Funded: £6,633
Campaign: The Hierophanies Tarot Deck: a queer LGBTQIA+ inclusive deck
The Hierophanies Tarot deck is an inclusive, queer tarot deck, centering LGBTQ+ identities. The deck is a full deck of 81 digitally illustrated cards, including four alternate Lovers cards.
The Hierophanies Tarot updates and reimagines the white, European, and heterosexual imagery of the Rider-Waite-Smith deck. With bright, colourful illustrated cards illustrated by queer trans artist and practising witch Klaus Piechocki, the cards contain a diverse cast of people of different ethnicities, body shapes and gender expressions.
He used Kickstarter, a platform already familiar to existing creative/tarot/arts audiences due to Kickstarter’s own regular promotion of these types of campaigns, and I supported him with strategic guidance to get the best from the campaign.
Since funding:
After debuting the deck in readings at the National Trust’s HouseProud event at Hatchlings Park, Klaus is planning to release the Hierophanies Tarot in February 2025.