triptychs

Every once in a while I will learn something new or recall something old and then it will start popping up everywhere in a random burst of synchronicity.  The current one happens to be triptychs.  I'm particularly fascinated by the triptych Erika Moen recently finished, inspired by Coilhouse magazine.  It's very "art nouveau" meets "middle ages."  Despite the subject being secular in nature, there's still a nice undertone of saintly iconography to allude back to the art form's popular purpose.  I wish I were a better artist because I think something like this could make for a fantastic backdrop for my altar, either as multiple incarnations of a particular god/dess or the 3 main deities I choose to honor.

Roadside Apothecary - now open for your metaphysical needs!

Roadside Apothecary

My Etsy store is now officially open!  Currently I am offering the 5 different types of herbal sachets in their small size (but feel free to request a large) and 2 sizes of tarot bags.  More to come!

The Tarot Bag Experiment

Can you handle all these posts in one day?!

Hah, like anyone besides my friends reads this blog yet.

I finished the first tarot bag today.  I think it's really cute, but I accidentally sewed the strings on the inside.  I might cut slits in the side for them, but I'm afraid they'd fray without reinforcing... which might prove a challenge at this stage.  It still closes just fine so I'm not too concerned.

To give you an idea of the size, I used my main tarot deck - the Lord of the Rings deck from U.S. Games - to judge when cutting the fabric.  See my babies on the right there?  I've had them since 1993.  I still love them like no other.

The bag is lined with super soft velvety fabric.  Black, of course.  The strings are a little on the long side, but they have a nice cauterized edge that I don't want to lose.  I tossed some charms on them as well to make it extra snazzy.  ;)