Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Briefly Noted...
Because I wanted to focus on my TAROT OF THE ZIRKUS MÄGI (and it's worth focusing on... you can check it out here if you haven't already), I let a couple of milestones go by quietly, just adding links over there in the sidebar to the right. But they are worth noting here in plain sight...
First, the new mini-site devoted to my next novel is up and running. It's a strange little number called Baxter Bunny Escapes, and among other things to come you can now read the first two chapters complete online. Chapter Three is coming soon. Although my work on this project has been slowed by one thing and another (oh my goodness, just scroll on down to the older posts if you're wondering what the delay could possibly be...) I'm still hoping to have this ready for print early next year.
But that's not the only project on my to-do list, by a long shot, and I've just launched another mini-site that will allow you to follow the creation of The Marvelous Oracle of Oz from the very beginning right up to the moment that it goes to print. Only six cards have been designed so far... but even that small amount ought to give you a good feel for what the deck is going to look like. I'm really hoping to have this project done by Christmastime. Yeah -- wish me luck with that...
So -- go explore! These are two fun projects that are on my front burner... and any and all input / feedback / thoughts would be welcome.
Onward!
-- Freder.
www.ducksoup.me
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Bring On The Monsters
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Now Available: TAROT OF THE ZIRKUS MÄGI
The TAROT OF THE ZIRKUS MÄGI
is now available for immediate shipping.
Only 500 copies were printed for the First Edition,
and I can't promise that there will be a second.
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A truly Magical deck.
The Circus Arts provide a perfect milieu for the Tarot.
There are stars and roustabouts, successes and failures, dreams and nightmares. The clowns, acrobats, equestrian acts and entrepreneurs, each with their fond expectations or dashed hopes, all comfortably express the truths and secrets underlying the realm of the Tarot. The two worlds merge as seamlessly as if they were meant for one another.
It’s been an eighteen-month journey for me, combining two of my lifelong interests: the performing arts and mysticism. Far from being just an "art deck" or a "gimmick" deck, every effort has been made to create a genuine working deck aimed at practitioner and novice alike.
Here's some of what people are saying:
"I received my deck and it's GORGEOUS!!!
The pictures, the gloss, the stock, just GORGEOUS!!!"
"Thank you for a beautiful deck. I love it."
"Wonderful, the art is beautiful and the concept inspired."
"Breathtaking"
"The stuff of dreams"
"... will awaken some very deep realities in people."
"I love the atmosphere this deck invokes."
"Amazing... I am looking forward to both using
and showing off my deck whenever I can. "
"Wonderful! Thank you. I can't wait to conjure
up the circus with this fabulous deck."
But don't take their word for it:
-TAROT OF THE ZIRKUS MÄGI-
"The attraction of the virtuoso for the public
is very like that of the circus for the crowd.
There is always the hope that something dangerous will happen."
- Claude Debussy.
Saturday, September 13, 2014
The Haunted Bookshop
Saturday, September 6, 2014
Now Accepting Pre-Orders for TAROT OF THE ZIRKUS MÄGI -- Full 78-Card Deck
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The first edition of the deck is limited to 500 copies. Kickstarter backers cleared out approximately 150+ of those.
Click here to order. Pre-ordering is being done through Square and PayPal, the deck won't appear in my Etsy shop until all Kickstarter and Pre-Order decks have been shipped.
For details about the deck, including every card image and lots of behind-the-scenes "extras," visit circustarot.blogspot.com .
Thank you all for your support!
-- Frederwww.ducksoup.me
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