I always get these two cards mixed up in order... To me, the three cards: Fool, Hanged man (or woman :) ) and Hermit - all represent ages of the soul, which is probably why I end up trying to put the hanged man in the middle.
The Hanged Woman
The Hanged (wo)Man - represents sacrifice for a noble cause and also spiritual awareness.. Hanging upside down does give you an opportunity to see things from a different perspective... I drew her as a joker (I believe they are pretty good at standing on their heads...), and with the scenic background I wanted the card to say that whatever you gave up to hang upside down; it was definitely worth it.
scanned drawing from sketchbook:
I know I said I'd go into more detail about the process of drawing each card - I hope to do that in my next post. Off to draw the Hermit - and hope you're all well :)
I liked your explanation of why you turned the figure upside down. All the cards are beautifully thought through and executed.
ReplyDeleteThank you again Lost in Space :)
ReplyDeleteMaths isn't my strongest side, though I think I'm about half-way through the major arcana... now there's a little voice in the back of my head saying: oh wouldn't it be fun to do the whole deck :D