The Hierophant

The Hierophant

The Hierophant — seen from the perspective of someone seated above, a bootblack bends to their work, polishing a high boot with care and precision, keys hanging from a band at their wrist as symbols of responsibility and trust. Painted in icy blues and purples against a violet ground, this card reimagines tradition not as dogma but as mentorship, ritual, and devotion through service to the community. A one-of-a-kind original from the 78-piece Demand & Delight tarot series, painted for the working deck itself.

  • 9×12 inches, central image ~6×10 inches
  • Bordered by hand-applied metal foil that shifts and gleams in the light
  • Signed on the front, bottom right
  • One-of-a-kind; a standalone artwork and a living fragment of the deck

$250.00

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Description

This original painting is part of the 78-piece Demand & Delight tarot series, created for the working deck itself. The piece measures 9×12 inches, with the central tarot image about 6×10 inches, bordered by hand-applied metal foil that shifts and gleams in the light. Signed on the front, bottom right.

In The Hierophant, wisdom comes through service. Seen from the perspective of someone seated above, the bootblack bends to their work, polishing a high boot with care and precision. Keys hang from a band at their wrist, symbols of responsibility and trust. Painted in icy blues and purples against a violet ground, the card reimagines tradition not as dogma, but as mentorship, ritual, and devotion through acts of service to the community.

One-of-a-kind, signed on the front. A standalone artwork and a living fragment of the tarot deck.

Additional information

Weight 8 oz
Dimensions 12 × 9 × 1 in

Hey, quick note from Nadia here! The text in this product listing is created using AI.

I do NOT use AI in any creative works - not in any part of the Tarot deck, including the book and the Tarot section of this website. I do NOT use AI in things like my bio, artist statement, etc. I ONLY use my chatbot, under extremely close handling (no autopilot here!), for things inside the environment of the shop section of my website.

I do this so I can carry on with the business of making art, rather than trying to sell art. I very much hate AI, too, but I also know that my creative engine has almost been destroyed by the very hustle and added mental load required to keep that engine even operating.

Something had to give. I believe that you, the viewer who is reading this, will probably connect more with the art than with my shitty descriptions of it, so I'm delegating the descriptions to a bot, since it's mostly going to be a bot that crawls the text, anyway.

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