FelicityHart
Hey guys I'm new here. I recently graduated with a BFA and for my grad project did a hand printed deck of tarot cards. Throughout my entire huge research phase it didn't occur to me that a community like this might even exist and I just discovered it while researching how the golden tarot (gooooorgeous) was created.
I'm wanting to print my deck, and I'm not sure what would be best so I thought I might ask you guys. I've researched into the options, RE: kickstarter to fund a large print-house project of a large run; self funded small runs of print on demand to sell via etsy; or approaching publishers.
My deck is completely finished, hand printed on woodblock (Ideally I would enjoy selling these for large cost as art decks/print originals), called the 'plague tarot'. I wish to scan these in and print them for more affordable runs. It has 52 cards minor arcana only (I have merged the knights and pages), and is based on the playing card and tarocchi originators of the 14th century as well as 'traditional' tarot meanings, particularly the theory that tarot is descended from morality plays. The number cards are playing card based so six suit symbols for the six of the suit, etc. And the court cards are more visual.
It's based on the black death and symbols related to the black death which correspond to the traditional meanings of the suits/symbols. For example rats as pentacles as rats brought the plague through commerce.
They are usable as the meanings correspond to traditional meanings, with alterations extending from it's referencing the black death. I have taken out the major arcana as I feel the deck has more 'weight' due to these changes/references . A LWB would be part of this to explain the major visual correspondences, and with that knowledge it can be used with reference to a book or by a knowledgeable reader to read, just as a tarrochi with no visual symbols can be read but is not preferred for it's ease of interpretation (no symbolic pictures to guide in the reading)
So my I guess general question is would anyone even want to buy this deck, and what might be a good option. I feel kickstarter would have an awesome scope and I could get a good quality print run but I don't have much social media reach and it could flop, and small runs I can't afford more than a few decks and again, no social media reach. Publishers I'm not sure would be interested in this deck and do take time.
Here is a link to some photos of the prints:
http://idee--fixe.tumblr.com/post/88582970418/documentation-of-my-graduating-project-plague
Sorry this is so long and rambling, I hope you guys can help as everyone here knows a lot :3
I'm wanting to print my deck, and I'm not sure what would be best so I thought I might ask you guys. I've researched into the options, RE: kickstarter to fund a large print-house project of a large run; self funded small runs of print on demand to sell via etsy; or approaching publishers.
My deck is completely finished, hand printed on woodblock (Ideally I would enjoy selling these for large cost as art decks/print originals), called the 'plague tarot'. I wish to scan these in and print them for more affordable runs. It has 52 cards minor arcana only (I have merged the knights and pages), and is based on the playing card and tarocchi originators of the 14th century as well as 'traditional' tarot meanings, particularly the theory that tarot is descended from morality plays. The number cards are playing card based so six suit symbols for the six of the suit, etc. And the court cards are more visual.
It's based on the black death and symbols related to the black death which correspond to the traditional meanings of the suits/symbols. For example rats as pentacles as rats brought the plague through commerce.
They are usable as the meanings correspond to traditional meanings, with alterations extending from it's referencing the black death. I have taken out the major arcana as I feel the deck has more 'weight' due to these changes/references . A LWB would be part of this to explain the major visual correspondences, and with that knowledge it can be used with reference to a book or by a knowledgeable reader to read, just as a tarrochi with no visual symbols can be read but is not preferred for it's ease of interpretation (no symbolic pictures to guide in the reading)
So my I guess general question is would anyone even want to buy this deck, and what might be a good option. I feel kickstarter would have an awesome scope and I could get a good quality print run but I don't have much social media reach and it could flop, and small runs I can't afford more than a few decks and again, no social media reach. Publishers I'm not sure would be interested in this deck and do take time.
Here is a link to some photos of the prints:
http://idee--fixe.tumblr.com/post/88582970418/documentation-of-my-graduating-project-plague
Sorry this is so long and rambling, I hope you guys can help as everyone here knows a lot :3