Tarot of the Ayrshire Witches
2000
Line art by John Upton, colouring by K. Frank Jensen
Denmark
Art Medium:
Pen drawings, watercoloured.
Description:
This set of tarot designs was apparently made by John Upton for use within a witches coven in Ayrshire in Scotland. The pen drawings were later coloured by K. Frank Jensen and printed in an edition of only six copies. The artwork is naive and in many places explicitly erotic. The designs reflect imagery of importance in late 20th century wicca or witchcraft practices. Thus the Fool, naturally to a pagan witch, is shown as a Bishop.
