Frank's Tarot

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 25 Dec 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Asher	25 Dec 2004
While away on vacation, I came across a new deck for sale in a friend's shop. It's called Frank's Tarot, made by a local artist, and subtitled "An Artist's Deck". For those who like minimalist tarot decks, check this one out. The cards are 3 x 5, printed on heavy photo stock to preserve the vivid colors. The deck is hand-made, signed and numbered (300 in all) and comes in a white gauzy drawstring bag, at an unbelievable price of $39.95! Those who love handmade, unique decks should also take note. But the illustrations are minimalist. The Magician, for example shows a hand holding 4 cards, one for each tarot suit, against a red background, with a lemniscate above. The Hierophant pictures a papal crown with crossed keys above, against a pink background. Temperance shows a human hand holding a sprouting plant against a setting/rising sun background, and a full moon. The Minors are similarly "illustrated". Some of the minors are a bit more evocative, meaning-wise, than others...the 8 of Swords depicts 8 swords, loosely bound with a red cord, against a background of clouds, with a gold pyramid above. The minors also have astrological glyphs on them -- the Swords, for example, have the glyphs of the air signs, Gemini, Libra and Aquarius. The Courts are even more minimal. The suit symbol is shown, along with a jester's style cap (Page), a knight's helmet (Knight), a small crown (Queen) and a large crown (King). A deck full of rich, vibrant colors, well made, and reasonably priced. Check out the artist's website at www.peacasso.com Asher

CreativeFire	25 Dec 2004
Hi Asher, yes it is an interesting and colourful looking deck going by the images on the website. I noticed the link to the website in another thread here on AT about a week ago as the artist is a member of the forum. http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=34797 Thanks for posting your comments in regards to the deck/card quality, it is good to know. I would however like to see some more scans of the cards, perhaps if Peacasso sees this thread he/she may post some more to the web site for viewing. CreativeFire

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