorothy Krause I may have missed seeing these listed. Regards, Cerulean

Jude Buffum	28 Oct 2004
The Housewives Tarot 90% of the deck was collaged from 1950’s issues of Good Housekeeping :D

HudsonGray	28 Oct 2004
Add the Terrestrial Tarot to the list for photo collage -- http://www.wicce.com/terrestrialpix.html

darwinia	29 Oct 2004
Quote: Originally posted by Gerbear Jumbledance The Goose is Out Tarot Ah, the smoke of unattainablity.

Gerbear	29 Oct 2004
Quote: Originally posted by darwinia Ah, the smoke of unattainablity. I have the photograph of a lunar moth from a magazine that Alexandra Genetti used on the Jumbledance. I love moths. If I could justify spending $1,000 on a card deck to the spouse, the Goose is Out is one I would love to work with. I don't want to collect it, I want to use it endlessly for inspiration until it crumbles and its atoms become part of my hands. Collectors, gotta love 'em. The decks I listed, as collage, are not all in my collection, which is listed on page 2 of the 'collection' thread. I didn't realize that the Goose is out deck was so pricey. It's out of my range for now.

darwinia	29 Oct 2004
Quote: Originally posted by Gerbear The decks I listed, as collage, are not all in my collection, which is listed on page 2 of the 'collection' thread. I didn't realize that the Goose is out deck was so pricey. It's out of my range for now. Sorry for the assumption Gerbear.

Asher	29 Oct 2004
The Butler Tarot Mandala Duszy Tarot Medytacyjny ("Mandala Tarot") Both available for viewing at the Tarot Garden website. Asher

fyreflye	30 Oct 2004
Gerbear wrote: Quote: I didn't realize that the Goose is out deck was so pricey. It's out of my range for now. The Goose is Out is on my unattainable wish-list, too. But Jeannette recently quoted me a mere $400 as the going price when it can be found at all. Doesn't that cheer you up?

Gerbear	30 Oct 2004
Quote: Originally posted by fyreflye The Goose is Out is on my unattainable wish-list, too. But Jeannette recently quoted me a mere $400 as the going price when it can be found at all. Doesn't that cheer you up? I'm delirious with joy! :) I've only spent over $200 once, in obtaining 500+ decks, but for a select few, I could go higher.

xviiirkna	30 Oct 2004
Also another AT forum member's deck: The Creative Fire Tarot http://members.ozemail.com.au/~enjoys/tarotdeck Blessings, Sally Anne

truelighth	30 Oct 2004
I don't think the Der-Jen China Tarot is considered collage. I have the deck and I am sure they are paintings and not collage. So maybe you better take that one of the list. Also, I noticed the Soul Mandala Tarot is on there twice.. with it's Polish name and the normal name. And I am not sure this one qualified, but I think the Andrea Picini is also collage?

baba-prague	31 Oct 2004
I'm not sure if I should throw the cat among the pigeons ;-) and say that in some ways we wouldn't class the Baroque Bohemian Cats as a straightforward collage deck. Well, it's collage in the way that some films nowadays are (live characters superimposed on backgrounds) but I don't quite know what you'd call that. Maybe we need another category? Anyway, it's not a major point - more for discussion!

SongDeva	31 Oct 2004
Karen, I took a guess on teh BBC tarot, so I'm happy to remove it, especially with your expert input. As for Der Jen, anyone else care to weigh in? I've merged the Soul Mandala and the Mandala, let me know if that's right. Sd

darwinia	31 Oct 2004
Quote: Originally posted by baba-prague Maybe we need another category? Some might call it photocollage, but what about calling it Storyboard? Animation studios or claymation, there are all sorts of storyboard artistic approaches and it requires intense labour and exacting placement of figures and continuity--that sort of thing. You need an overall design you just don't slap it together. You need a story, theme, characterization. I've always respected those old Disney storyboard studios--a lot of experience and talent and imagination needed for such work. The BBCT would fit that description I would think.

truelighth	31 Oct 2004
Seems nobody else really is joining in about the Der-Jen. I just finished writing a review about the deck (which I hope Tarot Passages will run in the near future), so I spend quite some time with the deck. I am pretty sure those are paintings. Btw, I can add two another Taiwanese collage decks to your list: the Magic Tarot and the King of Energy Tarot. The first is out of print now and the second only just published. I don't really know much about the author though.

Gerbear	31 Oct 2004
The last post reminded me that I have a Taiwanese deck called 'The Golden Age of Tarot', which is collage.

