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Emily Lubanko

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The Lubanko Tarot is a richly-illustrated tarot deck of 78 original paintings that traverse the surreal, the intense, the queer, and the divine. In addition to a 78-card fully-illustrated deck (no pip cards), each deck will also include a 110+ page guidebook written by me that will delineate card meanings, both upright and reversed (for those who prefer to read with reversals), as well as an introduction to help usher new folks into the concept of reading tarot.

Every single card was lovingly-painted, and the book lovingly-written, over the course of 6 years. It is done, it is finished, it is ready, and it is a sincere work of queer and present art that I am so proud and happy to share with you all. Support the Lubanko Tarot on Kickstarter here.

Sincerely,  E.L. 

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The deck is done. It’s time to make this happen.

This richly-illustrated tarot deck of 78 original paintings that traverse the mental landscape of the surreal, the intense, the queer, and the divine will be available for pre-order soon! The deck will be 78 cards printed on 350gsm high-quality stock, accompanied by a guidebook written by me, and ensconced in a protective and decorated hinge box. 

Thank you so much to everyone for your support that made this deck possible. I am so excited to share this art object with you all.  

I have some really fun surprises too, depending on what stretch goals we hit! 

xoxo,

E.L.

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It’s here! It’s happening! August 18th!

Questions? I’m putting together a FAQ, so feel free to DM me and I’ll answer any questions you may have about the deck release!

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The deck is done. It’s time to make this happen.

This richly-illustrated tarot deck of 78 original paintings that traverse the mental landscape of the surreal, the intense, the queer, and the divine will be available for pre-order soon! The deck will be 78 cards printed on 350gsm high-quality stock, accompanied by a guidebook written by me, and ensconced in a protective and decorated hinge box. 

Thank you so much to everyone for your support that made this deck possible. I am so excited to share this art object with you all.  

I have some really fun surprises too, depending on what stretch goals we hit! 

xoxo,

E.L.

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It’s here! It’s happening! August 18th!

Questions? I’m putting together a FAQ, so feel free to DM me and I’ll answer any questions you may have about the deck release!

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The deck is done. It’s time to make this happen.

This richly-illustrated tarot deck of 78 original paintings that traverse the mental landscape of the surreal, the intense, the queer, and the divine will be available for pre-order soon! The deck will be 78 cards printed on 350gsm high-quality stock, accompanied by a guidebook written by me, and ensconced in a protective and decorated hinge box. 

Thank you so much to everyone for your support that made this deck possible. I am so excited to share this art object with you all.  

I have some really fun surprises too, depending on what stretch goals we hit! 

xoxo,

E.L.

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It’s here! It’s happening! August 18th!

Questions? I’m putting together a FAQ, so feel free to DM me and I’ll answer any questions you may have about the deck release!

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The deck is done. It’s time to make this happen.

This richly-illustrated tarot deck of 78 original paintings that traverse the mental landscape of the surreal, the intense, the queer, and the divine will be available for pre-order soon! The deck will be 78 cards printed on 350gsm high-quality stock, accompanied by a guidebook written by me, and ensconced in a protective and decorated hinge box. 

Thank you so much to everyone for your support that made this deck possible. I am so excited to share this art object with you all.  

I have some really fun surprises too, depending on what stretch goals we hit! 

xoxo,

E.L.

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It’s here! It’s happening! August 18th!

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The deck is done. It’s time to make this happen.

This richly-illustrated tarot deck of 78 original paintings that traverse the mental landscape of the surreal, the intense, the queer, and the divine will be available for pre-order soon! The deck will be 78 cards printed on 350gsm high-quality stock, accompanied by a guidebook written by me, and ensconced in a protective and decorated hinge box. 

Thank you so much to everyone for your support that made this deck possible. I am so excited to share this art object with you all.  

I have some really fun surprises too, depending on what stretch goals we hit! 

xoxo,

E.L.

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It’s here! It’s happening! August 18th!

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Coming to Kickstarter August 15th. The Lubanko Tarot: A 78-card, fully-illustrated tarot deck of the surreal, the subconscious, and the intense. – It’s happening! The card art is done. It is time to launch. The machinations are underway for an August Kickstarter for my tarot deck.I am so thankful for the kindness and support I’ve received on this journey. It’s been many years of doing my best to make the most sincere and intense project of my life, and it’s finally coming to a head. I could not have done this to this degree without all of you being here with your encouragement and your kind words. I’ve been doing the logistics for this for a while, but now comes the marathon-to-sprint of getting everything together formally for the Kickstarter. In the next couple of months, I am going to be rolling out more details as I know them.This has been 6+ years in the making, and I cannot wait to share it with you all. I may ask you in the next coming months: if you are interested in seeing this made, tell your friends! Tell your networks. Tell someone who you think would be helped or warmed by this art. I’ll post the Kickstarter link when it’s ready–and it’s almost ready. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, and I cannot wait to share this with you all. -E. L.

