The King of Cups- the Fisher King, the wounded ruler, the compassionate leader so closely tied to his realm that its pains manifest in his very body. The final card in the suit of the psyche and the soul. It seemed straight-forward enough. Somehow dress Stephanie like a king, get by the water, and take … Continue reading King of Cups
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Knight of Cups
The Knight of Cups is a youthful spirit, questing after matters of the soul and questions of the heart. This is the seeker of dreams, of visions, of the Holy Grail. For this card we agreed that it would be ideal to shoot on a body of water- fortunately for us, the East Bay has … Continue reading Knight of Cups
Page of Cups
Looking at the images for the Page of Cups just breaks my heart- it's beautiful, one of our best shoots, and... it has to be redone. *cries quietly into a hankie* It was a somewhat difficult shoot- we knew we wanted to have the image be entirely Stephanie in the water, and since it was... … Continue reading Page of Cups
Ten of Cups
To me, the Ten of Cups and the Ten of Coins are fairly interchangeable; this became a bit of a frustration to Stephanie as I asked for the millionth time "now... what are we doing for this one again? is this the feasting one, or the eating one?" The Ten of Cups is a card … Continue reading Ten of Cups
Nine of Cups
Nine goblets sit overflowing with abundance, as yet untouched, but waiting to be taken. What delights await the one who seeks their bottoms? The Nine of Cups turned out to be one of those cards where Stephanie and I interpret it rather differently; fortunately for us, it didn't significantly impact how we wanted to shoot … Continue reading Nine of Cups
Seven of Cups
The seven of cups- beautiful illusions. The lustrous visions of hopes and dreams, the siren song of possibility. The haze of what-might-have-been, what-could-be, if-only... The enchantments of pipe dreams, the distraction of the mirage, the lurid obsession of the vision. The seven was a card where I immediately knew how it should look- fortunately for … Continue reading Seven of Cups
Five of Cups
Five glasses, three standing, but two tipped over, and their contents spilled. The Five of Cups is a mixed bag, to be sure. Not all is well; there is the loss of the spilled cups. But the majority are still standing, and wait in reserve. The loss is minor, in the long run, however large … Continue reading Five of Cups
Things I Have on the Internet
I am, in many ways, a Bad Internet Person- I don't work hard on my "branding", I don't really pay attention to my hit counts, I don't relentlessly self-promote in the way that we're all told is required if you're any kind of modern creative person, and I could really give a fuck about "internet … Continue reading Things I Have on the Internet
Four of Cups
The Four of Cups... is probably the closest thing we've had to a failure yet. It's on our list to re-shoot, even though it always hurts a little to do that. (The perfectionist in me hates to admit that it needs to happen, and the artist in me hates to disown any of my creations.) … Continue reading Four of Cups
Three of Cups
The Three of Chalices! What a pretty card! The three of cups is a card of joy, festivity, toasting, all those good things. Alliances, friendships, new liaisons. It was clear that this could not be a card with just Stephanie- how lonely! So... we tracked down a couple of willing victims generous friends. Katrina, on the … Continue reading Three of Cups
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