Saturday saw the return of TABI’s annual Tarot Conference in Birmingham. Here it is, in court cards: So we checked in to our rooms and the speakers and organisers had been presented with a li’l hand-made bar of chocolate and Read more…
Andrea Aste I first encountered the delightful genius of Andrea Aste when I was on Arnell Ando’s Tarot Tour of Italy back in April and I was struck a) by the amazing artwork that he showed us and b) the Read more…
Welcome to the Midsummer Blog hop! If you’ve happened here by chance, then you are in for a treat if you follow the links below to all the other blog hoppers who are providing a chain that runs from 0 Read more…
Sometimes you see a project and it’s just such a perfect storm that you wonder why it was never done before! That’s how I felt when Doug Thornsjo (Tarot of the Zirkus Magis, Tarot Lombardi Dannegiatto etc) began sharing images Read more…
This is me (well my HEAD at any rate), cunningly photoshopped onto a slender body, and a throne that comprises entirely of court cards – isn’t it clever? Caroline Blackler did all the high tech jiggery-pokery for this. And you Read more…
Academia Carrara, Bergamo Milan was just as shimmeringly hot and magnificent as it was when we arrived a fortnight earlier. My God, how had two weeks passed so quickly?! We rendez-voused (is that even a word?!) together outside the jaw-droppingly Read more…
Earwigging on academic chit chat Giordano Berti and Caitlin Matthews ©someone on the tour Another reason that I was desperate to take part in the Tarot Tour of Italy was the thought of perhaps linking up with Giordano Berti. This Read more…
I have purchased a companion for the beautiful Queen of Hearts that was gifted to me by Alexander Daniloff: the Queen of Swords. Isn’t she pretty and sweet-natured? A far cry from the unhappy profile and bolt-upright sword that we Read more…
Queen of Swords You can never have too many owls! Amongst the presentations at the Tarot Museum’s garden parties was a display of four Tarot Queen paintings by Carmen Sorrenti. There was so much going on and loads of Read more…
Another sweltering hot Italian day. Another day where I whine pathetically about having a dodgy inner thermostat and bringing all the wrong clothes on holiday. Honestly, Scottish people should really never go abroad….. Our Merry Band of 31 souls hopped Read more…