{"id":2171,"date":"2017-12-24T01:21:34","date_gmt":"2017-12-23T14:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ninelivestarot.com.au\/blog\/?post_type=product&#038;p=2171"},"modified":"2023-01-12T22:46:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T11:46:43","slug":"vizago-playing-cards-blue","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/ninelivesart.com.au\/shop\/vizago-playing-cards-blue\/","title":{"rendered":"VIZA\u011cO Playing Cards (blue)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>VIZA\u011cO Playing Cards<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2167\" src=\"https:\/\/ninelivesart.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/VIZAGO-courtcards-suits_aa-1-450x231.png\" alt=\"VIZAGO Kings Queens and Jacks \" width=\"400\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ninelivesart.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/VIZAGO-courtcards-suits_aa-1-450x231.png 450w, https:\/\/ninelivesart.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/VIZAGO-courtcards-suits_aa-1-768x393.png 768w, https:\/\/ninelivesart.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/VIZAGO-courtcards-suits_aa-1.png 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Celebrating faces and the joy of cards, VIZA\u011cO features bold and colourful faces on all 54 cards<em> (including the jokers)<\/em>. Through colour and detail, these cards are meant to be enjoyed, whether treasured for play or put on display\u00a0 :)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2561\" style=\"clear: both;\" src=\"https:\/\/ninelivesart.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/vizago-number-aces_aa-500x217.jpg\" alt=\"custom pips and ace cards depicting faces by Abolina Art\" width=\"400\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ninelivesart.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/vizago-number-aces_aa-500x217.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ninelivesart.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/vizago-number-aces_aa-768x334.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ninelivesart.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/vizago-number-aces_aa-800x348.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ninelivesart.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/vizago-number-aces_aa-450x196.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ninelivesart.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/vizago-number-aces_aa.jpg 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>VIZA\u011cO draws inspiration from a range of whimsical ceramic teapots I made while working in clay. Influenced by wood-cut techniques, bold lines and segmented colour brings a unique quality to the artwork. Each suit, defined by its colour palette, has vibrant Kings, Queens &amp; Jacks taking centre stage, cheered on by aces and number cards adapted around stylised faces.<\/p>\n<p>VIZA\u011cO\u00a0<em>[Vi-za-joh]<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 means\u00a0<strong>Face<\/strong>\u00a0in Esperanto, a language inspired by a desire to connect and bring people together.<\/p>\n<h4>Two Colour Versions<\/h4>\n<p>Lumina (red) and Lumino (blue) are a name-play on light and dark. Both decks have identical card faces, giving card backs and tuck boxes their moment to shine&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/ninelivesart.com.au\/vizago-playing-cards-red\/\">View Red Deck<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ninelivesart.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/VIZAGO-Lumina-lumino_aa.png\" alt=\"Playing Cards by Abolina Art\" width=\"751\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ninelivesart.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/VIZAGO-Lumina-lumino_aa.png 751w, https:\/\/ninelivesart.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/VIZAGO-Lumina-lumino_aa-450x143.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><br \/>\nThanks to the support of 209 amazing backers on Kickstarter in July 2017, enough funds were raised to print with the outstanding <a href=\"https:\/\/legendsplayingcards.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Legends Playing Card Co<\/a>. A total of 2400 decks came off the printing presses\u00a0in December 2017 <em>(1200 in each<\/em> colour). While the vast majority of these decks were allocated &#8216;homes&#8217; during the campaign, I am glad to have a limited number to offer in my store.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ninelivesart.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/VIZAGO-jokers_aa.png\" alt=\"Red and Blue Joker by Abolina Art\" width=\"411\" height=\"238\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h3>Lumino &#8211; the Blue deck<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Illustrated playing cards<\/li>\n<li>Poker size <em>(63 x 88mm)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Artwork featuring bold faces on every card<\/li>\n<li>Printed by Legends Playing Card Co<\/li>\n<li>Classic finish card stock<\/li>\n<li>Semi-matte tuck box with interior printing<\/li>\n<li>1<sup>st<\/sup> <em>(limited) <\/em>edition\u00a0of 1200 decks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2384,"template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[219],"product_tag":[134,136,168,161,171,169,214,166,175],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ninelivesart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/2171"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ninelivesart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ninelivesart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ninelivesart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ninelivesart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ninelivesart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=2171"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ninelivesart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=2171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}