The Gaian Tarot is a contemporary, multicultural deck with an earth-honoring theme. It has been a work in progress for nine years, and is finally available as a Collectors Edition at RS10! The mass market version will be published by Llewellyn in September 2011. In this workshop, Joanna will present a slideshow of images from the deck, explaining the symbolic and creative choices she made. She'll go over the number system and the unusual court cards, and will tell stories about the inspiration behind some of the images. She will also go over her creative process, showing the stages of one card (3 of Earth/Pentacles) from initial inspiration through the photo session, photo collage, sketch and final colored pencil artwork.

SATURDAY, April 24th 9–11 pm
Tuition: $35 paid directly to the instructor

JOANNA POWELL COLBERT is an artist and writer known internationally for her Goddess portraits and mythic art. Her artwork has appeared over the years in publications such as SageWoman and Circle Magazine. Amber Lotus Publishers call her one of “the most accomplished and well-loved artists in the Goddess-spirit community.” The Gaian Tarot combines Joanna's love of symbolic, archetypal art with the mysteries of the natural world. Joanna has taught workshops on Goddess spirituality and the Tarot since the early 90s. She lives in the woods outside Bellingham, Washington with her husband, musician Craig Olson. There daily encounters with the mysteries of the natural world continue to inspire and inform her work.