What's New and Happening in the Tarot Workshop...

Arnell & Michael, along with friends at the Tarot Museum are conducting a 12 Day Tarot Art & History Tour of Northern Italy, autumn 2011!

I made a Family Court Card Deck using Tarot de Marseille as a template. Please check it out, it was a fun project!

A podcast interview that I did with a couple wonderful women from BATS (Anastasia & Rose Red from the Bay Area Tarot Symposium,) is online here. I think it went pretty well, considering I was nervous but they did a great job of making me feel comfortable. Its available as a (free) podcast on iTunes.

The Hero's Journey Tarot Set, which Arnell has been handcrafting for nearly 15 years, sports a cool new art box as of Fall 2009! Each art box is a signed, original.
There are also smaller art boxes in a similar style but with various Tarot themes also available on the main art page. And now you could also commission a specific art box be made for a favorite standard size Tarot deck upon request. See an example of a custom Thoth Tarot Deck Box on the same webpage.

Tarot Museum in Italy (Museo Dei Tarocchi) asked me to host a collaborative deck with 22 of my favorite U.S. artists and that project, 'LiteraTarot America' is such a beautiful deck! If you want to order or see it, here are thumbnail images that lead to 22 larger cards and descriptions.
Specs for her three sister decks: LiteraTarot Oceania, and LiteraTarot Asia and LiteraTarot Europa

We visited the Tarot Museum in Bologna, and our dear friend Osvaldo Menegazzi of Il Menegello in Milan, Autumn, 2007. Here is a short write-up of that amazing adventure.

Oh! Please check out this mini website I've created to showcase the Tarot museum - details on their Limited Edition Tarot decks, esoteric tours, etc. Check out  new reviews and an invitation to be in a deck project for artists worldwide! Last update: June 22nd 2010 - with 6 new decks and inventory. Also check outdetails on the Open Deck Invitation to All Artists; the 'Ark Tarot'.

U.S. Games published Transformational Tarot! To celebrate we have made a Transformational Tarot Page. Each card and its description pops up in its own window. Fyi, the size of the cards is a bit larger then my original publishing. That should be an improvement. And I learned Photoshop and applied this to making the imagery look more streamline for the US Games version and a few of the cards have also been redone (following the art director's recommendations) I think U.S. Games did a great job with it and I'm thrilled that its finally published by them, which was a long held dream. If you want a signed copy, we offer it with free shipping within the U.S.

The 2007 Tarot Art Calendar sold out quickly and had a great response. Thanks everyone! It was the 4th and final year of this creative collaborative, with Leslie Cochran. Handmade, Limited Edition Decks from this 4-Year Tarot Art Calendar Project: my Lucky Pack Tarot and Leslie's Dreamythology Tarot Decks are available! Take a peak at the cards and descriptions or order your own numbered, signed deck set(s)!

Please visit the Tarot art site we designed for 'il Meneghello'
- dedicated to the Italian artist and publisher, Osvaldo Menegazzi.
Updated April 15th 2010: With photos & details of Osvaldo's latest handcrafted Tarot deck sets!

And finally, a site we are making with renown Tarot historian, critic and mail artist,
K. Frank Jensen of Denmark - Updated: February 5th, 2010!

Thanks for visiting, Arnell
August 12th, 2010

Tarot Themes Updated:
August 12th, 2010
Essays, Reviews, Interviews, Fun Projects...

Diane Wilkes (of Tarot Passages) interviews Arnell

Artella 'Daily Muse' Interview with Arnell

Bonnie Cehevet's interview with Leslie Cochran & Arnell Ando

A Handy Blank Celtic Cross Spread Chart for Your Clients or Journal (PDF)

(Download this (Free) Adobe Reader to Open PDF Files if Needed)

You are invited by Arnell and the Tarot Museum to share in a 12 Day Tarot Art & History Tour of Northern Italy, autumn 2011!

Visit to the Tarot Museum (Museo dei Tarocchi) and to Il Meneghello - Italy - 2007

Tarot in Milan, Italy - 2004 (new details added 9/'08)

Tarot in Milan, 2000 (posted on the Tarot Passages site)

Michael & Arnell's 1st Italy Tarot Trip With Brian Williams, 1999

Deck Making/Publishing/Process

Updated July 2009 - Making and Publishing Your Own Tarot Deck

Making a Collage Tarot deck

Review of an easy, fast and cheap way to make decks

Useful Tips on Making Your Own Collage Deck

The Creative Process of Making a Collage Tarot Deck

Why the 'H' Would You Put Your Own Image on the Devil Card?

(Other Authors on deck making)

Mary Griffin, artist of Hezicos Tarot shares her creative process and self-publishing details

Michele Jackson's helpful Tarot collage Article

Michelle Cohen shares her deck making method

Jean Hutter shares her deck making method

Fun, Experiential Exercises by Arnell

NEW - Marseille Family Court Cards . A personal, unpublished deck project completed August 2010

Updated May 2010 - Arnell's Major Arcana 'Cliff Notes' (with movie references)

Creative Ways to Use a Tarot Journal

A Creative Tarot Story Project

A Visualization of the Fool's Journey

Updated May 2010 - Sample Key of the Major Arcana

Sample Key of the Suits and Court Cards

A Major Arcana Journal Exercise

Tarot Truisms (Quotes)

Reviews of Arnell's Decks (and Collaborations)

A Review of LiteraTarot America on the Aeclectic Forum by Bonnie Cehovet, CTGM

Paula Gibby's In-depth Review of Two of Arnell's Decks, Hero's Journey & Transformational

A Few Reviews of Transformational Tarot

A Review of Arnell's Lucky Pack - Special Edition Tarot Set by K. Frank Jensen

A Review of Arnell's Lucky Pack Tarot Set, by Tarotist, Bonnie Cehovet

Arnell's Write-ups on a Few Favorite Tarot Decks

Updated March 2010 - Specs with sample pics of most of the decks published by Museo dei Tarocchi

Il Meneghello's site was updated in April 2010. New photos & details of popular deck/box sets handcrafted by Osvaldo Menegazzi...such as:

Lettere Ebraiche in 22 Arcani Tarocchi Photos with cards & specs of Osvaldo's gorgeous handcrafted deck & box set available as of April 2010

Futurismo 'Numero 2' A new vision on the Futurist Art movement theme available from January 2010

22 Arcani Futuristi A handcrafted Major Arcana deck/box set by Osvaldo Menegazzi, marking the 100th Anniversary of the Futurist Art movement, formed in Italy. This deck comes in handcrafted box sets (2 sizes) as well as a more affordable printed deck. More photos added Oct.'09.

New photos with cards & specs of Osvaldo Menegazzi's beautiful handcrafted deck & box set,
Tarocchi Metaforici

New photos with cards and specs of Osvaldo Menegazzi's handcrafted deck & box set,
22 Arcani in 22 Numeri

New photos with sample cards and specs of Osvaldo Menegazzi's handcrafted deck & box set,
Insetti in 22 Arcani Tarot'

More Reviews by Arnell Ando of favorite Indie Tarot decks

*New! Hezicos Tarot by Mary Griffin ~ a new podcast interview added May 2010.

el Tarot de Marcelino by Lynyrd Narciso

Isabel Snail Tarot by Beth Seilonen

The Morello Medieval Tarot created by Anissa Morello

The Odyssey Tarot by artist, Jean Hutter

The Eternal Dream Tarot by artist John Glock

Niki de Saint Phalle's Major Arcana deck

The Curious Tarot by collage artist, Michelle Cohen