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Coming to Kickstarter August 15th. The Lubanko Tarot: A 78-card, fully-illustrated tarot deck of the surreal, the subconscious, and the intense. – It’s happening! The card art is done. It is time to launch. The machinations are underway for an August Kickstarter for my tarot deck.I am so thankful for the kindness and support I’ve received on this journey. It’s been many years of doing my best to make the most sincere and intense project of my life, and it’s finally coming to a head. I could not have done this to this degree without all of you being here with your encouragement and your kind words. I’ve been doing the logistics for this for a while, but now comes the marathon-to-sprint of getting everything together formally for the Kickstarter. In the next couple of months, I am going to be rolling out more details as I know them.This has been 6+ years in the making, and I cannot wait to share it with you all. I may ask you in the next coming months: if you are interested in seeing this made, tell your friends! Tell your networks. Tell someone who you think would be helped or warmed by this art. I’ll post the Kickstarter link when it’s ready–and it’s almost ready. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, and I cannot wait to share this with you all. -E. L.

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Coming to Kickstarter August 15th. The Lubanko Tarot: A 78-card, fully-illustrated tarot deck of the surreal, the subconscious, and the intense. – It’s happening! The card art is done. It is time to launch. The machinations are underway for an August Kickstarter for my tarot deck.I am so thankful for the kindness and support I’ve received on this journey. It’s been many years of doing my best to make the most sincere and intense project of my life, and it’s finally coming to a head. I could not have done this to this degree without all of you being here with your encouragement and your kind words. I’ve been doing the logistics for this for a while, but now comes the marathon-to-sprint of getting everything together formally for the Kickstarter. In the next couple of months, I am going to be rolling out more details as I know them.This has been 6+ years in the making, and I cannot wait to share it with you all. I may ask you in the next coming months: if you are interested in seeing this made, tell your friends! Tell your networks. Tell someone who you think would be helped or warmed by this art. I’ll post the Kickstarter link when it’s ready–and it’s almost ready. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, and I cannot wait to share this with you all. -E. L.

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Coming to Kickstarter August 15th. The Lubanko Tarot: A 78-card, fully-illustrated tarot deck of the surreal, the subconscious, and the intense. – It’s happening! The card art is done. It is time to launch. The machinations are underway for an August Kickstarter for my tarot deck.I am so thankful for the kindness and support I’ve received on this journey. It’s been many years of doing my best to make the most sincere and intense project of my life, and it’s finally coming to a head. I could not have done this to this degree without all of you being here with your encouragement and your kind words. I’ve been doing the logistics for this for a while, but now comes the marathon-to-sprint of getting everything together formally for the Kickstarter. In the next couple of months, I am going to be rolling out more details as I know them.This has been 6+ years in the making, and I cannot wait to share it with you all. I may ask you in the next coming months: if you are interested in seeing this made, tell your friends! Tell your networks. Tell someone who you think would be helped or warmed by this art. I’ll post the Kickstarter link when it’s ready–and it’s almost ready. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, and I cannot wait to share this with you all. -E. L.

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Coming to Kickstarter August 15th. The Lubanko Tarot: A 78-card, fully-illustrated tarot deck of the surreal, the subconscious, and the intense. -- It's happening! The card art is done. It is time to launch. The machinations are underway for an August Kickstarter for my tarot deck.I am so thankful for the kindness and support I've received on this journey. It's been many years of doing my best to make the most sincere and intense project of my life, and it's finally coming to a head. I could not have done this to this degree without all of you being here with your encouragement and your kind words. I've been doing the logistics for this for a while, but now comes the marathon-to-sprint of getting everything together formally for the Kickstarter. In the next couple of months, I am going to be rolling out more details as I know them.This has been 6+ years in the making, and I cannot wait to share it with you all. I may ask you in the next coming months: if you are interested in seeing this made, tell your friends! Tell your networks. Tell someone who you think would be helped or warmed by this art. I’ll post the Kickstarter link when it’s ready--and it’s almost ready. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, and I cannot wait to share this with you all. -E. L.

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IT’S DONE. 

78+ ORIGINAL #TAROT PAINTINGS. 6 YEARS OF MY LIFE. 

The Lubanko Tarot is coming this 2020!! Keep an eye out for the Kickstarter this year!

