A practical deck in the Rider-Waite tradition with a twist of sci-fi, fantastical creatures.
Do you like sci-fi, dream creatures, and original illustration?
Do you want to be part of a select group to get The Mutation Tarot deck before anyone else?
Do you want your choice of either a regular size tarot deck ( 2.75" x 4.75"), or a special edition 2.5" x 6" deck (or both)?
We need YOU to make this deck a reality!
"I grew up with a Rider-Waite deck in my room. Even before I knew what the pictures meant, or how to do a reading for that matter, the images always fascinated me.
They are a timeless collection of the human experience covering everything from love, life, death, spirituality, etc.. I now have many decks, ranging from anime pin up girls to Egyptian Book of the Dead symbols. As amusing and diverse as these iterations are, they can be very hard to use in a reading. Some are far too artistic to be practical. My goal in drawing 'The Mutation Tarot' was to keep it practical. In that respect, most of the images are steeped in the Rider-Waite tradition. I wanted to see if I could capture the same human aspects depicted in the cards by using non-human subject matter, in this case, mutated creatures from my dreams."
Mario Rosa, creator of The Mutation Tarot
The Mutation Tarot deck is the result of a year and a half long project, by illustrator Mario Rosa, to re-imagine the spirit, symbols, and imagery of the Tarot cards without using human beings. It is a practical, readable deck with sci-fi, fantastical, and original creatures.
This is the Tarot deck of another planet or another dimension, where plants, insects, and sea creatures mutated and evolved.
"We are all constantly changing, every second of every day. We might not even recognize ourselves in the future."
Artwork for all 78 cards is complete!
Get a closer look at the art at: http://mutationtarot.com/tarot-deck.html
Also available in a second size: 2.5" x 6"!
You have feedback and we listened! While many people love the original deck design, some wanted more of a focus on the unique art.
See all of the card art on our Facebook album as well.
Additional rewards ...
In addition to offering folks their choice of high quality prints, we also have coffee mugs. Backers will be able to select which card art they would like on their coffee mug(s).
Risks and challenges
This campaign is "part 2" as we had enough interest from the first campaign to run a second with a very attainable goal and shorter timeline. We want people to get these decks! And we appreciate all the support from previous backers.
To complete this project and make it a reality, we need YOU. As a backer, you'll be a part of our history – the foundation for the initial printing of a unique interpretation of the tarot in a standard and an alternate size deck.
Once the project is successfully funded we will contact backers on their art selections, and place orders with the printers. We expect the card decks and other materials to be printed within 30 days of placing the orders.
Items will be mailed USPS and UPS. We will ship worldwide.
Our funding goal of $2000 will cover printing and shipping costs.
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