Description by Beth Sobel, the artist and creator of these beautiful playing cards:
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Hello! I'm Beth Sobel, and this is the River and Stone playing card deck. Inspired by the beauty of the Pacific Northwest with a touch of added magic, the River and Stone deck is a fully illustrated, luxury playing card deck for anyone who loves nature, playing cards, or both.
River and Stone has been a labor of love spanning four years. I finished cards here and there between board game illustration projects, and finally, piece by piece, I finished a whole deck.
Each suit represents a different terrain of the Pacific Northwest and an animal that resides within that terrain:
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Spades: Sky, Raven
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Diamonds: Forest, Fox
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Clubs: Mountains, Pika
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Hearts: Ocean, Jellyfish
The court cards of each suit differ from standard courts; rather than a Jack, Queen, and King, I chose to portray one person for each suit throughout different phases of their life.
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The is printed by the United States Playing Card Company in the United States, and includes 52 fully illustrated cards, two custom Jokers, a double backed card, and an ad card. It is on USPCC's Premium Stock with Air Cushion finish!
The tuck box is an intricately detailed, debossed silver foil on a grey-brown vellum.
Below you can see an image of every card.
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