Hello from Rabbit-of-the-Sun!

Where are you from and what are your interests?
User avatar
rabbit-of-the-sun
Member
Member
Posts: 11
Joined: Sat Jan 11, 2020 12:32 pm
Decks Owned: 1
Location: New Orleans
Has thanked: 8 times
Been thanked: 6 times

Hello from Rabbit-of-the-Sun!

Unread post by rabbit-of-the-sun »

Greetings, playing card enthusiasts!

My name is Liz, but you may have seen me around on Instagram as @rabbit_of_the_sun. I'm not a magician, a designer, a cardist, or even a collector, really. As of now, I only own a single deck, but I am privileged to be the wife of Matt (@bayou.playing.cards), and so to share my home with many incredible decks. ;) I also like helping Matt display his many beauties. I have gotten interested in playing cards mostly by proximity, but I am enjoying learning more and becoming familiar with the many talented designers, artists, magicians, producers, sellers, cardists, and collectors in the playing card community.

My one deck is Thirdway Industries' Order Electus--a gift from Matt. The art is, of course, amazing--but what draws me to this deck in particular (and to Gio's decks in general) is the story behind the images. I love the mystery, intrigue, and meaning to be found in visual art, and I love the challenge of discovering the subtle messages in a deck. My favorite decks are picture-stories--individual works of art that, when put together, form a visual narrative. You won't be surprised to find that I am a lover of classic literature and poetry, and as such get very excited about literary decks of all kinds. I also love intricate details, foil, and metallic ink work (yes, Kyle, I like it shiny). Aside from literature, I love steampunk, vintage art and fashion, Victoriana, cats, foxes, rabbits, mythology, magical creatures, masquerade, and history--and there are wonderful decks that make good use of all of these things!

I hope to see you all around the forums! :D
Me with ma deck!
Me with ma deck!
Liz UC intro2 sized.jpg (416.37 KiB) Viewed 3067 times
Image

"O take me with you, dropping behind the woods,
Far away, to the heart of light, the silence.
For I am ready to give you my breath, my life,
The shining circle of the sun, the sun and the rabbit."

~ Richard Adams, Watership Down

@rabbit_of_the_sun
kem-collector
Member
Member
Posts: 459
Joined: Sun Dec 22, 2019 9:47 pm
Has thanked: 115 times
Been thanked: 314 times

Re: Hello from Rabbit-of-the-Sun!

Unread post by kem-collector »

Welcome to UC! Bayou - are you and your husband in the NOLA/LA area by any chance?
User avatar
Romeril
Member
Member
Posts: 285
Joined: Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:22 pm
Collector: Yes
Decks Owned: 272
Location: Louisiana
Has thanked: 335 times
Been thanked: 316 times

Re: Hello from Rabbit-of-the-Sun!

Unread post by Romeril »

kem-collector wrote:are you and your husband in the NOLA/LA area by any chance?
Indeed we are! I work in NOLA! :D
User avatar
Romeril
Member
Member
Posts: 285
Joined: Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:22 pm
Collector: Yes
Decks Owned: 272
Location: Louisiana
Has thanked: 335 times
Been thanked: 316 times

Re: Hello from Rabbit-of-the-Sun!

Unread post by Romeril »

Hi Liz!! Welcome to UC!!
kem-collector
Member
Member
Posts: 459
Joined: Sun Dec 22, 2019 9:47 pm
Has thanked: 115 times
Been thanked: 314 times

Re: Hello from Rabbit-of-the-Sun!

Unread post by kem-collector »

Romeril wrote:
kem-collector wrote:are you and your husband in the NOLA/LA area by any chance?
Indeed we are! I work in NOLA! :D
Ha! It's like I can sense it. I worked out at Stennis for 15 years, though they let me work from home now instead of driving into the office. I live in the Biloxi area.
User avatar
Romeril
Member
Member
Posts: 285
Joined: Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:22 pm
Collector: Yes
Decks Owned: 272
Location: Louisiana
Has thanked: 335 times
Been thanked: 316 times

Re: Hello from Rabbit-of-the-Sun!

Unread post by Romeril »

kem-collector wrote:Ha! It's like I can sense it. I worked out at Stennis for 15 years, though they let me work from home now instead of driving into the office. I live in the Biloxi area.
Yeah! Not too far from NOLA at all!
kem-collector
Member
Member
Posts: 459
Joined: Sun Dec 22, 2019 9:47 pm
Has thanked: 115 times
Been thanked: 314 times

Re: Hello from Rabbit-of-the-Sun!

