Collaborative storytelling
Overview
I would like to share with you my experience in making a communal storytelling card deck. First I will show you the process of how the cards came to be from words to concepts to etches on metal to prints. After that, I'll walk you through how the stories came to be. Finally, I will share with you my first reading with the cards.
Duration
March 2025
My role
Designer, storyteller
Process
Design, print, storytelling
Collaborative storytelling
Duration
March 2025
My role
Storyteller
Process
Design, print, storytell
Overview
I would like to share with you my experience in making a communal storytelling card deck. First I will show you the process of how the cards came to be from words to concepts to etches on metal to prints. After that, I'll walk you through how the stories came to be. Finally, I will share with you my first reading with the cards.
Collaborative storytelling
Overview
I would like to share with you my experience in making a communal storytelling card deck. First I will show you the process of how the cards came to be from words to concepts to etches on metal to prints. After that, I'll walk you through how the stories came to be. Finally, I will share with you my first reading with the cards.
Duration
March 2025
My role
Creator, storyteller
Process
Design, print, storytelling
The stories
The cards were ready and we moved on to hear what they had to say, writing down stories that resonated with them.
The question
The last step in this wonderful experience was to consult the cards regarding a question I had in mind. Below are the cards that I got. I leave up to you dear reader, to find meaning.
"Is it my intuition or am I afraid?"
What the cards told me was that it does not matter, just do what feels right and you can confidently stand behind your actions.
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The cards
Words
Through a series of drawing and word association exercises we chose words that resonated with us and wrote down what do those words mean to us. Eventually each of us chose three concepts to base our card designs on.
Metal
Next step was to etch our concepts on a thin metal sheet. I was able to experiment with many different kinds of tools and materials - very cool.
Ink
The messy bit. I lathered a layer of ink on top of the metal sheet which had the picture etched. The ink needed to be buffed into the grooves, but excess to be taken out so the picture remains clear and confined.
Paper
A moment of peace was found when we took a piece of paper, made it wet, and let it dry just so that it would be porous enough to take in the ink, but not too moist to wick it. The sun was warm.
The metal plate was aligned carefully to ensure a clean and straight outcome.
Result
After putting the metal plate through the print, this funny little thing came out.
Press
Last step was to press the cards so they do not curl while drying.
Words
Through a series of drawing and word association exercises we chose words that resonated with us and wrote down what do those words mean to us. Eventually each of us chose three concepts to base our card designs on.
Metal
Next step was to etch our concepts on a thin metal sheet. I was able to experiment with many different kinds of tools and materials - very cool.
Ink
The messy bit. I lathered a layer of ink on top of the metal sheet which had the picture etched. The ink needed to be buffed into the grooves, but excess to be taken out so the picture remains clear and confined.
Paper
A moment of peace was found when we took a piece of paper, made it wet, and let it dry just so that it would be porous enough to take in the ink, but not too moist to wick it. The sun was warm.
The metal plate was aligned carefully to ensure a clean and straight outcome.
Result
After putting the metal plate through the print, this funny little thing came out.
Press
Last step was to press the cards so they do not curl while drying.
Words
Through a series of drawing and word association exercises we chose words that resonated with us and wrote down what do those words mean to us. Eventually each of us chose three concepts to base our card designs on.
Metal
Next step was to etch our concepts on a thin metal sheet. I was able to experiment with many different kinds of tools and materials - very cool.
Ink
The messy bit. I lathered a layer of ink on top of the metal sheet which had the picture etched. The ink needed to be buffed into the grooves, but excess to be taken out so the picture remains clear and confined.
Paper
A moment of peace was found when we took a piece of paper, made it wet, and let it dry just so that it would be porous enough to take in the ink, but not too moist to wick it. The sun was warm.
The metal plate was aligned carefully to ensure a clean and straight outcome.
Result
After putting the metal plate through the print, this funny little thing came out.
Press
Last step was to press the cards so they do not curl while drying.
The stories
The cards were ready and we moved on to hear what they had to say, writing down stories that resonated with them. The stories were uploaded to a shared notion site so we can always refer back to them when we do our card readings.
The stories
The cards were ready and we moved on to hear what they had to say, writing down stories that resonated with them. The stories were uploaded to a shared notion site so we can always refer back to them when we do our card readings.
The question
"Is it my intuition or am I just afraid?"
Now we consult the cards. Below are the cards that I got, and their explanations. I leave it up to you dear reader, to find meaning.
"Is it my intuition or am I just afraid?"
Now we consult the cards. Below are the cards that I got, and their explanations. I leave it up to you dear reader, to find meaning.
Pain in the Ass
Attention
Future
Fighting what you are bothered by is easier, if you can hide behind a mask. You might have to use different tactics to find a weak spot. But stay humble - remember what your goal is. Why are you fighting?
Attention dear passengers of life. Please move towards your nearest source of light to find some clarity to this situation you have found yourself in. Like moths, we circle around beams of light, sources of life. What is your light made of? It shines so bright.
There is outside somewhere. So inside has to exist elsewhere. Curiosity and eagerness are blurring the lines. When is here? Where is now? The contours of time are hard to grasp, layers are infinite. But why is this important anyway? Because imagination is exciting, exhilarating and unifying lost souls.
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