A new project is in the works... introducing THE FOX LENORMAND.
I'm diving back into the world of Tarot art with a new Lenormand style deck. Lenormand is similar to a traditional 78 card Tarot deck and has been around for about the same length of time, named for Marie Anne Adelaide Lenormand (1772–1843). Marie Anne was a French bookseller, necromancer, fortune-teller and cartomancer of considerable fame during the Napoleonic era. Lenormand was highly influential on the wave of French cartomancy that began in the late 18th century.
Reading with Lenormand cards is more direct. Three or Five card spreads can often read like a sentence, making messages clearer and more straightforward than traditional readings. It is known as a literal, knowledge-based system without the free-association and mystical aspects of traditional tarot.
I'm very excited to create the imagery for this 36 card deck. So excited, in fact, that I will be making it a full 52 card deck by adding the cards needed to bring it up to the number in a full deck of cards. These additional cards will be based roughly on the Russian Gypsy Fortune Telling Cards, but with my own spin.
Above are some previews of the cards I've already created. Let me know what you think :)
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