The Playroom Oracles

Friday, October 16, 2015

The RACKHAM Oracle: Real Magic

"I was not prepared for how deeply this Oracle would move me. This deck is cleverly executed,

comprehensive, and displaying high aesthetic quality and sorcerous potency. ... I could

not recommend the Arthur Rackham Oracle more highly!" — Hollin, five star Etsy review.

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Absolutely gorgeous deck! The card stock is fantastic quality, with almost a velvety feel to it ... It reads very, very well and I actually find it to be a bit of a cheeky deck. ... I love the creativity and eccentricity in the title words used on each card ... the eccentricity factor found in some of the titles just really adds a little something extra to this deck. — Tina, 5 star Etsy review.

Photo by Benebel Wen

The Final Reveal

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This concludes the card reveals for this deck. News of the deck's release is coming quite soon. I'm not given to exaggeration; I do mean quite soon. I have now seen the finished product, held it in my hands, and I'm going to go out on a limb and say it: that this may be one of the most beautiful oracle decks ever produced. And certainly this: I don't think that Rackham's art has ever looked better.

-- Frede.

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Monday, October 12, 2015

Without Peer

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Actually, the cards in this update are very much WITH Peer... Peer Gynt, that is. Henrik Ibsen is perhaps my favorite playwright, but Peer Gynt is not my favorite of his works, by a long shot: it's flat-out allegory, which makes it pretty much not to my taste. It did, however, make perfect material for the pen or Arthur Rackham, who created twelve illustrations and a wraparound cover for his edition of the book.

Here's a raw scan, a high-resolution PNG of that cover. I did not make a card out of this image; it is pretty much a simplified version of the book's frontispiece, which I did use on a card that was revealed in the last update.

Last time, I showed you the choices of Oracle Bags on offer with deck... this time I'll show you the two reading mats I've created to go with the deck. The first is heavily distressed, but the second one I haven't touched. Both images are from Rackham's Misummer Night's Dream.

Only two more updates to go! The Rackham Oracle is coming soon!

-- Frede.