Unread post by kem-collector »

Romeril wrote:Yeah! Not too far from NOLA at all!
Yep, just down the road. If you trade decks or collect certain things, let me know. I am currently around 1400 decks so ya never know what I may be looking to get rid of or be searching for.
User avatar
Harvonsgard
Member
Member
Posts: 9690
Joined: Fri Mar 01, 2019 6:53 am
Cardist: Yes
Player: Yes
White Whale: Your Mami
Decks Owned: 420
Location: Paro
Has thanked: 1791 times
Been thanked: 4502 times

Re: Hello from Rabbit-of-the-Sun!

Unread post by Harvonsgard »

Welcome at UC Liz,

cool to see you around here as well. I wish I had the priviledge to live with Matt's decks as well :D .
You want to reclaim your mind and get it out of the hands of the cultural engineers who want to turn you into a half-baked moron consuming all this trash that’s being manufactured out of the bones of a dying world.

avatar credit: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔄𝔰𝔱𝔯𝔬𝔪𝔞𝔫𝔠𝔢𝔯 by Gands the Scholar @g_a_n_d_s_

rousselle wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 4:52 pmI very much want this in my collection, but at long last... I have to stop the insanity.
User avatar
theCapraAegagrus
Member
Member
Posts: 5486
Joined: Tue Nov 24, 2015 2:28 pm
Has thanked: 514 times
Been thanked: 1067 times

Re: Hello from Rabbit-of-the-Sun!

Unread post by theCapraAegagrus »

Welcome to UC, Liz.
rousselle wrote:You are a fussy, picky guy.
Lotrek wrote:Given the number of morons produced in the world every day, a pessimist is actually a well informed realist.
Räpylätassu wrote:"Tyhmyydestä sakotetaan." You get fined for being stupid.
♥ ♦ Portfolio 52 Pro ♣ ♠
User avatar
Thirdway Industries
✔ VERIFIED Designer
✔ VERIFIED Designer
Posts: 1289
Joined: Wed May 14, 2014 8:09 am
Collector: Yes
Location: Milan
Has thanked: 383 times
Been thanked: 1230 times
Contact:

Re: Hello from Rabbit-of-the-Sun!

Unread post by Thirdway Industries »

Welcome Liz!

I'm very happy to see you here as well!

The Leader is proud of you ;)
Thirdway Industries shop > https://www.thirdwayindustries.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
User avatar
rabbit-of-the-sun
Member
Member
Posts: 11
Joined: Sat Jan 11, 2020 12:32 pm
Decks Owned: 1
Location: New Orleans
Has thanked: 8 times
Been thanked: 6 times

Re: Hello from Rabbit-of-the-Sun!

Unread post by rabbit-of-the-sun »

theCapraAegagrus wrote:Welcome to UC, Liz.
Thank you!
Image

"O take me with you, dropping behind the woods,
Far away, to the heart of light, the silence.
For I am ready to give you my breath, my life,
The shining circle of the sun, the sun and the rabbit."

~ Richard Adams, Watership Down

@rabbit_of_the_sun
User avatar
rabbit-of-the-sun
Member
Member
Posts: 11
Joined: Sat Jan 11, 2020 12:32 pm
Decks Owned: 1
Location: New Orleans
Has thanked: 8 times
Been thanked: 6 times

Re: Hello from Rabbit-of-the-Sun!

Unread post by rabbit-of-the-sun »

Thirdway Industries wrote:Welcome Liz!

I'm very happy to see you here as well!

The Leader is proud of you ;)
GIO! Ciao! I am happy to have pleased the leader. *salutes* :)
Image

"O take me with you, dropping behind the woods,
Far away, to the heart of light, the silence.
For I am ready to give you my breath, my life,
The shining circle of the sun, the sun and the rabbit."

~ Richard Adams, Watership Down

@rabbit_of_the_sun
User avatar
rousselle
Site Admin
Site Admin
Posts: 4862
Joined: Thu Aug 01, 2013 11:35 pm
Collector: Yes
Player: Yes
Magician: Yes
Has thanked: 7582 times
Been thanked: 2559 times

Re: Hello from Rabbit-of-the-Sun!

Unread post by rousselle »

Welcome aboard, Liz! I think your first deck is a simply fantastic first choice for a deck. I, too, am all about story, and Gio is amazingly good at infusing his design with story. Order is one of my favorites.