Why did this tarot deck take 6 years of my life? Because I never let it be the Only Project. When I started years ago, I made a promise to myself that it would be something special that I only made paintings I was proud of. If I wasn’t feeling it, I wouldn’t paint it. 

I started this when I was freelancing years ago, working other art and design jobs and making a lot of things for other people to pay the bills. I’ve made a lot of other things in between. This project was meant to be 100% sincere, with no compromise. I’d make it no matter what.

I can say that on this day of finishing all of the cards– I kept my promise. I did not compromise. Every single one of these is a sincere piece with the metaphor I meant to say at the time I meant to say it. They are not “perfect” art, as I intended. They are a sentence.

These pieces will mean something different to everyone who looks at them, and that’s good. That’s art. I’ve put these little fragments of my soul out on the table, and we’ll see which pieces of our mutual souls speak and resonate, and I think that’s lovely.

I’ve got some logistical stuff to wrap up (books, so that folks can learn the tarot and read the meanings! card backs!) but I’ll be announcing more and more details closer to the date. 

I am not on tumblr as much anymore, but I will try to update closer to the Kickstarter launch. If you want to keep in better touch with this project, follow me on:

Thank you everyone for coming on this journey with me. I cannot wait to share it with you.

Love and bless, E. Lubanko

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lubankotarot

IT’S DONE. 

78+ ORIGINAL #TAROT PAINTINGS. 6 YEARS OF MY LIFE. 

The Lubanko Tarot is coming this 2020!! Keep an eye out for the Kickstarter this year!

Why did this tarot deck take 6 years of my life? Because I never let it be the Only Project. When I started years ago, I made a promise to myself that it would be something special that I only made paintings I was proud of. If I wasn’t feeling it, I wouldn’t paint it. 

I started this when I was freelancing years ago, working other art and design jobs and making a lot of things for other people to pay the bills. I’ve made a lot of other things in between. This project was meant to be 100% sincere, with no compromise. I’d make it no matter what.

I can say that on this day of finishing all of the cards– I kept my promise. I did not compromise. Every single one of these is a sincere piece with the metaphor I meant to say at the time I meant to say it. They are not “perfect” art, as I intended. They are a sentence.

These pieces will mean something different to everyone who looks at them, and that’s good. That’s art. I’ve put these little fragments of my soul out on the table, and we’ll see which pieces of our mutual souls speak and resonate, and I think that’s lovely.

I’ve got some logistical stuff to wrap up (books, so that folks can learn the tarot and read the meanings! card backs!) but I’ll be announcing more and more details closer to the date. 

I am not on tumblr as much anymore, but I will try to update closer to the Kickstarter launch. If you want to keep in better touch with this project, follow me on:

Thank you everyone for coming on this journey with me. I cannot wait to share it with you.

Love and bless, E. Lubanko

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IT’S DONE. 

78+ ORIGINAL #TAROT PAINTINGS. 6 YEARS OF MY LIFE. 

The Lubanko Tarot is coming this 2020!! Keep an eye out for the Kickstarter this year!

Why did this tarot deck take 6 years of my life? Because I never let it be the Only Project. When I started years ago, I made a promise to myself that it would be something special that I only made paintings I was proud of. If I wasn’t feeling it, I wouldn’t paint it. 

I started this when I was freelancing years ago, working other art and design jobs and making a lot of things for other people to pay the bills. I’ve made a lot of other things in between. This project was meant to be 100% sincere, with no compromise. I’d make it no matter what.

I can say that on this day of finishing all of the cards– I kept my promise. I did not compromise. Every single one of these is a sincere piece with the metaphor I meant to say at the time I meant to say it. They are not “perfect” art, as I intended. They are a sentence.

These pieces will mean something different to everyone who looks at them, and that’s good. That’s art. I’ve put these little fragments of my soul out on the table, and we’ll see which pieces of our mutual souls speak and resonate, and I think that’s lovely.

I’ve got some logistical stuff to wrap up (books, so that folks can learn the tarot and read the meanings! card backs!) but I’ll be announcing more and more details closer to the date. 

I am not on tumblr as much anymore, but I will try to update closer to the Kickstarter launch. If you want to keep in better touch with this project, follow me on:

Thank you everyone for coming on this journey with me. I cannot wait to share it with you.

Love and bless, E. Lubanko

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Where I’ve gone, post-tumblr

In light of the news that tumblr is removing all “adult content”-- as an artist, I do not trust them to discern drawings of nudes from anything else, and I object to the nonsense label and babying anyway. 

And thus, you can find me at:

If you’re here for the tarot, your best bet is to follow the patreon and the twitter. Instagram I post more sparsely and you might see the occasional face-photo and photo of the woods.

See you folks on the other side <3

-E. L. 

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