The Three of Swords can be interpreted as heartbreak, mental anguish, love gone wrong. In this post, I share why I chose not to use the traditional heart-stabbed-by-swords to represent this card — and describe my creative process for drawing and painting this illustration for my Tarot of These Times deck.

Have you ever been “on the fence” and unable to make a decision? That’s the Two of Swords; a crossroads you may not pass until you choose a path forward. In this post, I share why I chose not to use the traditional crossed swords to represent this card — and describe my creative process for drawing and painting this illustration for my Tarot of These Times deck.

The Ten of Cups is a gorgeous card symbolizing contentment and love of family. In this post, I share why I included rainbows overflowing into cups — and describe my creative process for drawing and painting it as part of my Tarot of These Times deck.

Welcome to a new beginning. The Ace of Swords signals moment of clarity so bright you may feel momentarily blinded by it’s light. In this post, I share why I chose a “ghost light” to represent this card — and describe my creative process for drawing and painting this illustration for my Tarot of These Times deck.

The Nine of Cups is commonly known as “the wish card,” but for me it’s about naming our heart’s desires and giving them space to exist. In this post, I share why I included multiple wish-making symbols in this hand-painted illustration — like shooting stars and 11:11 clocks — and describe my creative process for drawing and painting it as part of my Tarot of These Times deck.

The Eight of Cups represents escape or walking away from a situation. In this post, I share why I chose “cutting anchor” as the motif for this card and describe my creative process for drawing and painting it as part of my Tarot of These Times deck.

The Seven of Cups represents magical thinking, dreaming, or anticipation… but without action. In this post, I explain why I chose a chemistry lab as the setting for this card, and describe my creative process for drawing and painting this card for my Tarot of These Times deck.

In this post, I share my illustration process for the Six of Cups from my Tarot of These Times deck. This card is all about play, having fun, and expressing youthful energy. Roller skating down a hill, anyone?

In this post, I share my illustration process for the Five of Cups from my Tarot of These Times deck. I explore what this card means to me, and how I illustrated the complex emotions of grief, mourning, and loss.

In this post, I share my illustration process for the Four of Cups from my Tarot of These Times deck. I explore what this card means to me—how it reflects self-reflection, emotional walls, and the courage to open the heart again.

This is the whole juicy back story about why I decided to illustrate a tarot deck. It all began with a three-card spread I pulled for myself in 2018. Using the tarot was a way for me to learn how to listen to myself, to hear what I already knew deep within.