Calandra Tarot

The Calandra Tarot deck, created by fantasy artist Michael Calandra, is a mesmerizing work of luminous imagery inspired by traditional tarot. Calandra’s hand-drawn art showcases depth, texture, and a palette of soft, glowing colors, resulting in a tarot deck that is both visually stunning and spiritually evocative. Each card was intricately designed by the artist using traditional mediums of airbrush, acrylic paint, and colored pencils. The 80-card deck includes two additional cards that explore the duality of life: As Above and So Below. The 120-page guidebook provides keywords and meanings, as well as instructions for reading the cards, including a custom Self-Awareness Exploration Spread.

About the Artist: From his studio and picture framing shop in Sylvania, Ohio, Michael Calandra works mostly with an airbrush, colored pencils and acrylic paints, primarily in the fantasy and tarot genres. His art has appeared on the cover of Heavy Metal Magazine four times. He was profiled in Art Scene International, Visual Arts Illustrated Magazine, and three times as cover art/tutorials for Airbrush Step by Step Magazine. He has created trading and game card art for Fantasy Flight Games, Night of the Living Dead, The Lon Chaney Legacy, U.S. Games Systems, Inc. and 78 Tarot collaborative decks. He is also a licensed artist for Image Ten, Inc, parent company of Night of the Living Dead. He believes that art should be a journey. ＂You should experiment with not only different techniques and media, but also subject matter. Your interests and experiences evolve over time, so your art should reflect that growth.＂ When not painting, Michael teaches martial arts at his school. He began studying and teaching Taekwondo and Shotokan karate in the late 70s and holds the rank of 5th degree black belt. He enjoys running and walking with his family in the local parks and often travels to the Great Smoky Mountains to hike. He and his wife Angela have two adult children and (currently) two grandchildren. About the Author: Trish Sullivan has been reading tarot since she was a teenager and has been writing about it for nearly a decade. During that time, she has written tarot and oracle guidebooks for the 78 Tarot Project and the Changeling Collective, as well as a Lenormand guidebook. She is also a contributing writer for The Cartomancer magazine. Trish is currently working on her own oracle and tarot deck projects. She teaches tarot workshops and often creates custom tarot spreads to explore specific issues, events and decks. Living in Derbyshire, UK, Trish enjoys long walks in the countryside with her husband, son and their two dogs, and also volunteers with local youth groups.