Ace of Coins
The Ace of Coins represents a new beginning, a seed that can grow into something bigger, the first steps on a road to health and propserity, or even just the idea of the concrete world.
I had to redesign this one! I decided that every Coin card would have a hand on it somewhere, and that all the suits would be themed like that. So I modeled it after my own palm. As a palm reader, my hand is the hand of a deeply confused person, so maybe that adds to the card's meaning.
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Two of Coins
The Two of Coins is a card of balance, of finesse, about figuring things out in just the right amounts. I tried to do this myself and it's super hard!
I like this card because I got a little weird with the colors. My neon palette makes it difficult to portray skin tones other than peachy whites, but of course I didn't want nothing but white people in the deck! Using blue felt like it opened me up to new options here.
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Three of Coins
This card represents pride in your accomplishments and skills, and being noticed for them! It's one of my favorite Minor Arcana cards.
Not long after I finished this carve, my friend's wife got her doctorate. Funny enough I was thinking of her when designing this card, since she's one of the most powerful people I know. I hope everyone sees how impressive she is, just like the Three of Coins indicates.
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Four of Coins
This card represents hoarding, privacy, and other ways we keep things to ourselves instead of sharing.
This one was challenging, partially to convey what I wanted and partially to pick colors. I like the green, a jealous color.
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Five of Coins
Five of Coins represents lack, poverty, hunger, and need.
I really like how this one turned out! The coins really seem to be slipping away, and I like how the grasping hand looks too. Obviously not one of my favorite cards, but the art came out well.
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Six of Coins
This card means charity, sharing, equality, and fairness. It's about distributing resources in the best possible way.
My favorite touch in the art is the alternating hearts and stars on the coins. For some reason I find it very satisfying.
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Seven of Coins
This card represents a need for patience, the idea that the seeds have been planted and there's nothing you can do from here but wait.
My original Ace of Coins looked like the coin in the center of this one, underground with roots sprouting from it. I like the feeling of growth - it's like you can smell the soil.
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Eight of Coins
The Eight of Coins is about hard work and skill, the determination to see a project through to the highest of your ability.
I might do a new print of this one to get a cleaner result, but I like the image a lot. The roughness around the coins is deliberate, to emphasize the handcrafted nature.
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Nine of Coins
Typically this card depicts a person alone with a bird, enjoying a lovely walled garden. It means enjoying the fruits of your labor and the luxuries they bring.
I especially like the paint job on this one!
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Ten of Coins
Ten of Coins is a wonderful card of material satisfaction and accomplishment. It's a card of having enough to take care of yourself and your loved ones.
That sense of "enough" is why I chose to make it balloons - to me, the feeling of having enough is light, the burden of struggle being lifted. The sense of relief in this card is why I chose such a buoyant image!
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Page of Coins
The pages can be said to deliver important news, so this page brings news of health, wealth, and other material things.
I love her little expression in this card. She looks playful and impish. I feel like she's happy to be doing her job.
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Knight of Coins
The Knight of Coins is traditionally a hard worker, exercising slow determination to get where he's going with gentle strength. Most cards emphasize his relationship with his mount.
This was the first tarot card I fell in love with! In my first ever deck, the Sacred Rose Tarot, I found his warm snuggle with the horse so charming and heartwarming that he quickly became a favorite. Of course I wanted to depict the same kind of warm character. Also I love horse.
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Queen of Coins
The Queen of Coins rules her domain with kindness and generosity. Generosity is a key aspect of her character! She's often pictured alongside a rabbit.
Instead of depicting a rabbit alongside her, I gave her cute bunny ears! I like how kind and peaceful she looks. She looks gentle to me.
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King of Coins
The King of Coins is a prosperous and generous figure who has enough to give and who can provide for those he loves.
He's the only member of the House of Coins who isn't smiling. I wonder if he feels burdened. I wanted to cover his eyes with the coin as if to shield his identity behind wealth, like it's all he is now. He's kind of a sad figure to me.
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