{"title":"Ashley Molesso","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"queer-tarot","title":"Queer Tarot","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ai-truncate__contents\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn Inclusive Deck and Guidebook\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA vibrant, deluxe illustrated tarot deck and guidebook set, centering and celebrating LGBTQ+ identity, created by queer and trans artist team Ash + Chess. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAN INCLUSIVE, AFFIRMING DECK: \u003ci\u003eQueer Tarot\u003c\/i\u003e is a bright, bold interpretation of the tarot that offers inspiration, affirmation, and LGBTQ+ representation. Created by queer and trans artists Ashley Molesso and Chess Needham of Ash + Chess, this reimagining of the classic figures in the Major and Minor Arcana showcases a wide range of gender expressions and sexual orientations, and incorporates queer history and iconography throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDELUXE SET: This set includes 78 full-color illustrated tarot cards (3 X 5 inches), shrink wrapped in an interior travel case; a 168-page, full-color illustrated flexibind book (4 3\/4 X 6 inches); and a keepsake magnetic closure box with metallic foil accents. Cards and travel case are embedded in an interior flocked tray.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFULLY ILLUSTRATED TAROT GUIDEBOOK: The flexibind guidebook provides an illustrated introduction to the tarot, with LGBTQ+ descriptions and suggested interpretations for each card, as well as instructions for sample readings and a brief history of tarot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVIBRANT FULL-COLOR ART FROM ASH + CHESS: \u003ci\u003eQueer Tarot \u003c\/i\u003efeatures Ash + Chess’s signature colorful, risograph-style illustrations, including retro color palettes and bold, detailed figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eALL CARDS BASED ON REAL, DIVERSE MODELS: Each card in \u003ci\u003eQueer Tarot \u003c\/i\u003eis based on real LGBTQ+ folx commissioned for this project by Ash + Chess. The deck celebrates a full range of races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, sizes, and abilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA PERFECT GIFT: This joyful, inclusive, and beautiful tarot deck set is an ideal gift for tarot novices, seasoned readers, queer folx of all ages, and their allies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA note on packaging: In order to help honor our planet and reduce waste, we have only shrink wrapped the interior tarot cards, rather than the keepsake box. Please feel confident that your product is not defective or used, but rather represents a step we are taking to protect our collective home. When you open your deck, you will find that the actual cards inside the box are shrink wrapped for protection and to ensure first use by the buyer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Creators\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product-supplemental__heading\"\u003eAsh + Chess is a stationery \u0026amp; gift company run by queer and trans couple Ashley Molesso (she\/her) and Chess Needham (he\/him), based in Upstate New York. They create greeting cards, art prints, and more in bold, retro color palettes, often using their artwork to uplift the queer community. Their company made its debut at the National Stationery Show in May 2017, and since then over 700+ retailers throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia sell their art and stationery. In the short time they've been in business, Ash + Chess have worked on many collaborations including artwork for Target, Smartfood, Skittles, Nooworks, Belletrist, Plaza Style, Brooklyn Roasting Co., Transfigure Print Co., HarperCollins, Workman Publishing, Running Press Studio, Macy's STORY, and more. They are the authors of multiple publications, including: \u003ci\u003eThe Gay Agenda: A Modern Queer History \u0026amp; Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e (Morrow Gift) 2020; \u003ci\u003eQueer Tarot: An Inclusive Deck and Guidebook\u003c\/i\u003e  (RP Studio) 2022; \u003ci\u003eMy Queer Year Guided Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (RP Studio) 2022; \u003ci\u003eABC-Deconstructing Gender\u003c\/i\u003e (RP Kids) 2023, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Book of Queer Stickers\u003c\/i\u003e (RP Studio) 2023, and \u003ci\u003eJust Like My Family\u003c\/i\u003e (RP Kids) 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"RP Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47996464136440,"sku":"9780762474882","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/3538\/7384\/files\/9780762474882_jpg.jpg?v=1771263814"}],"url":"https:\/\/archaicsanctum.com\/collections\/ashley-molesso.oembed","provider":"Archaic Sanctum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}