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

I'll be attending the fabulous BATS (Bay Area Tarot Symposium) on October 4th 2008 and hope to see you there! As usual I'll bring my art and decks to peddle. My presentation topic will be our most recent visit to Italy that included the Tarot Museum and Il Meneghello. I hope to have with me the new LiteraTarot deck, fresh off the press. If none of this is sounding familiar, please read below for earlier updates...

I won't be able to attend the Los Angeles Tarot Symposium on September 27th this time, but I sure wish I could. In case you're interested here is the flier on LATS.

The Tarot Museum in Italy (Museo Dei Tarocchi) asked me to host a collaborative deck with 22 favorite American Artists and that project, 'LiteraTarot USA' is expected to be published by the museum and available in the U.S. in time for BATS (Oct. 4th). I do plan to offer it at BATS and have a few copies available on my site thereafter. If you want to see the full deck, here are thumbnail images that lead to 22 larger cards and descriptions.

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. Updated with more decks June 2008

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) ...so I hope you'll be pleased. 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.

Oh, and check this out! A woman named Soraya, from Venezuela put Transformational T. on YouTube ...each card parades across the screen to some Bryan Adams sounding tune...just stumbled across it.

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 to order! Take a peak at any of 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
Recently updated (July 2008) with Osvaldo's latest Tarot decks and handcrafted boxes.

*New - a site we are currently making with renown Tarot historian, critic and mail artist,
K. Frank Jensen of Denmark - last updated August 17th, 2008

Bright blessings, Arnell
September 3rd 2008

Tarot Themes Updated:
September 3rd 2008
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)

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 in 2008 - 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)

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

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

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

Paula Gibby's in-depth review of two of Arnell's Decks, Hero's Journey & Transformational

A Few Reviews of Transformational Tarot

A New 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

Reviews Arnell Wrote For a Few Favorite Tarot Decks

Updated June '08! Specs with sample pics of decks published by Museo dei Tarocchi

New! Cards & specs: Osvaldo Menegazzi's gorgeous 'Tarocchi Metaforici' Handcrafted Deck & Box Set

New! Details & sample cards - Osvaldo Menegazzi's 'Insetti in 22 Arcani Tarot' Deck Set

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