Bonefire
Tarot drawing from tattoo flash symbolism for personal and universal layers.
by Gabi Angus West · 2016
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The record
While tattoos may be appreciated for their artwork alone, many feature images that are deeply symbolic for their wearer. This is why tattoos and tattoo flash has such great potential for tarot cards it offers the Seeker layers of symbolism which functions on both a personal and universal level. Before embarking on designing the Bonefire tarot, artist Gabi Angus-West was a relative newcomer to tarot, but an experienced artist and tattoo flash designer. Never fear, Gabi did her due diligence and found plenty of ways to incorporate tarot and tattoo symbolism into her super-cool deck. This tarot was designed with a certain demographic in mind 'young and concerned with aesthetic beauty, people who tend to express their beliefs and lifestyle choices through skin art. However, given that it is heavily influenced by the classic Rider Waite Smith deck and often references its images, the Bonefire Tarot is highly functional (as opposed to being cosmetic and decorative). By the way, the name Bonefire is the root word of our familiar term bonfire, and in this case refers to Beltane fires and the celebration of love and passions. This is a 78 card tarot, with 22 Major Arcana and 56 Minor A
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