Baka Tarot
Baka Tarot is a calligraphic tarot that pays homage to martial arts, Zen masters, and the powerful energy of black ink to come through in any rendition, from the hand to the digital processing of the marks left on paper.
This edition is limited to 22 handmade copies, and prepared as a talisman. Each deck consists of 26 cards: 22 are named after the standard tarot trumps and 4 are named after poker actions, Call, Check, Raise, and Fold.
The deck comes with a personalized black ink sigil inside a title card that also features a QR code to a ‘little white book’ of 10000 words. The ‘booklet’ describes each card and also offers readings of a 3-card string for every depiction.
THE SPECS
The cards measure 2.4 x 3.8 inch and are printed on Tintoretto Neve 200 gsm paper from Fedrigoni. The backs feature an original suminagahi design, or Japanese marbling. As a treat, each deck is also wrapped in a unique suminagashi sheet that I created for an art project.
Each deck is numbered, 1-22, and signed. Since there are only 22 decks in this talismanic rendition, please limit your purchase to one deck only.
AVAILABILITY
The talismanic edition sold out on launch day, August 17, 2023. A new, standard edition is now available from Make Playing Cards. Read more about the standard decks here.
BAKA TAROT
Limited edition, talismanic calligraphic tarot. For more on the creation of this deck, visit the Art section here.