Since you are new to the terrain, allow me to recommend that you consider picking up a Keymaster Tarot deck from Lorenzo (Stockholm17) when it becomes available. It looks like it'll be a little pricey, but it also looks like it will be amazing art which is also skillfully crafted with story at its heart. Because you are not yet invested in a collection of your own, you don't have any rules to break by considering a tarot deck!

Either way, welcome aboard!

Edit: PS: I see you have a quote from Watership Down in your .sig. I read that to my boys when they were little, and it was such a joyful adventure to share with them!
This space intentionally left blank.
User avatar
rabbit-of-the-sun
Member
Member
Posts: 11
Joined: Sat Jan 11, 2020 12:32 pm
Decks Owned: 1
Location: New Orleans
Has thanked: 8 times
Been thanked: 6 times

Re: Hello from Rabbit-of-the-Sun!

Unread post by rabbit-of-the-sun »

Harvonsgard wrote:Welcome at UC Liz,

cool to see you around here as well. I wish I had the priviledge to live with Matt's decks as well :D .
Sorry, but we can't ALL be Matt's wife. I'm special like that. ;)
Image

"O take me with you, dropping behind the woods,
Far away, to the heart of light, the silence.
For I am ready to give you my breath, my life,
The shining circle of the sun, the sun and the rabbit."

~ Richard Adams, Watership Down

@rabbit_of_the_sun
MSimonart
Member
Member
Posts: 121
Joined: Fri Jan 10, 2020 11:18 am
Has thanked: 64 times
Been thanked: 66 times

Re: Hello from Rabbit-of-the-Sun!

Unread post by MSimonart »

Welcome to UC, I just joined as well so I'm maybe not yet entitled to welcome you, but it can't harm right :)
User avatar
rabbit-of-the-sun
Member
Member
Posts: 11
Joined: Sat Jan 11, 2020 12:32 pm
Decks Owned: 1
Location: New Orleans
Has thanked: 8 times
Been thanked: 6 times

Re: Hello from Rabbit-of-the-Sun!

Unread post by rabbit-of-the-sun »

rousselle wrote:Welcome aboard, Liz! I think your first deck is a simply fantastic first choice for a deck. I, too, am all about story, and Gio is amazingly good at infusing his design with story. Order is one of my favorites.

Since you are new to the terrain, allow me to recommend that you consider picking up a Keymaster Tarot deck from Lorenzo (Stockholm17) when it becomes available. It looks like it'll be a little pricey, but it also looks like it will be amazing art which is also skillfully crafted with story at its heart. Because you are not yet invested in a collection of your own, you don't have any rules to break by considering a tarot deck!

Either way, welcome aboard!

Edit: PS: I see you have a quote from Watership Down in your .sig. I read that to my boys when they were little, and it was such a joyful adventure to share with them!
Thanks, rousselle! I will definitely get to see the Keymaster Tarot up close and personal, as Matt is a huge fan of Lorenzo's decks and has been following this project closely (the latest artwork is usually the screensaver on his phone, lol). I'm sure he will bring at least one (if not more) into his collection. The next best thing to being a card collector is being married to one, am I right? ;)

As for Watership Down, it is my all-time favorite novel and I happen to be teaching it to a class of high school English students this quarter, so I am neck deep in rabbits at the moment. I would love for a talented artist/designer to take on the project of creating a Watership Down deck--but it would have to be very high quality to satisfy me (and true to the book). I like to draw, but I'm not at the level to be able to do it myself, more's the pity! Maybe some day. But let me know if you happen across any rabbity decks you think I might take a fancy to. I am already a huge fan of Jack Brutus Penny's Culturae Animalis. :D
Image

"O take me with you, dropping behind the woods,
Far away, to the heart of light, the silence.
For I am ready to give you my breath, my life,
The shining circle of the sun, the sun and the rabbit."

~ Richard Adams, Watership Down

@rabbit_of_the_sun
User avatar
rabbit-of-the-sun
Member
Member
Posts: 11
Joined: Sat Jan 11, 2020 12:32 pm
Decks Owned: 1
Location: New Orleans
Has thanked: 8 times
Been thanked: 6 times

Re: Hello from Rabbit-of-the-Sun!

