The Mythical Creatures - gilded and water-coloured. Large format, limited edition.

These decks are from our personal collection and so numbers are limited. Please note that having an item in your cart does not reserve it, as other people may be trying to purchase at the same time.

This is the water-coloured version of The Mythical Creatures Tarot which was published in 2020 and has been out of print for many years. The deck had been in process since - wait for it! - August 2005 -  so we wanted it to be an exceptional piece.

The images were painstakingly drawn in pen and ink by the brilliantly-talented Russian artist, Lena Kozachuk, with a great deal of input and image editing by Alex Ukolov. It was a real partnership, with each enhancing the skills of the other. Karen Mahony designed the concept and structure of the deck. The water-colouring was done by Irish artist Geraldine Woessner, working in close co-operation with Karen and Alex.

For clarity, please note that the original drawings have been water-coloured, and then we have printed from these originals - i.e. we have not hand painted every deck! (we know you know this, but best to be very clear).

The deck is based on a variety of magical and fascinating creatures from world mythology, ranging from the familiar, such as the unicorn and the giant, to the less known, like the Irish Amadán and the strange, conjoined alchemical Rebus.

It comes in a beautiful wooden box (carefully made in Czech Republic) and a specially embroidered foldover pouch.

• This is a signed and numbered Limited Edition. Please note that some decks will have two signatures and some have three signatures as Lena Kozachuk's signature is also added.
• 78 very large format fully illustrated cards, 165 * 100 mm (about 6.5 * 4 inches) plus a title card (79 cards in all).
• One extra card - a scenic and beautiful Three of Cups. This is our gift because of the original delay in printing the deck. It can be used for display or perhaps as a bookmark
  
• Majors and Courts each have an illustration of a mythical creature. Minors ("pips") have highly decorative illustrations and show the suit symbols.
• Cold-stamped. This is an underlaid ink but gives the impression of a metallic overlay. It is NOT actually metal though, so there are no metal-allergy issues. 
• Printed in Europe under our careful supervision.
• Printed on 330 gram European playing-card stock.
• Varnished with semi-matte varnish so that the varnish is not too shiny.
• A detailed booklet is included.
• Supplied in a sturdy, coloured solid wooden hinged box specially designed for the deck and made in Czech Republic.
• Supplied with a beautiful hand-made and embroidered foldover pouch in gilded linen (a gorgeous fabric made in Czech Republic). The embroidery is done by us in our studio and is of very high quality and based on our own designs. The bag is sewn by our wonderful seamstress, Romana, in Czech Republic. All linings are high quality 100% pure silk.