Fairy Tale Tarot decks

This deviantart piece by Yamicool got me wondering whether there were any full fairytale-themed Tarot decks available out there and, lo and behold, there are.

Now, I don't for a second believe in the Tarot as a tool of divination, but I am fascinated by the imagery associated with them, which goes hand in hand with some of the imagery and stories within fairy tales really very well. I'd recommend checking out the two decks linked above and perhaps even purchasing a real set of each (although all of the images are available to view free) if you feel like it.

Kizer180's Artwork

Kizer180's site features a great deal of very dynamic superhero-themed artwork but I was - naturally - especially drawn to his fairytale work, including several pieces featuring the LRRH figure above as well as some other portraits like the Cinderella one below (which comes complete with his own spin on the tale, found back on its original page).

False Nothings' photography

False nothings is a photographer/model who frequently uses some sweet fairytale imagery, such as in the above Snow White piece.

Acrylicana's Little Red

Found here.

Bawayan's Into the Woods Again

Found here.

DalaiHarma's Jabberwocky

DalaiHarma is an Australian portrait photographer behind some amazing pin-up/fetish/manga-inspired pieces, including the Jabberwocky series, based upon the Alice books.

Graeme Balchin's paintings

Graeme Balchin is an Australian painter with a fairly impressive portfolio. His work includes lots of fairytale imagery and themes, but the above two pieces in particular caught my eye.

Vogue: Into the Woods

Vogue magazine's September 2009 issue featured a LRRH-themed shoot by Grace Coddington and starring Natalia Vodianova. See Chic Report for more scans and more info on some of the fashion labels.

Little Red gone bad

Valentina Kallias is a photographer/model whose site features some fab gothic portraits, including this LRRH-inspired number.

A brief note

I'm currently travelling at the moment, so the posting is going to be pretty lax for a while, but I just wanted to come on and mention that, on the last flight I took, this was one of the TV shows that they had on. It's a sort-of-interesting look at the "real" history behind fairy tales. I can't find a site for the English version of the show, although I know that it exists and they show it in Australia. Still, I'll have a look...

Little Red - The Prequel

Wandering through the woods alone? Never mind worrying about wolves, just make sure you don't go and pick the wrong kind of mushroom. This sound enough advice is dramatised in this animation by WelshGed.

Burger King commercial

Sticking with the advertising theme, here's a Burger King commercial in which the product is apparently even more tempting than a (bizarrely sexualised) Red Riding Hood.

Bensons for Beds commercial

Once again, the product trumps true love in this advert for Bensons for Beds.

Hansel Sandwiches commercials

In this series of adverts for Hansel biscuit/cookie sandwiches, the message seems to be that the product is tasty enough to tempt these familiar fairytale characters away from the established narratives and help them avoid their traditional trials (the exception being the Sleeping Beauty commercial, where the product instead enables the expected ending; true love is overrated compared to chocolate snacks, it seems).