Unread post by rabbit-of-the-sun »

MSimonart wrote:Welcome to UC, I just joined as well so I'm maybe not yet entitled to welcome you, but it can't harm right :)
No worries, we can welcome each other! It looks like you're from Belgium? My husband (Romeril on here and @bayou.playing.cards on IG) lived there for a few years and speaks French. I'm sure he'd love to say hello to you, too (unless you already know each other?). :)
Image

"O take me with you, dropping behind the woods,
Far away, to the heart of light, the silence.
For I am ready to give you my breath, my life,
The shining circle of the sun, the sun and the rabbit."

~ Richard Adams, Watership Down

@rabbit_of_the_sun
User avatar
Bradius
Moderator
Moderator
Posts: 5663
Joined: Thu Sep 07, 2017 9:56 am
Collector: Yes
Player: Yes
White Whale: I do not hunt whales
Decks Owned: 4129
Location: Texas
Has thanked: 3131 times
Been thanked: 3260 times

Re: Hello from Rabbit-of-the-Sun!

Unread post by Bradius »

Welcome rabbit-of-the-sun. One deck or 5,000. It is fine. I agree the story of the cards is great and we have had several recent, The Order and Luminosity come specifically to mind. Even House of the Rising Spade invited admirers to build their own story for the cards.

I too was drawn in by the whole story Gio made with The Order. I picked up a few more than one though...

Image

:shock: :lol: :lol:
The Crazy Squirrel Deck Hunter - Hunt decks to extinction
MSimonart
Member
Member
Posts: 121
Joined: Fri Jan 10, 2020 11:18 am
Has thanked: 64 times
Been thanked: 66 times

Re: Hello from Rabbit-of-the-Sun!

Unread post by MSimonart »

rabbit-of-the-sun wrote:
MSimonart wrote:Welcome to UC, I just joined as well so I'm maybe not yet entitled to welcome you, but it can't harm right :)
No worries, we can welcome each other! It looks like you're from Belgium? My husband (Romeril on here and @bayou.playing.cards on IG) lived there for a few years and speaks French. I'm sure he'd love to say hello to you, too (unless you already know each other?). :)

Hey, nice to hear. He stayed in Brussels? Don't know him, but I'm open to conversations with those who want ;) It could be a nice occasion for him to speak some french to keep it up to date if he doesn't often have the possibilty to. Or maybe I should teach it to you and you could surprise him with a little 'diner au chandelle' in full french. But it feels like I'm intruding a little too much in both your personal sphere now. But whatever, let us start. Croi-ss-ant, BA-gue-tte... ;)
User avatar
BaconWise
Member
Member
Posts: 1497
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2019 11:58 am
Collector: Yes
Player: Yes
White Whale: Gold Arabesque
Decks Owned: 225
Has thanked: 2549 times
Been thanked: 1235 times

Re: Hello from Rabbit-of-the-Sun!

Unread post by BaconWise »

Welcome to UC, Liz!
Liz wrote:Sorry, but we can't ALL be Matt's wife. I'm special like that. ;)
Perhaps you're right, but I like to think of myself as maybe Matt's deck-wife. You know: like the term work-wife or something?
"But why male models?"

Curio Playing Cards

Web: www.curioplayingcards.com
Instagram: @curio_playingcards
Facebook: Curio Playing Cards
User avatar
Kurama
Member
Member
Posts: 291
Joined: Tue Apr 16, 2019 9:57 am
Collector: Yes
Player: Yes
Decks Owned: 290
Location: Brussels
Has thanked: 108 times
Been thanked: 99 times

Re: Hello from Rabbit-of-the-Sun!

Unread post by Kurama »

Hi Liz!
Shame on me: I'm not even the first French speaking Belgian to welcome you here.... :oops:
Enjoy!!!

PS: I'll pm the list of Matt's decks you can send secretly to Belgium...
PS2: what? Matt is reading this too :shock:
PS3: just kidding Matt... C'est une blague :oops:
https://www.portfolio52.com/profile/17634" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
User avatar
rabbit-of-the-sun
Member
Member
Posts: 11
Joined: Sat Jan 11, 2020 12:32 pm
Decks Owned: 1
Location: New Orleans
Has thanked: 8 times
Been thanked: 6 times

Re: Hello from Rabbit-of-the-Sun!

Unread post by rabbit-of-the-sun »

Bradius wrote:Welcome rabbit-of-the-sun. One deck or 5,000. It is fine. I agree the story of the cards is great and we have had several recent, The Order and Luminosity come specifically to mind. Even House of the Rising Spade invited admirers to build their own story for the cards.

