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I didn’t set out to make a tarot deck.

 

This project wasn’t born from a marketing plan or a desire to start a new business. Quite the opposite: It grew out of creative restlessness, spiritual curiosity, and a love of making things by hand. After more than 16 years of building woodworking projects for my YouTube channel and becoming disillusioned with that treadmill, I felt myself shifting toward something deeper and more personal.

 

In January of 2024 I vowed to make art, “just for myself”. As I began burning wood, I only shared what I was working on with a handful of friends. The last thing I wanted was for my art to become driven by a need to please an algorithm god.

 

I didn’t set out to make a tarot deck. I set out to find meaning in a time of life shifts and awakenings. One card became two, then twenty, then seventy-eight. I honestly don’t know how I kept the bit going, but I became obsessed with designing and burning them, almost to the detriment of everything else. It took about 15 months to complete the deck. In many ways, this project has been terrifying. 

 

Each tarot card became a conversation with myself. A meditation, a rebellion against my past, a questioning of life choices, and a way to confront my personal demons. This deck isn’t just a product, it's a turning point. It’s what it looks like to confront yourself and change your life.


Tarot has given me a new language for finding meaning in life. This deck is my way of combining craft, intuition, and personal truth into something physical and alive. It matters because it’s mine. And maybe it will matter to you because, somehow, it reflects a piece of you, too.

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My artwork

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If you’ve worked with the classic Rider-Waite-Smith deck, many of these cards will feel familiar. I’ve drawn inspiration from Pamela Colman Smith’s iconic imagery: her symbolism, storytelling, and emotional clarity remain unparalleled. You’ll see nods to her work throughout my deck, but I’ve also reimagined much of the imagery through a modern, sometimes unexpected lens. 

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I’ve stripped down the most meaningful cards to me to their emotional core. I’ve made others more surreal, even darkly playful. Each one was hand-burned onto 9” x 13” plywood using a few traditional pyrographic tools and flames. I’m fascinated by the ethereal sketchiness of woodburning. 

 

My tarot interpretations

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Alongside each image, I'm writing full interpretations. Tarot is an intuitive practice and it's important (and fun!) to examine the imagery in each card yourself and discover how you relate to it.

 

That said, I begin each write-up with a traditional understanding of the card, then offer my own fresh (sometimes hot) takes. I’ve added new symbolism and emotional nuance, while staying grounded in storytelling. Others are shaped by my own life experiences and the questions I’ve asked. I’m also fascinated by the “Fool’s Journey” story arc contained within the Major Arcana, and try to work that into my narratives.

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My interpretations are written for women, men, and non-binary readers. They explore love, sex, romance, money, identity, burnout, reinvention, longing, resistance, desire, truth, and much more. You’ll find card meanings, but also reflections, prompts, and small actions you can take in your real life.

My tarot deck isn’t sacred, it’s human. It’s not meant to predict your future, it’s here to help you be honest with your present.

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