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July 06, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Mark Ryan, actor and swordmaster, is best known for his role as Nasir in the TV series Robin of Sherwood and as the voice of Bumble Bee and Jetfire in the Transformers films. In 1996, Ryan and visionary artist Chesca Potter collaborated to produce The Greenwood Tarot. The Greenwood Tarot quickly achieved cult status and has been out of print for several years. Now Ryan and long-time friend and Tarot expert, John Matthews, have combined their skills and love of the ancient woods to reconceive the original deck and book pack and release it as The Wildwood Tarot. The Wildwood Tarot will be available spring 2011 through Sterling Publishing (US) and Connections Book Publishing (UK). Read more>>
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Wow, Mark. These are awesome. A couple of different ones to those shown on Facebook.
ReplyDeleteI do like the Seer and the Archer's strength of purpose.
Kind regards,
Karen=0)
The artwork (and symbolism) is gorgeous, deep and detailed. That's exactly what I'd hope for in an ideal deck.
ReplyDeleteI'm impressed! (And I'm a professional illustrator, so I'm hard to please. ;)
These are absolutely beautiful. I'm not usually someone who will pick up a tarot deck (I'm rather fuzzy on the meanings) but this is a must-get. I can't wait until this hits stores.
ReplyDeleteThese powerful images spoke to me eloquently. Articulate; akin to the silent speech of a Saracen's eyebrows. >Grin<
ReplyDeleteI would like to see the best of them produced as individual art prints on a larger scale.
I'm a collector and a reader. These images are stunning. I can't wait. Very impressive. Especially love the Seer. Pleased that I stumbled onto this site--a nice surprise.
ReplyDeleteWill they be availble for pre-ordering? I don't want to miss out.
ReplyDeleteNot a huge fan of keywords on the cards as it limits the interpretation of the image. However the images are very striking. Can't wait to see more.
ReplyDeletePreferred Chesca's artwork to be honest.
ReplyDeleteWell! There's no accounting for individual taste, of course but I think Will's done amazing and more easily accessible work on this version and it was really rewarding working with Johnny Matthews. I'm just glad The Wildwood Tarot (The Greenwood's original name) is back in print and available as an evolution of the original concept for people to enjoy.
ReplyDeleteI'm very much looking forward to meeting this deck in person. Can you tell me, has the Wheel of the Year theme and/or alchemical rotation of the elements been retained? Thanks! -Rosaleen.
ReplyDeleteMark love the work and and the Robin in the Hood series. It does distract with keywords but as I am devising my own Oracle deck i understand why. And also have the Sacred Circle which is a Worthington Deck as well.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work and may your sword like your intelect never be dull.
Eamon
Bought these yesterday and already owning greenwood tarot for many years have to say these are wonderful. They speak to me on the same level that the greenwood does and something more - the book helps me to dig deeper with the greenwood. It is the long awaited sequel and so happy to have them. Have quality written all over them
ReplyDeleteAwsome art on this one, and it really works with my intuition! Please include a tuck box for the cards.
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ReplyDeleteGreat Tarot deck love the concept and am working on the spreads. Kinda weird spreads as working on my own cards so it does help to see yours opened a fe doors for me.
Best of luck in all ya do.
Caoilte aka Eamon