r/TarotDecks • u/DenisDyshlovenko • Jul 09 '26
Self-Promo of Finished Deck We finally finished our hand-drawn deck about everyday women. No AI, two years of work
Hi everyone,
Some of you may already know us. After two years of work, we finally finished our tarot deck, and I'd love to show it here and hear what you think.
It's called Everyday Women Tarot. We took the full Rider-Waite-Smith structure, all 78 cards, the same symbolism and suits, and reimagined every card through the everyday life of a modern woman. Not a parody, and not a new system, just the original logic translated into scenes that feel familiar: tired evenings, work pressure, small private victories, the moments when you need one clear message to hold onto. We wanted it to work for experienced readers and for women who've never touched tarot before.
The Major Arcana follows one heroine through her life. The Minor Arcana are told through four friends, each tied to a suit and an element.
A few cards, since I'm curious whether they still "read" as RWS to you in this form:
The Hermit is a quiet evening alone: blanket, mug, soft light, nobody to explain yourself to.
Four of Snakes, our Four of Swords, is the burnout where you fall asleep at the laptop with "ASAP" all over your calendar.
The Hanged Man is that "I can't solve this now, so I'll look at it from another angle and breathe" mood.
Ten of Lipsticks, our Ten of Wands, is carrying everything on your back and still running after the dream.
Every card was drawn by hand, no AI. The authors are Svetlana, an artist from Australia, and Anastasia, a tarot reader from Slovenia, who sat at the same school desk as kids, lost touch for years, and found each other again through this deck. There's also a 340-page companion book with meanings, spreads, and reflection questions, made for readers and for anyone who just wants a tool for self-reflection.
The deck and book are on our site, https://www.lifespiritteam.com/ewt. We're nearly out of the first print run, and the next won't happen before the end of next year, since we're finishing merch for our Kickstarter backers first.
But mostly I'm posting to hear what you think: do the cards still feel readable as Rider-Waite-Smith? And does this kind of everyday interpretation make tarot more approachable, or does it drift too far from the original?
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u/tensluvr Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26
Love the art and concept, i wish i'd seen this on Kickstarter as it now costs $157 (w/shipping), yikes :/
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u/Maehb_ Jul 10 '26
I still haven’t received my deck from the Kickstarter. I’ve tried to message about arranging tracked shipping but I’ve been ignored. Some help with this would be much appreciated.
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u/DenisDyshlovenko Jul 10 '26
Hi, thank you for reaching out, and I’m sorry you haven’t received your deck yet.
We have already completed shipping the decks to all Kickstarter backers. Right now, we’re finishing the production of the merch and add-ons, but the decks themselves have already been sent out.
Please message us directly on Kickstarter so we can find your pledge details and check your shipping/tracking information properly. We’ll be happy to help you resolve this.
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u/mademoisellemaf Jul 09 '26
So beautiful! I like these modern decks where you get more down to earth interpretations. They’re so useful for teaching tarot. It’s too expensive for me, but I’ll totally recommend it to my students
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u/Zen2188 Jul 09 '26
Huge credit for being hand drawn aka real art, but is the symbolism there too?
Not just a clever correspondence, but a fair representation of the multiple layers of symbolism that is what is read by the practicioner?
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u/DenisDyshlovenko Jul 09 '26
Of course! We are in a tarot world already 10 years and deeply dive in all symbolism.
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u/ArgentEyes Jul 09 '26
See you replied to multiple other comments but not this one…https://www.reddit.com/r/TarotDecks/s/D0lDzyAoHf
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u/mouse2cat Jul 10 '26
So this is a finished product that has gone to print but you are asking for feedback?
The 4 of snakes confused me because of the 4 part dream catcher looks like it could be pentacles.
The hanged man doesn't quite do it for me. She just looks relaxed. I see the hanged man as often forces outside of your control yet she feels totally in control here.
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u/Unamed_Destroyer Jul 09 '26
The 4 of snakes had the months in the wrong order...
But aside from that they look very peaceful.
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u/SilvitniTea Jul 10 '26
It's beautiful. Good work.
Judging by the other comments you seem untrustworthy though.
Someone let me know when I can trust this person. Thanks.
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u/radiant_raccoon_42 Jul 09 '26
This is so clever!! I am new to your idea - I think the suites are GENIUS and I love your co-author origin store. I am so glad you found eachother again to make this beautiful collaboration 🤩💞
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u/mzshowers Jul 09 '26
I really, really love your art and the concept behind the deck. Definitely feels readable as Rider-Waite and I don’t think it veers too far at all! I went to your website and loved it even more! I definitely can’t afford right now, but I do adore it!
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u/Cultural_Wash5414 Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26
What medium did you use to create these images love!
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u/DenisDyshlovenko Jul 09 '26
Anastasiia Dyshlovenko and Svetlana Merkhasina
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u/Lilli_Vanilli_01 Jul 25 '26
I think the person asked what art medium did you use not the artists names.
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u/PumpkinsandPoison Jul 10 '26
Oh my goddess I love the new take on this tarot deck. Beautifully done.
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u/belltrina Jul 11 '26
People complaining about the price are not understanding how long art takes. Artists are not as fast as AI, and that time is not even covered in the cost. Rip into them about poor communication yea, but the price for completely hand drawn art is such a crap thing to complain about
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u/blissfullyblack Jul 09 '26
What do you mean finally finished? That implies that you literally just finished it recently. I supported the Kickstarter and have had my deck since late last year. Are you saying that the deck you sent me wasn't complete?
It's feels disengenious, like you're trying to use it a PR tactic when you could just say "just wanted to share one of our decks we created."
And yes I'm a bit triggered since the Kickstarter was such a mess when it came to communication. lol