A labor of love that started during the pandemic and has finally come to fruition, introducing my Albanian Playing Cards! A complete deck of 52 cards, featuring different traditional Albanian clothing from all parts of Shqiperia Etnike, or Ethnic Albania!
The embodiment of Spring. She is stretching, awakening out of hibernation, wearing traditional clothing from Elbasan, historic home of the ancient Albanian spring festival “Dita e Veres,” and surrounded by “Anemonoides Blanda” flowers, which are native to the Balkans.
A figure in Albanian mythology, Hizri disguises themselves as a traveling beggar. Going door to door, his purpose is to test the generosity of homeowners. If they do not share their food or money with him, he puts a spell on the household. If they a
The first in my Seasons/Stinet Series, Dimer is the embodiment of winter. I chose to focus on the traditional Illyrian tattoos that ancient Albanians practiced and have maintained to this day.
Justice or Drejtesi, the first completed card of my Albanian Tarot deck! Coming soon!