Journey Tarot Deck - CARTA AWARDS RECOGNITION
Journey Tarot Deck was a direction I hadn’t anticipated in my life—until it began. Searching for a place to pour my time and energy in a world that doesn’t hear you even when you shout, I chose silence instead. For a year, I stayed quiet. I built slowly, patiently, creating something I came to realize would be part of my legacy—something that would live on after me.
That something was Journey. Not just a tool, not just a deck—but a thread. A thread that wound through me and pulled me through corridors of possibility. The kind that feel endless, though they never truly are. Because those possibilities whispered to me. They called my name.
And I think, if I ever forgot Journey, and sat down to make a tarot deck all over again, it would look very, very similar.
You see, tarot isn’t a personal thing. You may have personal experiences, yes—but it is, at its core, a communal practice. I thought I was making a tarot deck for myself, something no one else could understand, born from the entropy of my own mind. But—as these things often go—I was wrong. And wonderfully so.
When I first launched it on Kickstarter, it flopped. But the feedback I received encouraged me to try again. And this time… this time was different. The overwhelming support brought Journey into existence. From there, I began traveling—to fairs, expos, conventions—and tarot became what it was always meant to be: a shared ritual. A meeting place. I found others like me, those unafraid to be excited by the truth.
Eventually, Journey sold out. All 700 boxed editions found homes within a year.
Not long after, I was invited to submit my deck for review by the CARTA awards—offered by TABI Tarot, an international organization dedicated to the sacred practices of Tarot, Oracle, and divination. This was strange and beautiful, because I distinctly remembered that they had stopped the CARTA awards years ago. Had I shifted timelines? Perhaps. One where the awards still exist, one where tarot remains a sacred thing, worthy of celebration.
And celebrated it was.
Journey Tarot Deck was awarded Second Place Internationally for Best Tarot Deck of 2025, as well as Third Place Internationally for Best Self-Published Tarot Deck. I was also named Second Place Internationally for Aspiring Debut Artist—an honor that recognizes not only my art, but the devotion behind it.
To be reflected in this way—through awards, through convention feedback, through messages from those who’ve connected with the deck—is truly incredible.
So thank you.
Thank you for seeing Journey.
Thank you for loving it.
