22. Prudence from my artist book, Tarot for the Misguided.

Jackalope. Traditional image in background: a mirror.

Tarot reading: Easy does it.

Prudence isn’t typically in a traditional tarot deck. I added it to mine because the other three cardinal virtues, stength, justice and temperance are in decks, but why isn’t prudence? I chose a fictional animal to represent the card.

3.4 inches width x 6.8 height. Fun fact: the original cards from the 1450’s Visconti/Sforza tarot decks were this size.

Materials: Fabriano Unica paper, encaustic wax, gray spray paint, dye, and varnish.

*These are all handmade and each one is slightly different from the other.