I too was drawn in by the whole story Gio made with The Order. I picked up a few more than one though...

Image

:shock: :lol: :lol:
I feel like you don't have enough bricks of Order, tho. ;) I mean, you should have at least four. :lol:

But I also have a copy of the Red Book of the Revolutio--good story in there.
Image

"O take me with you, dropping behind the woods,
Far away, to the heart of light, the silence.
For I am ready to give you my breath, my life,
The shining circle of the sun, the sun and the rabbit."

~ Richard Adams, Watership Down

@rabbit_of_the_sun
User avatar
rabbit-of-the-sun
Member
Member
Posts: 11
Joined: Sat Jan 11, 2020 12:32 pm
Decks Owned: 1
Location: New Orleans
Has thanked: 8 times
Been thanked: 6 times

Re: Hello from Rabbit-of-the-Sun!

Unread post by rabbit-of-the-sun »

Kurama wrote:Hi Liz!
Shame on me: I'm not even the first French speaking Belgian to welcome you here.... :oops:
Enjoy!!!

PS: I'll pm the list of Matt's decks you can send secretly to Belgium...
PS2: what? Matt is reading this too :shock:
PS3: just kidding Matt... C'est une blague :oops:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Image

"O take me with you, dropping behind the woods,
Far away, to the heart of light, the silence.
For I am ready to give you my breath, my life,
The shining circle of the sun, the sun and the rabbit."

~ Richard Adams, Watership Down

@rabbit_of_the_sun
User avatar
rabbit-of-the-sun
Member
Member
Posts: 11
Joined: Sat Jan 11, 2020 12:32 pm
Decks Owned: 1
Location: New Orleans
Has thanked: 8 times
Been thanked: 6 times

Re: Hello from Rabbit-of-the-Sun!

Unread post by rabbit-of-the-sun »

BaconWise wrote:Welcome to UC, Liz!
Liz wrote:Sorry, but we can't ALL be Matt's wife. I'm special like that. ;)
Perhaps you're right, but I like to think of myself as maybe Matt's deck-wife. You know: like the term work-wife or something?
Okay, but you have to be the wife that does the dishes. Deal? ;)
Image

"O take me with you, dropping behind the woods,
Far away, to the heart of light, the silence.
For I am ready to give you my breath, my life,
The shining circle of the sun, the sun and the rabbit."

~ Richard Adams, Watership Down

@rabbit_of_the_sun
User avatar
CollectADeck
Member
Member
Posts: 177
Joined: Sat Jan 04, 2020 8:34 am
Cardist: Yes
Collector: Yes
White Whale: Anything by OathPCC
Decks Owned: 88
Location: NJ
Has thanked: 73 times
Been thanked: 63 times
Contact:

Re: Hello from Rabbit-of-the-Sun!

Unread post by CollectADeck »

Welcome to UC, Liz! I'm envious of your collection by association!
User avatar
rabbit-of-the-sun
Member
Member
Posts: 11
Joined: Sat Jan 11, 2020 12:32 pm
Decks Owned: 1
Location: New Orleans
Has thanked: 8 times
Been thanked: 6 times

Re: Hello from Rabbit-of-the-Sun!

Unread post by rabbit-of-the-sun »

CollectADeck wrote:Welcome to UC, Liz! I'm envious of your collection by association!
Indeed, it's an enviable position, for many reasons. ;)
Image

"O take me with you, dropping behind the woods,
Far away, to the heart of light, the silence.
For I am ready to give you my breath, my life,
The shining circle of the sun, the sun and the rabbit."

~ Richard Adams, Watership Down

@rabbit_of_the_sun
User avatar
crixmas
Member
Member
Posts: 44
Joined: Mon Dec 09, 2019 4:26 am
Collector: Yes
Has thanked: 13 times
Been thanked: 23 times
Contact:

Re: Hello from Rabbit-of-the-Sun!

Unread post by crixmas »

Hello and welcome. I'm new too and I'm just a simple collector. I follow your husband on instagram and just yesterday I saw his post on the Sins Anima by Thirdway deck of cards. I am an admirer of Giovanni's decks too, I think they are fantastic not only of beauty, but of everything that exists behind the creation of the deck. Good day
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/magiccardsplaying" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpBtfb ... subscriber" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

My Collection
https://portfolio52.com/profile/19805/collection" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

My WhisList
https://portfolio52.com/profile/19805/wishlist" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest