New Year & New Creations
Hoping that 2021 proves to be a (much) better year compared to the one we’ve just left behind. While not all was bad about 2020, … Read more
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Nine Lives Art Site Move
Moving boxes are all taped and loaded on the truck. The drivers have put their clever heads together and come up with the quickest (and … Read more
Art Pendants in Nine Lives Art Store
With COVID-19 lockdowns and ongoing global uncertainty, my hope is that you are keeping safe and well and that we all move towards brighter times … Read more
Tarot Review & Kickstarter Campaign
Take a closer look at Nine Lives Tarot with some new photos and Silver Moon Cat’s review on YouTube. Also, make sure to visit my Kickstarter campaign for VIZAĜO Playing Cards – with just 9 days to go, this is your chance to jump on board :)
VIZAĜO – Launching Today on Kickstarter
VIZAĜO playing cards are launching on Kickstarter today! Watch the project video and get ready to bring out the virtual champagne as this colourful deck goes live …
Preparing to Launch VIZAĜO on Kickstarter
VIZAĜO is a custom illustrated deck of playing cards depicting vibrant and colourfully segmented faces. This is a fun deck, which aims to be both collectable and very much playable! Due to launch on Kickstarter very soon, find out more in this post.
Happy New Year with New Deck in Progress
As 2017 gets underway I hope that you are all looking forward to a most joyous and creative year! Looking back, 2016 was a busy year filled with plenty of projects … June saw the arrival of Nine Lives Playing Cards – the new poker size deck, featuring refined artwork.
Launching new Shop with Fabulous specials
Welcome to the latest (big) change on Nine Lives … Since launching in 2013, there have been several design tweaks and changes along the way, though nothing quite as big and fancy as a proper shopping cart! To introduce this brand new feature, I’m offering some pretty exciting specials.
Nine Lives on the World of Playing Cards
Reviews of Nine Lives Tarot and Playing Cards were recently published on The World of Playing Cards … Find out more about the reviews and a recent interview in 52 Plus Joker’s monthly online magazine: Card Culture #20
Reading Cards – Tarot and Playing Cards
In this post I share a few comparisons between reading Tarot and Playing Cards, which may inspire you to look at playing cards in a different light. A visual side-by-side look at the cards and their meanings, comparing similarities and differences between the two systems.
Comparing Decks: a visual look at Nine Lives
This post is all about comparing the 2 Nine Lives Playing Card decks. If you have both editions, this might be a fun way to see if you have spotted the variations shown here; which looks at the Jokers, courts, back design, tuck box and more …
Launching NEW Nine Lives Playing Cards
I am ever so excited to introduce the new addition to my illustrated card series: Nine Lives Playing Cards: (Poker size) have arrived. Beautifully printed by the Expert Playing Card Company, these high quality cards are hard to resist – and they look and feel fabulous!
Happy New Year :)
Here’s to a happy and most creative 2016! Before embarking on new projects, this post looks back on two recent events – a group exhibition about water, with links to view my drawings. And an update on Nine Lives Playing Cards (poker size) – the winning design of the 2015 PCF Deck Design Competition.
November Specials are here!
Without further ado, I’m excited to announce that starting from today … there will be 4 special offers (each running for 1 week) where you can pick up tarot decks and playing cards with special discounts and bundled offers. Perfect gift ideas in time for Christmas!
The Tower and a Sea of Boxes
In my previous post I touched on how we may have favourite cards, or cards that we feel more connected to. The Tower representing tumult, upheaval and sudden change has, despite its foundation rocking trait, always been one of my favourite cards.