I recently opened a little art mail project featuring Risograph prints of two Mellow Schema Tarot cards, Six of Swords & Meta Schema, sent together with a personal letter. While preparing this project, I enjoyed revisiting the meanings behind these two Tarot cards, and I thought I’d share a little of their stories with you.
Meta Schema: Expansion, Next Level, Higher Perspective, Metacognition
This is a special card I created specifically for Mellow Schema Tarot, intentionally placed as the final card of the Major Arcana. Meta Schema speaks of a new level beyond the structure we currently know.
Although the artwork appears flat, when I was designing this card, I imagined different layers existing like in a space. Soft colors intersect to form rectangular doorways, suggesting different layers and levels. This image represents both an awakening and an entrance to a new perspective, revealing what can only be perceived from a wider and a higher level of understanding.
The card invites you to look beyond small details and notice the larger pattern. It may signal a shift into a new way of seeing, almost like stepping into another dimension or timeline. As the emblem of the deck, this image suggests that you are ready to embrace a vision that takes you into the next stage.
Six of Swords: Voyage, Healing, Transition, Mental Clarity
The Six of Swords speaks of movement toward healing and transition. It carries the courage of leaving something behind, even without knowing what lies ahead. This card often marks a moment of distance that allows a new chapter to begin.
When creating this card for Mellow Schema Tarot, I knew that some people might feel already uneasy when they see the Swords. But I wanted to portray the transition represented by this card as something more beautiful, a gentle movement that carries a sense of healing. The image of a boat moving across the water in the traditional Rider Waite Tarot made me think of ripples spreading across the surface, and I wanted to express those ripples through different colors, like a rainbow. Six indigo blades drift like oars through a still lake, each one parting soft ripples of color as they move outward.
I remember how much care I put into creating both of these artworks. Looking at them again, I realized that they share a beautiful message about change. Both seem to point toward something beyond where we are now, inviting us to look forward to the possibilities that come with transition.
And for this Art Mail, you can experience these two artworks in a special way, through the unique colors and textures of risograph printing. Risograph is a stencil based printing process known for its vibrant colors, slightly grainy textures, and soy based inks. Each color is printed separately, one layer at a time, creating subtle textures, slight misalignments, and organic overlaps. I especially love how the inks interact and create unexpected new shades where they overlap.
For this set, I used four different inks: Aqua, Fluorescent Pink, Yellow, and Medium. Each color is printed in a separate pass, building up four layers to complete each artwork. Compared to digital printing, this process takes more time and careful attention. The slight variations that occur along the way give each print its own unique charm. I prepared these prints at a specialized Risograph printing studio here in Paris.
I’m preparing only 35 sets of this Riso Art Mail as a one time edition. Along with the two prints, I’ll be including a letter written by me and a few little surprises, all sealed into an envelope. All orders will be mailed together from France on November 11.
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