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.
The Albanian version of Snow White, “Marigo and the 40 Dragons” is a story about a girl who escapes the clutches of her evil step-mother and flees to the forest, only to find 40 dragons, rather than 7 dwarves.
The embodiment of Summer. Bright colors, butterflies and the traditional floral embroidery that adorns the traditional clothing of the Hasi region of Kosova.
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!