Ltd Edition Storyteller 33 Picture 'Archetype' Card Set/Deck

The Storyteller Set: an artisan deck of 33 tarot-sized cards based on a selection of Kate Trafeli's paintings from 2021-2023, reinterpreted. Designed individually by Kate and boutique printed and soft-touch finished on very heavy weight triple-card stock, in a very small run entirely in England. More of an artisan print set than the card sets or decks normally found in shops or galleries, typically mass produced in factories for a global market. Each card can stand alone upright for a changing gallery on your mantle or shelf.

The cards in this unique deck measure 8.9cm x14.6cm (slightly larger than a standard tarot card), with rounded corners on 800gsm specially banded paper; the deck is gathered together with a simple vintage ribbon (of various styles), inside a cloth sack for safe-keeping when not in use, and each set comes with a tri-fold pamphlet signed by Kate. This packaging was selected in order to be as sustainable/reusable as possible. The deck is highly tactile and a joy to touch.

This set grew out of a desire to reunite images of Kate's paintings scattered over the world together into an intimate set. Viewers 'readings' of the symbolist paintings Kate creates have always been a strong thread within her work and this deck is intended to create an accessible way to delve into several pieces in an intimate way. Kate has never made prints of her works available prior.

While neither tarot nor archetype cards in any traditional sense, Kate's Storyteller cards draw on the rich visual tradition of symbolist reading and introspection in thinking about one's personal situation and unanswered questions.

*Artisan designed and printed in England, using sustainable paper and inks.

*Extremely limited run first edition set of 33 different images/cards, each card measures 8.9cm x 14.6cm. Made of 800gsm banded paper with 'soft touch' finish 2023.

IRL launch: Saatchi Gallery, London, October 2023, last few decks available only via this site.

*Please limit orders to one set per address, thank you*

*Can be shipped worldwide*