"No.17 Playing Cards"
This is a custom deck of playing cards (poker size), printed by United States Playing Card Company (USPCC), Bicycle® branded.
There is no specific theme in this deck, it´s quite eclectic and I let my fantasy run when I illustrated the courts. The diamonds have clearly an Egyptian resemblance, but overall they belong to a parallel world. There is a thing that connects all the court cards: the text circling the background is a part of the Aeneid, a Latin epic poem written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who traveled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans.
Kickstarter project page (FUNDED):
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/requiemcards/no17-playing-cards-bicycle-branded
IMPROVED VERSION OF THE DECK, NOW LIVE ON KICKSTARTER:
100% Sterling Silver interpretation of the Ace of Spades. Made to scale, this object of beauty lifts the lines of the art work into the three dimensional world and into the palm of your hand. Finished with a highly polished face, offset by an oxidized background to capture the depth and layers of the artist's original. Total weight in sterling silver is 26.5 grams ( 0.93oz). Dimensions: 40x55mm, thickness 5mm (1.5x2.2in, thickness 0.2in).
