jackdaw*
Has anyone seen, owned or used this deck?
I have been in love with the wonderful Butler Tarot for a long time. The modern take on such cards as the Eight of Coins is great, as is the man waiting for his hot-air balloon to come in on the Three of Staves, and I love the bountiful Empress. Unfortunately, the price for an artist-produced made-to-order deck of this caliber is beyond my means.
However, mooning over Mr. Butler's website the other day, I took another look at his Inner Landscape Tarot. It is essentially a retake on the Butler Tarot. Some cards are tweaked slightly (the main figure in the Magician is shadowed), others are completely redone (while I preferred the original Page of Cups, I LOVE the new Queen of Cups!) and others appear to be unchanged (the Fool). It has really grown on me, and I think now I prefer it to the Butler.
But in the Shop on this site, the artist offers a pocket edition - about the size of a pack of playing cards. Lately I have been drawn to the portability of mini-decks and smaller decks - I'm rarely without my mini Minchiate Fiorentine these days, for example! So this deck in this size really catches my fancy.
The price is still steep - 40 pounds for the deck and shipping, almost $85 Canadian - but remotely feasible now, compared to twice that for the full size version of either deck.
The deck can be seen in its entirety at:
http://www.butlerart.co.uk/tarot/ILT/View-Deck.htm
I can't get this deck out of my head! Opinions, anyone? Enabling and/or de-enabling (disabling?) welcome!
Thanks,
QueenofPentacles
I have been in love with the wonderful Butler Tarot for a long time. The modern take on such cards as the Eight of Coins is great, as is the man waiting for his hot-air balloon to come in on the Three of Staves, and I love the bountiful Empress. Unfortunately, the price for an artist-produced made-to-order deck of this caliber is beyond my means.
However, mooning over Mr. Butler's website the other day, I took another look at his Inner Landscape Tarot. It is essentially a retake on the Butler Tarot. Some cards are tweaked slightly (the main figure in the Magician is shadowed), others are completely redone (while I preferred the original Page of Cups, I LOVE the new Queen of Cups!) and others appear to be unchanged (the Fool). It has really grown on me, and I think now I prefer it to the Butler.
But in the Shop on this site, the artist offers a pocket edition - about the size of a pack of playing cards. Lately I have been drawn to the portability of mini-decks and smaller decks - I'm rarely without my mini Minchiate Fiorentine these days, for example! So this deck in this size really catches my fancy.
The price is still steep - 40 pounds for the deck and shipping, almost $85 Canadian - but remotely feasible now, compared to twice that for the full size version of either deck.
The deck can be seen in its entirety at:
http://www.butlerart.co.uk/tarot/ILT/View-Deck.htm
I can't get this deck out of my head! Opinions, anyone? Enabling and/or de-enabling (disabling?) welcome!
Thanks,
QueenofPentacles