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After holding back for what feels like months I finally went ahead and ordered the set. It was really cheap too so I am pleased with myself.
retrokat said:I've been thinking I should start up a Golden Tarot Tour section on my website, listing cities and which paintings are there. Locals such as yourself could send in their stories, photos etc so we could put together a detailed itinerary for the Tour.
Perhaps one day I can even do the Tour myself! I've only seen a handful of my sources in real life myself so far (mostly in London) - Can't wait to go to Italy especially. So many paintings in one country...
Also, I'm hoping to start work on my next deck some time soon, so a trip to Europe would be great for my research. My partner & I are thinking we could also make a "Making Of..." film on digital video, sort of a travelogue, showing all the elements in their original contexts.
Maybe in a few years, if sales of Golden go well enough to pay for a few months in Europe... (dream, dream...)
As a fellow creative being, I can understand feeling you have not finished your work. I agree with Gita in that no creator ever feels completely "finished" with a work. I think it was seeing an interview with George Lucas on the making of Star Wars where he said that a film is never finished, it escapes. There is always more that could be tweaked, changed, developed, etc. etc., but an accomplished artist is one who lets her work escape to the public, lets it go from being hers to being ours, where it takes on new life.retrokat said:I feel I rushed Golden a little, and could do better... Given a few years to work on it, and at least a few months in every European country to do my research
It's comforting to know that Smith also 'rushed' the RWS deck - imagine what it could have been if she'd had a few years to work on it instead of a few short months. Ah, the realities of having to pay one's rent!