La Mer: an ocean bound tarot deck
I have had this idea for an ocean-themed Tarot deck for years but only recently did I start to actually sketch out the cards. I wanted to be as faithful to the Rider-Waite deck as possible and still keep a maritime flavor to it. Thus, for example, card 10, Wheel of Fortune is now Migration. Card 11, instead of the traditional "Justice," is now, "La Siren," the Haitian mermaid of beauty.
It was pointed out to me, however, that no one could actually see any details on the deck I was slowly drawing and posting. The thumbnails were, it seemed, far too small. So I uploaded the twelve cards I have come up with so far on Photobucket and we shall try again.
In earlier posts I wrote long, dry essays about each card and my view on how they functioned. I am not including those here. The images are enough for now. I will continue to post new images as they come to me. Until then, please, enjoy.
August 24th, 2006 at 8:44 am
Spectacular idea, Zachary. Are these lovely drawings yours? Where can I buy a copy?
August 25th, 2006 at 7:28 am
Hahaha! Thank you, my friend (I am sorry to have to write out that I am laughing, since no one can hear it in cyber-space) but what you see right here is as far as the Tarot deck has gotten. These aren’t even the cards, more of sketches I did as I went along. It is/was my hope to find an artist who loves the ocean too and has much better technical skills than I. Still, I appreciate your kind words and the moment I have a completed deck on actual paper I will send you a copy =]