The Tarot of Mom
The Tarot of Mom is in the form of a deck of tarot cards. 22 cards are included in this tarot-sized deck.
The Tarot of Mom is a tribute to motherly advice that I started to work on when my mother first became very sick. As she turned inward, taking more care of herself, the little child in me felt neglected.
This deck is about the advice and words I wished she was giving me during this time, when of course she was focusing on getting better, not taking care of her little girl.
Each card corresponds to a card in the traditional Major Arcana, and for you tarot purists, they are presented in order, starting with The Fool. The deck contains 22 cards, plus a title and colophon card, presented in a dark blue leather pouch. Cards are 2.5 x 5 inches, color photocopied, and laminated with a decorative paper backing.
All the materials used are acid free. Two of the advice cards included are: The Fool- Look Before You Leap and The Myth- Don’t believe what you see.
The Tarot of Mom has been shown in dog eared magazine and ARTitude Zine. If you’d like a set, let me know and we’ll work it out.
The Grandma Deck
I just made up another small batch of The Grandma Deck.
This deck is part of an edition, but I do end up making up the decks one by one, because
I make one-of-a-kind pouches, and also stamp the backs of each card individually. So, a few will be adopted by their new home, and then I’ll make a few more up. It’s a fluid process.
The Grandma Deck is an art book in the form of a deck of cards, and is a memorial to my grandmother who died in 1998. This deck is hand printed using the Print Gocco and presented in a paper box, like a traditional deck of cards. This is an edition of 50 decks
The original images are hand drawn, collaged, and stamped. The edition is printed on CONQUERER Natural White Recycled Wove, which is also acid free. Each card measures 2.5 by 3.5 inches, and each deck contains 52 cards.
The four suits of this deck are: jars, bandaids, keys, and buttons.
Most cards have a grandmother memory along with the collage, such as “she spills her treasures trying to count exact change.”
Your Heart Has Nine Lives
Your Heart Has Nine Lives is an altered book about my relationship with my youngest sister. It took me about 1 1/2 years to finish this book, which I completed in 2007. It was a tough time, too, as my relationship with Kellie has been very emotional. We’ve always been close. This book is about the years when our relationship had a mysterious falling out, which left me and her both feeling abandoned. I felt puzzled about who she is becoming. Many pages have been omitted from this online gallery because of privacy, but I’ve included enough to give you an idea of the contents!
I use a lot of different materials in my altered books: paint, pastel, colored pencil, ink, collage, paper, wax—whatever seems to need to be used.
speaking of grandma…
I’ve been moving, and I came across this!
At Grandma’s House, one of the first books I ever made. The images are etchings, and I did some radical (for me, at the time) handstitching as well.
The Ashworth Deck
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My family lived in our house on Ashworth Avenue since I was two. A couple of years ago, they finally sold it an moved on to bigger, better digs. This new house, though, isn’t my home. While I’m sure they’d find room for me if necessary, there’s not really a place for me there. The Ashworth House is my childhood home; the house where my pets are buried in the back yard, the sidewalk where I learned to ride my bike, and the driveway where I learned to park my car. So, when my family moved out, and I helped pack, get rid of stuff, clean, and the other chores that moving families do, it was very hard on me. To memorialize this house, I took photos and incorporated them into collage paintings that became the basis for this deck of cards. I made five copies of The Ashworth Deck and gave one copy to each of my family members—me, my sisters Katie and Kellie, and my mom and dad. I’m created a slightly revised version of this deck to offer for sale. This version of The Ashworth Deck isn’t personalized, but includes all 22 cards, plus a title card. Each card is 3.5 inches square, color printed and laminated, and presented in a paper wrapper. The cards are great to use to remind yourself of what is important about home, and can also be used as journal prompts, or even framed as individual works of art. If you’d like a copy, they’re available through my etsy shop at kerrie.etsy.com. |
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A Horse and a Dad
Here’s a mini altered book I created about my relationship with my (step) dad. I fell in love with making miniature art while making this book!
This book is all about wishing for a dad when I was younger, and then realizing that there is never perfection when wishes come true. Overall size is about 2 x 3 inches, and I used gesso, collage, paint, pastel, pencil, ink, and windowscreen.
art by kerrie 