DCArt opened this issue on May 18, 2001 ยท 123 posts
Chas posted Sat, 19 May 2001 at 7:16 AM
Hmm. (Another one of those). Do we want to put a cup, sword, wand and pentacle in the free stuff so that the ones used in the suits are consistent? Also, with the mythological theme of the cards, will there be any room for anachronisms? I would think that at least the royals (because they represent various "Gods") could have the occasional time-misplaced item at their disposal, provided those items add to the symbology of the card. Not something as outlandish as an electronic item or such, of course. Part of my thinking is that if a character is sitting on a stool, the person rendering it may not be able to find an antique or particularily Grecian stool, but something that can pass. Lastly, with the Queen of Cups, the interpretations I'm familiar with denote more of a peaceful, cool, placid and sometimes even icy figure. The dreamy aspect is there, of course, but it is neither positive nor negative. For example, she could at once be envisioning wonderful things while in repose, and/or she could be dreaming her life away and closed to reality. This sort of fits with what you have, but "coquettish" is a little different from what I'm accustomed to (I always thought she was supposed to be a little cold, i.e. the icy state of water). Let me know if anyone disagrees there, before I start.