May 2022

World events have gotten in the way of this project like I never knew they could.  Don't get me wrong, I have no complaints whatsoever as these events have affected people around the world in catastrophic ways while I'm safe, healthy, and happy with my loved ones.  My heart breaks for the people of Ukraine as war ravages them and the people of China as the pandemic has caused so much illness.   The first issue I ran into was getting the artwork for the back of the cards done.  Long story short...I found an artist that I truly bonded with and we started the process of her making the design for the card backs.  Within days the war in Ukraine started and my beloved artist in Siberia was cut off due to economic sanctions.  We figured it out just recently and the card back design is beautiful, meaningful, and complete.  The last phase of this project is to get the card decks manufactured.  This is primarily done in Shenzhen, China which was locked down due to the global pandemic for much of this year.  I'm now in talks with someone to get a contract signed so we can start production soon.  These delays were a sign from the universe for me to slow down, be grateful for every single moment of my life and be as kind and generous as I can to others.  I'm good with that.  I will let you know when the contract is signed and production has begun.  Hopefully, it won't be too much longer.  In the meantime, I have been doing a little bit of traveling for the purposes of teaching printing to photographers and soon I will travel to Cape Cod for a memorial for my beloved, tarot card loving, Aunty Patty who passed away last year.  Then, just a few weeks later, I start exhibiting my work at the Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts again. 

This year I will be there from July 5th through Sept 8th, 2022. 

Please come by and see me :)