SongDeva	01 Nov 2004
Quote: Originally posted by truelighth Seems nobody else really is joining in about the Der-Jen. I just finished writing a review about the deck (which I hope Tarot Passages will run in the near future), so I spend quite some time with the deck. I am pretty sure those are paintings. True, it's not that I don't trust you. I had just hoped you and the person who originally posted that deck could compare notes. I'm not familliar with it myself. Thanks for your input, I'll add the two Taiwanese ones.

SongDeva	01 Nov 2004
Quote: Originally posted by truelighth Btw, I can add two another Taiwanese collage decks to your list: the Magic Tarot and the King of Energy Tarot. Do you know the name of the author of the Magic Tarot?

baba-prague	01 Nov 2004
Edited to add - whoops! Sorry, didn't realise you were talking about a Taiwanese deck of the same name - but I'll leave this post here in case it's of interest to others in any case. _________ Yes, it's Aleksey Kluev. Oddly enough, we are now in touch with Kluev's partner (who I think did much of the computer artwork on the Magic Tarot) and he says that the deck is now out of print, but that they do expect to reprint as soon as possible. If you have other questions I am happy to try to put them - he doesn't speak much English but we can email in Russian.

baba-prague	01 Nov 2004
Quote: Originally posted by darwinia Some might call it photocollage, but what about calling it Storyboard? Animation studios or claymation, there are all sorts of storyboard artistic approaches and it requires intense labour and exacting placement of figures and continuity--that sort of thing. You need an overall design you just don't slap it together. You need a story, theme, characterization. I've always respected those old Disney storyboard studios--a lot of experience and talent and imagination needed for such work. The BBCT would fit that description I would think. Oh thanks! That's a nice term. I don't want to get too picky about terminology, but I think what I mean is that while Tarot of Prague is definitely Photocollage, even though many (most) of the elements are substantially redrawn (the Moon is, for example, made up of three distinct statues, and her flowers are from yet another - all had to be redrawn to fit together of course), I think BBCats is more like film CGI in some respects. The models are built up in quite a classic CGI way. The result looks far more "real" than classic collage - for better or worse. Interestingly, we now do full storyboards for our books - so again, the technique has some things in common with film. But like I say, I'm making the point more for interest than because I really think we have to worry too much about cat-egories (sorry, sorry, couldn't resist!)

SongDeva	01 Nov 2004
Quote: Originally posted by baba-prague [b] Edited to add - whoops! Sorry, didn't realise you were talking about a Taiwanese deck of the same name - but I'll leave this post here in case it's of interest to others in any case. Indeed we are! In fact, the Kluev is already listed. Thanks for the info though. :)

truelighth	01 Nov 2004
Quote: Originally posted by SongDeva True, it's not that I don't trust you. I had just hoped you and the person who originally posted that deck could compare notes. I'm not familliar with it myself. I just checked and found the link to the Der-Jen posted by jlbvt. He or she also posted the Gaian Tarot. I don't know how Joanna would see her deck. I personally don't classify it as collage, even though she first made a collage and then painted it. But that is my personal choice. And again about the Der-Jen, I have to admit, they do look like real people on the cards, especially if you only see scans. Chinese art often does that.

truelighth	01 Nov 2004
[quote]Originally posted by baba-prague [b]Edited to add - whoops! Sorry, didn't realise you were talking about a Taiwanese deck of the same name - but I'll leave this post here in case it's of interest to others in any case. _________ Oops, sorry about the confusion. I forgot about the Magic Tarot by Kluev there for a second. But yeah, this deck is also called the Magic Tarot. It is a majors only though and according to my source the author's name is Maurice. Unfortunally my Chinese is too poor to actually read the box that came with the deck.

SongDeva	13 Nov 2004
Ok, I think we are all caught up, based on what everybody's contributed so far. Thanks all! I find I'm very into collage decks lately. Maybe I'm heading towards creating my own someday. :)

Asher	14 Nov 2004
Please add the Marita Liulia Tarot to the ever-growing list. It's a small (good news for those who like small decks, 2 1/2 by 3 3/4) photo collage deck with well done photography. I wish the cards were larger, to see more of the details though. But the cards are not cluttered with images, rather they are to the point. The artist's website is www.maritliuliatarot.com, and the deck is available through the Tarot Garden. Asher

SongDeva	15 Nov 2004
Asher wrote: Please add the Marita Liulia Tarot to the ever-growing list. Hi Asher, Is Marita Liulia the artist/author?

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