celticnoodle
Still waiting for my book. I hope it will be here by the end of this week.
Has anyone here fanned out the deck backwards yet so as to see the backs ?
Normally I don't care too much for seriously ornate or eye catching card backs, but this is something different. At first the nearly psychedelic effect was distracting, but once I relaxed, they really drew me in. On a smaller scale I get the same effect from individual cards now - I guess you could say that I went from not caring too much for them to thinking them to be very helpful all at once .
Curious if anyone esle noticed this....
Has anyone here fanned out the deck backwards yet so as to see the backs ?
Normally I don't care too much for seriously ornate or eye catching card backs, but this is something different. At first the nearly psychedelic effect was distracting, but once I relaxed, they really drew me in. On a smaller scale I get the same effect from individual cards now - I guess you could say that I went from not caring too much for them to thinking them to be very helpful all at once .
Curious if anyone esle noticed this....
Hi Calcifer, I choose cards from a fanned out deck, so I noticed the psychedelic thing right off. The first thing I noticed when I laid out a 5 card spread was that psychedelic effect of the spare use of rainbow colour. So for me, both front and back have that effect. I love that kind of dense line art. I look for artists who do that sort of thing, Agnes Martin & Liz Davidson are a couple that I really love. It's an interiorized, meditative thing, for both the artist and the viewer. Agnes Martin wrote extensively about her art – it's something that would appeal to anyone who feels a strong connection to this deck.
mine arrived yesterday and I am approaching it as I would any wild creature; no sudden movements, that kind of thing!
I don't think I'll be needing a book - it is always interesting to read about the artist's approach, inspiration etc, but I'm guessing I'll find out via Internetnet sources etc.
wintergreen said:I don't think the book is a must in any sense: the folded sheet included with the deck gives a good snapshot of the meanings the artist held in mind. But the book is lovely to peruse and does add a bit of insight into the artist's thinking. I would have liked to read more, but she seems to be holding back so as to let people figure it out for themselves and develop a more personal relationship and connection with the deck. I'm not sure it's worth the $20 bucks I paid for it, but that's the reality of small press-runs, and all in all, I'm happy to have it, and happy to support the artist by buying it.
It's already one of my favourites.