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@amylouioc
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hello! I'm Amy Louise, a silly little illustrator from ireland that loves drawing things that make me happy. I'm currently deeply inspired by irish mythology and folklore so expect a lot of that!
some of my projects include the Irish Mythology Tarot Deck and Feathers, a retelling of the Children of Lir from the perspective of Aoife, the stepmother.
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etsy shop
Irish Mythology Tarot ~ Page of Swords, Aengus, God of Love
I adored drawing this. Look at him!!!!
If you’d like to be kept informed on the physical tarot release, sign up to my mailing list!
The Irish Mythology Tarot ~ Knight of Swords, the Morrígan
Irish goddess of war and fate, shapeshifter and frequent tormentor of Cú Chulainn
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The Irish Mythology Tarot ✨ The Queen of Swords, Boann, Goddess of the River Boyne
If you’d like to join the mailing list for the eventual physical deck, you can do so here.
Someone who doesn't know shit about the Ulster Cycle: haha Cú Chulainn's spear is called the Gay Bulge? you're kidding right?
me: SHUT THE FUCK UP SHUT THE FUCK UP SHUT THE FUCK UP
vs.
me reading the Ulster Cycle by myself: haha gay bulge *starts making Láeg and Cú Chulainn kiss*
The Irish Mythology Tarot ~ King of Swords, Manannán Mac Lir
I’ve finally finished drawing the suit of Swords for the revamped Irish Mythology Tarot! Owners of my original deck will notice that this is a revamped version of the artwork for the Emperor because I’m shuffling around a few of the characters now that I’m working with a wider range of cards.
The original drawing of Manannán is one of my favourite things I’ve ever made, so I really enjoyed updating it to suit my current style.
If you’d like to join the mailing list for the eventual physical deck, you can do so here.
I’ll be posting more cards next week! So excited for everyone to see them!
hi hello ~
i've very terrifyingly begun posting on youtube because i wanted to show my process more so if anyone is interested in behind the scenes bits of me designing the new irish mythology tarot, it's all here!
soft launching here because i don't have the guts to share on insta, etc yet hope ye like it!
watch here
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In Irish mythology, Banba is a matron goddess of Ireland’s sovereignty and protection, embodying the spirit of the land. She was part of a powerful trio of matron goddesses alongside her sisters, Ériu and Fódla.
Áine, on the other hand, was a fairy goddess of love, fertility, (and like many deities) had overlapping roles as a moon and sun goddess. Her name, meaning “bright,” reflected these aspects, and her sacred animals were the red mare and the swan.
The funny thing? Their romantic relationship isn’t really rooted in myth itself. Instead, this pairing stems from Irish poetry. Banba is often used poetically to symbolize Ireland, with poets declaring their love for “her” (the land). Then there’s Flann Mainistrech’s (1050s) poem, which claims Áine “died of love for Banba.” While this likely portrays Banba as Ireland personified rather than a literal lover, well… I prefer the latter interpretation, don’t you? I really like the idea that every single love poem to Banba is actually Áine writing them.
My stance is that before you embark upon writing your own mythology retelling, you should actually read the source literature you're basing your retelling on as opposed to simply relying on other retellings.
And this is NOT gatekeeping. Not when I’ve got all the material at @arthurianpreservationproject at least for Arthurian Legend. Many translations of Greek myth are available on the Internet Archive as well.
Everyone has bias so basing your stuff on retellings is not only taking someone else’s interpretation at face value, it’s in poor taste. Read the myths and form your own opinions and ideas. Wikipedia and blog posts are not sufficient if you intend to adapt for yourself.
To add to this, not only is this not gatekeeping, this is pushing the gate wide open. This is telling artists to go explore and frolic in the pastures and ancient woods beyond the fences.
As ever, I'd like to direct people to this quote by Michael Moorcock:
To this day I advise people who want to write fantastic fiction for a living to stop reading generic fantasy and to go back to the roots of the genre as deeply as possible, the way anyone might who takes his craft seriously. One avoids becoming a Tolkien clone precisely by returning to the same roots that inspired The Lord of the Rings.
The same applies to retellings (and adaptations, for that matter, since one user brought it up in the tags). For example, you are less likely to write a TH White clone if you go and read Malory for yourself, or for that matter go further back to Malory's own sources such as the Vulgate Cycle. Another example, you are less likely to become a Madeline Miller clone by reading Homer's Iliad and Odyssey for yourself.
And for heaven's sake, don't do what I did as well for years which was rely on summaries and articles. Try and go as in depth as you can, and face the work on its own terms (but don't be intimidated by its age, either).
Because as Ragnelle said above, by approaching these works by yourself, you will likely come to your own conclusions and not just parrot someone else's. Ideally as well, you will be less likely to end up parroting tired and terrible tropes (particularly racist and misogynist tropes) that have their origins in other people's retellings, as well as flanderisations of the characters and misinterpretations and generalisations of the stories themselves brought about by pop culture.
Psst… posting here because this is where all the Irish myth heads are.
I made a major arcana tarot deck inspired by Irish myths and legends in 2021 (you can buy it here). Finally, after a long long time, I’m starting to feel motivated to finish the deck and draw all the other suits.
Thinking also of redoing art/rejigging some of my og choices.
Would folks be interested in this or has the time for this passed?? Would love to know!
Heads up to everyone that the full tarot deck is in progress!!
Doing a lot of research and style experimentation at the moment (I’m doing weekly updates over on substack) with plans to start in earnest in 2026.
I’d love, love, love to complete the deck within the year, but I’m also working on my next picture book so I’ll have to see how I go.
Anyway! Excited for more things to come!
Hello, hello. I’m posting more frequent updates on substack but popping in to let everyone know I’ve finished sketching up the suit of swords! It’s inspired by the mythological cycle and I’ll be starting painting this week!
Psst… posting here because this is where all the Irish myth heads are.
I made a major arcana tarot deck inspired by Irish myths and legends in 2021 (you can buy it here). Finally, after a long long time, I’m starting to feel motivated to finish the deck and draw all the other suits.
Thinking also of redoing art/rejigging some of my og choices.
Would folks be interested in this or has the time for this passed?? Would love to know!
Heads up to everyone that the full tarot deck is in progress!!
Doing a lot of research and style experimentation at the moment (I’m doing weekly updates over on substack) with plans to start in earnest in 2026.
I’d love, love, love to complete the deck within the year, but I’m also working on my next picture book so I’ll have to see how I go.
Anyway! Excited for more things to come!
Dobhar-chú
Aos Sí - The mischievous fairies or 'wee folk' of Celtic folklore and mythology.
The Alp-Luachra (Joint Eater), Fear Dearg (Red Man), Leprechaun and Púca.
Big huge shop update!!🧚✨
Been putting this off awhile but I've finally updated my shop with all the lovely new prints and bits that I've been making over the last year or so. Please check it out if you're interested.
Shop Link
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