WolfyJames
You must have noticed that the LWB doesn't say much about the deck and the art, which is quite disapointing. They should have come up with a little book or something, or a thicker LWB.
Still, I have found on the Internet strange informations about the deck.
First, in a few reviews and online stores (don't remember the links), the deck was autographed. I don't know if it is because I bought the deck at TarotGarden and not at Monolith Graphics, but mine isn't. It's possible it's because Vargo knew they were reviewers and autographed their decks as a gift. Still, has some of you had their deck autographed?
Second, there's a mention about a sheet that comes with the deck that gives some informations about the deck: "From a sheet that came with my deck, I learned that the artist had originally planned to do a pips-only deck, but changed his mind, influenced primarily by the RWS deck" - Diane Wilkes at Tarot Passages. There was no sheet with my deck giving that information. Has anyone had their deck with a sheet with such an information? There are probably other interesting informations on it.
Third, Vargo has been interviewed in magazines (goth mostly) and asked questions about the deck. Has anyone read such magazines and read the interviews?
Actually, I want to devote this thread about all the informations we can find about the deck and discuss about them.
Like the idea that Vargo had planned to make a pips-only deck. I don't know about you, but I don't think I would have bought the deck if it would have been pips-only. The cards I like the least are among the major arcana, which doesn't help. I'm not fond of pips-only decks, I usually just run away from them. Now that we know how the deck is with fully illustrated pips, and how gorgeous the cards are - mostly the minors -, I'm just thankful he bumped into RWS deck and got inspired, because his deck would have been... blah.
I love you RWS!!!
Still, I have found on the Internet strange informations about the deck.
First, in a few reviews and online stores (don't remember the links), the deck was autographed. I don't know if it is because I bought the deck at TarotGarden and not at Monolith Graphics, but mine isn't. It's possible it's because Vargo knew they were reviewers and autographed their decks as a gift. Still, has some of you had their deck autographed?
Second, there's a mention about a sheet that comes with the deck that gives some informations about the deck: "From a sheet that came with my deck, I learned that the artist had originally planned to do a pips-only deck, but changed his mind, influenced primarily by the RWS deck" - Diane Wilkes at Tarot Passages. There was no sheet with my deck giving that information. Has anyone had their deck with a sheet with such an information? There are probably other interesting informations on it.
Third, Vargo has been interviewed in magazines (goth mostly) and asked questions about the deck. Has anyone read such magazines and read the interviews?
Actually, I want to devote this thread about all the informations we can find about the deck and discuss about them.
Like the idea that Vargo had planned to make a pips-only deck. I don't know about you, but I don't think I would have bought the deck if it would have been pips-only. The cards I like the least are among the major arcana, which doesn't help. I'm not fond of pips-only decks, I usually just run away from them. Now that we know how the deck is with fully illustrated pips, and how gorgeous the cards are - mostly the minors -, I'm just thankful he bumped into RWS deck and got inspired, because his deck would have been... blah.
I love you RWS!!!