Heartwood Tarot

Build a cottage deep in the woods... and leave it there. Nature will claim the garden first, then the rooms that face it, then the most hidden corners... Plants and animals will fill it in their own way, writing a completely new story. The concept behind Heartwood, the tarot deck by Three Trees Tarot, is loaded with storytelling you could study for hours, yet soaked in a poetry that is palpable, moving, universal. A reimagining of the classic tarot through an environmentally minded lens: the journey of a tiny mouse, our Fool, who explores the ancient secrets of a human past now inhabited by other creatures like him, searching for his own place in a forgotten world. Will you set off with him?

Three Trees Tarot hides two minds, two hearts. On one side, Adam Oehlers, an illustrator based in Norwich whose work has been exhibited from Australia to the United States. His inspiration draws from the classic illustration of Arthur Rackham and Edward Gorey, from pen-and-ink and print-based traditions. Old stories and fairy tales feed and fascinate him, shaping that soft dreamlike world where he works, silently, at the edges of everything. On the other, Stephanie Burrows, a tarot scholar and creator whose passion was sparked while rummaging through a box of her mother's craft supplies, with The Fantod Pack by Edward Gorey tucked inside. Its dark humour had her hooked at once. Today, she and Adam take you by the hand and lead you to places just as unforgettable.

• 78 tarot cards + alternative Lovers and Devil cards + 5 art cards exclusive to the first printing. Double-sided companion reference sheets included.
• Each copy includes a uniquely numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
• Eco-friendly 400 gsm FSC-accredited card stock with vegetable-based inks and matte laminate. Borderless cards. Card size: 7 × 12 cm approx.
  

Cards and guidebook in English.

Photos: Three Trees Tarot