Episode155: Pamela Colman Smith: Rider-Waite Tarot Deck Illustrator (Part 1)

Beyond the Paint podcast celebrates the visionary artist Pamela Colman Smith in two parts. Part 1, today's episode, focuses and highlights aspects of Smith's artistic life and practice. . Part 2-will take a deep dive into Smith's legacy as illustrator for the Rider-Waite tarot deck, a commission she described as "big job for very little cash.".Resources for this episode include Yale Art Gallery and the seminal text "Pamela Colman Smith: The Untold Story" by Stephen R. Kaplan with contributions by scholars like Mary K. Greer..Image credit: Photo of Pamela Colman Smith: Mary K. Greer (blogsite)Special thanks to K. Lee Marks @k.leemarks (IG) and the creators Grant Walker and Amy B. Scott of Seeds of Initiation Tarot deck @seeds_of_initiation_tarot (IG) for inspiring this journey into Smith's evocative and mystical visual imagery..Special shout out to the women who bring awareness and create arenas for contemporary women artists to flourish!Liezel Strauss: Art Girls Rising: www.artgirlrising.comHall Rockefeller: Less than Half Salon: www.lessthanhalf.orgKelly Groehler: Alice Riot: www.aliceriot.com