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2002 Flick Merauld

Nine of Swords by Flick Merauld

Oxford UK

One of a set of tarot cards I'm designing. Produced in Photoshop from an original photograph. It's destined for CMYK, so the eventual colour will be more muted, but I quite like this RGB version too.


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kodak_challenge11-Sep-2004 06:24
Thank you GP :-)
GreenPixel 10-Sep-2004 19:37
Very nice work, Flick.
kodak_challenge08-Sep-2004 14:48
Hi David, thanks for the comments. The idea with Nine of Swords is of something hanging over you. It's as often mental anxiety as anything else, but you can't seem to get out from under it and so feel despair or obsessive worry. i concentrated on the hands here, as expressing the feeling of depair and entrapment. The shadow of rose thorns symbolises a tying of the hands, figuratively speaking.
kodak_challenge08-Sep-2004 14:29
Hi Flick, I like this, too. Beautiful "mirrored" composition. Wish I knew more about Tarot symbolism.....once upon a time I did, but I've forgotten much. DF
kodak_challenge08-Sep-2004 06:15
Thanks for your kind comment, Albert :-)
Flick.
Guest 07-Sep-2004 21:01
Very artistic. I think this is my fav of the 3... well done Flick. - Albert