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Honeybee wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 10:07 pm They look very interesting but no tarot is one of the ways I keep myself in check

GandalfPC wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 10:06 am Not feeling this one either.

I am sitting on a gilded one for 24 hours, so should anyone desire it let me know before then and we can arrange a hand off.

STLBluesNut wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2023 8:14 am i have never understood the uusi appeal.

KS wrote:We are touching base with you on the project and where everything is at. Currently, we are in the stage where we are putting all the artwork to date together for a review. This stage requires a lot of editing and reworking to ensure the deck's narrative and artistic style flow. It happens with every divination deck we have done, and it is an intense, "private"—often frustrating—but ultimately necessary and rewarding part of creating this work. In the next update, we will show you the comprehensive look of the deck moving forward with its final details worked out.

With "Lux," the linocut medium has been extra challenging, requiring a few more steps than most traditional art mediums we have worked with. Our process starts with sketching the artwork, and once a sketch is completed, it is transferred to a linocut block. Peter is hand-laminating all the linocut blocks with cutoffs from work he's done with old-growth, reclaimed redwood – very stable for a lino backer. These special blocks are then carved and, finally, printed. We are in both the sleeves-rolled-up-carving part and the final deck edit. Both require an enormous amount of focus. So, not a lot of photos of the process in this update, just a lot of "Shit! I didn't want to carve that area." Or, "Whoa...that was an awesome surprise!" It's a lot of fun and a lot of work, which is a lot like everything we do, but in the end, it all comes together.

Here is our current schedule: March will see us finishing the pips (all the Cups, Swords, and Seal designs are done – they look fantastic, and we can't wait to share!) and the Major Arcana. The courts will be finalized in April and early May. By mid-May, it will be time to pull all the finished artwork into print-ready files so we can send it to our Printer in June. As we move into the summer, the book will be laid out and headed to print, and by late summer, all should be moving toward our studio.

Alongside all the joyful activity of making art, Life has been happening. In early February, Peter's Mom passed away, and we needed time to deal with an incredibly painful loss. Nine months earlier, he had lost his beloved Father, Jim. Life ebbs and flows, and we gather ourselves back up and carry on, but for our family, Marlene and Jim were the Sun—all warmth, grace, and love – and navigating the world without them has been a monumental orbital adjustment.

But as we said, Life flows on, and the next time we chat, we will have a lot of "Lux" to show you, which is super exciting!! Also, for those asking about the tarot cloths and altars – don't worry, you haven't missed them! As soon as they are ready to show, our KS Backers will have the first chance to pick them up We can't give you a date on those items' release right now, but it will happen after the artwork for the deck is completed and off to print.

Talks soon! Linnea & Peter

rousselle wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2023 5:13 pm

STLBluesNut wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2023 8:14 am i have never understood the uusi appeal.

I wasn't into Blue Blood when it was first developed, but Bohemia was nice enough, so I picked 'em up. Royal Optik just... wow. I could (and at some point, I will) go on for a while about why that deck is one of my "Top 100 of All Time Must Haves." Hotcakes was simply fun. Pagan and classic were both fine. I picked up a Blue Blood and a Blue Blood Redux just to "complete the set," and likewise with Brut, which didn't otherwise sing to me. While I very much enjoyed a few of their Tarot offerings, yeah... their style hasn't continued to keep me engaged.

Truly, they points Harvonsgard mentioned above about how they do unique art for each deck, their understanding of material and design, that they don't keep going to the same well over and over again (recolors of the Pagan deck notwithstanding), and that they put a lot of thought and creativity into their designs -- all while maintaining an excellent aesthetic -- are reason enough to respect them. But, if the art doesn't sing to you, the art doesn't sing to you. Like others above, I find this deck, like a few of their others, just doesn't resonate with me the way a few others have, and I've shed my completionist tendencies, so I'll be sitting this one out.

But every time they release something new, I'm going to check it out because when the work they do connects with me, it REALLY connects.

KGthePrince wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:33 am
That being said, the only deck I wasn't really impressed with was Brut. However, I still want the tarot to complete my collection

rousselle wrote: ↑Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:57 pm

KGthePrince wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:33 am
That being said, the only deck I wasn't really impressed with was Brut. However, I still want the tarot to complete my collection

You're looking for the Brut Tarot? Feel free to DM me if you're looking for that one, or for any of the other non-gilded, non-special edition decks, as I most likely have an unopened duplicate I could be convinced to sell if it's going to a good home.

Harvonsgard wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2024 12:07 pm I never understand what "lazy art" means especially when the creator made 70+ wood cut prints for this project alone .