Full deck scan here: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/469-ascension_golden_lions

With a certain personally beloved series broadcasting its final season this year, I was inspired to create these decks as an homage while giving it a spin in my style and interpretation. To me, the aspect I wanted to focus on were the diverse "families" depicted in the series as opposed to individual heroes, villains and so forth. Each house has their own agendas and values that they live (or die, a lot) by and I couldn't help but find that intriguing. I thought to myself, how could I represent each family visually and voila, "Ascension Playing Cards" came into existence.

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/steveminty/ascension-playing-cards

Full deck scan here: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/208-ascension_silver_wolves

With a certain personally beloved series broadcasting its final season this year, I was inspired to create these decks as an homage while giving it a spin in my style and interpretation. To me, the aspect I wanted to focus on were the diverse "families" depicted in the series as opposed to individual heroes, villains and so forth. Each house has their own agendas and values that they live (or die, a lot) by and I couldn't help but find that intriguing. I thought to myself, how could I represent each family visually and voila, "Ascension Playing Cards" came into existence.

Full deck scan here: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/13-ascension_blue

Full deck scan here: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/322-ascension_red

Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/1184-anubis

Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/1179-osiris

Scans of each card can be seen at www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/Roses.html

Scans of each card can be seen at www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/Thorns.html

Scans of each card can be seen at www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/HanaGold.html

for scans of each card see

http://www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/OlympiaUnderworld.html

Olympia is an original set of American playing cards designed by Steve Minty and produced by the United States Playing Card Company (USPCC). The deck is inspired by the fascinating stories of Greek Gods and their deeds. Olympia blends the classical beauty of Greek Sculptures with the elegant and sleek lines of modern design.

I spent countless hours as a child devouring their stories about love, betrayal, death, vengeance and the heroic deeds within Greek Mythology. I couldn't help but be fascinated by the these stories and it is something that I am very proud of being exposed to.

My goal when creating the Olympia Deck was to capture the beauty of Greek sculptures in a new medium of playing cards while simultaneously updating it with a graphic twist. I aim to make this deck worthwhile enough to be given as an offering to the altars of the Gods.  

LEGENDS OF ELVEN RESISTANCE ARE FINE ART, LUXURY CUSTOM POKER PLAYING CARDS, CONSISTING OF TWO ED., HERE THE GLAMHOTH ED.:

Glamhoth tucks are manufactured with a special dark green dyed stock, adorned with elvish filigree in both copper and gold foils, that wraps around the sides and tuck flap. Arwork is richly embossed on the special matte stock, which makes a luxurious contrast to the glossy foils. Bottom placed, numbered tuck seal.

An elite unit of heroic female wood elves who are courageously resisting the invading horde of goblins and orcs, known as greenskins. The two edition do NOT have identical court cards. Each edition feature a unique cast of greenskins and elves!

Hiroyini ed. cards have an old weathered pen style, while the Glamhoth ed. cards have a more vibrant palette art style. In both editions, the aces are made up of 3 unique character portraits, while the two ace of spades, generally acknowledged as the face of a deck, have a more classic layout to introduce the theme and story of these decks.

The vast majority of creature designs are unique in the two editions of The Cursed & The Crooked. Combined, the two decks feature a total of 20 different fantasy characters, all richly illustrated with many details. Some are mischievous and dangerous, while others are friendly or even helpful. Everything is alive in the kingdom of The Cursed and The Crooked. The trees, the rivers, the birds and the bees… It will be up to you to judge which creature you’ll want to avoid and which creature you’ll want to guide you. The tucks are manufactured with special colored ‘soft touch’ stocks for a matte look and feel, contrasting the richly embossed metallic foils and extravagant artwork on all sides of the tuck case.

The tuck seals of The Cursed & The Crooked are true standouts, designed in a horisontal sticker format, each featuring the unique number for every deck made. To add to the originality, these seals are going to be positioned at the tuck bottoms. The Crooked edition card backs are borderless and feature a myriad of creatures from the fairytale. This is a design that creates a very unique fan of cards, that instantly blends with the undergrowth of any deep forest.

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mariannelarsen/the-cursed-and-the-crooked

London 1843. The construction of Big Ben begins, but there are already many bells tolling long echoes through the dark streets of London. These narrow streets are inhabited by suspicious figures that cast long shadows. A thief, a beggar, a prostitute, a corrupt politician and his cunning wife. All sceptical and scheming about the intentions of the shadowy figure right around the corner and at the end of the street.

ILLUMINATI - The Owl & The Knight Playing Cards are bavarian, esoteric, luxury decks, designed for the curious playing card enthusiasts, who appreciate fine art, the occult, mythology and arcane history.

Kickstarter Campaign

The Caccabus tuck box is manufactured with a black, soft-touch stock which is embossed on all sides. Copper foil and black/UV varnish is used in combination to honor the spirits of black magic and archaic energy. UNLOCKED BONUS: UV glow in black light.

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nicolaiaaroe/vengeance-of-witches/

For scans of every card: www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/DominusObscura.html

2020 DOTY Award Nominee: 'Best Tuck'

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nicolaiaaroe/vittoria-playing-cards