Thank you Firemaiden!
I have both the German and English editions of the deck and so do have access to the information the LWB's provide. (I believe both LWB's provide the same information.) Indeed, I think it is the scant information provided in the LWB, coupled with the staggering artwork of the deck itself, that piqued my interest as to who Margarete Petersen is and what has been her path?!
Here we have an exceedingly insightful artist, poet and self professed "dreamer". The deck took her 22 years to create during which time Margarete's friend, Luisa Francia, refers to Margaret's "times of crisis" and that "for a while it looked as if Margarete would never finish her Tarot deck" in her Introduction to the LWB.
Margarete apparently had quite a few moves during that 22 year period and managed to raise a daughter, but writes "People often ask me, What else do you do aside from the Tarot cards? I always answer, Nothing". This answer is then amended to "In short, I have lived."
Still, what was happening during the gestation of these profound and insightful images? I view each of the cards in this deck to be like portals that have the ability to transport and touch upon one's innermost core. Did she publish artwork prior to the deck's creation? Is she creating artwork currently? If so, what is it like? Is she a popular, or obscure, German artist?
While I don't remember ever wondering about a Tarot deck creator before, I do always like to know as much as possible about the artists whose works I view when visiting museums. I guess it is a high complement that this deck has piqued my interest to want to understand it's creator, and thus her artwork, more.
Firemaiden, you ask me to provide a link. I am rather illiterate in terms of how the computer, or the AT Forum, operates. I am not exactly sure what a link is! Can you please instruct me further?
Many thanks,
weaver