Raggydoll Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 This is an own-voices project. It’s a unique deck based on southeast Asian myths and stories. They failed in their previous attempt to fund it on Kickstarter but they have launched a new campaign Go check it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielJUK Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Directed by our own @BlueToy as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregory Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 (edited) Yes indeed - I just backed it - again (and missed the early bird, damnit.) Edited September 15, 2021 by gregory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggydoll Posted September 15, 2021 Author Share Posted September 15, 2021 2 hours ago, DanielJUK said: Directed by our own @BlueToy as well Indeed, thanks for pointing that out ❤️ The forum family is proud ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregory Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 He has a lot of good stuff out there - much of it AVAILABLE TO BUY !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueToy Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Thanks for the plug and the encouraging words! It really is an amazing project, and native artists doing art for their own cultures lends this... intimate authenticity to each artwork. Here's a YT walkthrough of the deck where you can see all the cards (I did two - The Star and The World). Our Happy Squirrel is particularly... interesting. It features the Borneo Vampire Squirrel which is both a real animal and has folktales associated with it (it preys on deer, disemboweling them and eating their entrails hahaha!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggydoll Posted September 15, 2021 Author Share Posted September 15, 2021 49 minutes ago, BlueToy said: Our Happy Squirrel is particularly... interesting. It features the Borneo Vampire Squirrel which is both a real animal and has folktales associated with it (it preys on deer, disemboweling them and eating their entrails hahaha!). Love that take on the Happy Squirrel! 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katrinka Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 1 hour ago, BlueToy said: Thanks for the plug and the encouraging words! It really is an amazing project, and native artists doing art for their own cultures lends this... intimate authenticity to each artwork. Here's a YT walkthrough of the deck where you can see all the cards (I did two - The Star and The World). Simon is correct - even though it's a collab deck, it isn't jarring. There's consistency here, and it looks like it would read well, too. And Asian Tarots and oracle decks are sorely lacking here. What's readily available are decks done by people like Robert Place, or cobbled together by Alana Fairchild. Those always have...issues. And there's this: 1 hour ago, BlueToy said: Our Happy Squirrel is particularly... interesting. It features the Borneo Vampire Squirrel which is both a real animal and has folktales associated with it (it preys on deer, disemboweling them and eating their entrails hahaha!). I had to look them up. Wikipedia says their "reputed carnivorousness has not been observed scientifically" but stops short of calling it a total fiction. 🤣 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tufted_ground_squirrel#Natural_history Happy Squirrel cards have never figured in my decision to purchase a deck, since I generally remove them. But I LIKE this one. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueToy Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 39 minutes ago, katrinka said: Simon is correct - even though it's a collab deck, it isn't jarring. There's consistency here, and it looks like it would read well, too. And Asian Tarots and oracle decks are sorely lacking here. What's readily available are decks done by people like Robert Place, or cobbled together by Alana Fairchild. Those always have...issues. And there's this: I had to look them up. Wikipedia says their "reputed carnivorousness has not been observed scientifically" but stops short of calling it a total fiction. 🤣 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tufted_ground_squirrel#Natural_history Happy Squirrel cards have never figured in my decision to purchase a deck, since I generally remove them. But I LIKE this one. 😁 Haha yeah the anecdotal, oral history urban legendy aspect was our justification of using it as the HS card. When I first read about it, I was reminded of that bloodthirsty Monty Python bunny :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueToy Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 On 9/15/2021 at 3:46 PM, DanielJUK said: Directed by our own @BlueToy as well On 9/15/2021 at 6:39 PM, gregory said: He has a lot of good stuff out there - much of it AVAILABLE TO BUY !!! Thanks for the plug you two! 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueToy Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 We got funded! Thanks for your continued support! 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggydoll Posted October 4, 2021 Author Share Posted October 4, 2021 15 minutes ago, BlueToy said: We got funded! Thanks for your continued support! 🙂 Wonderful news!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katrinka Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Hello! Do we have a shipping date yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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