On Kickstarter, Sisterhood Playing Cards by Rosemary Reid

When you are asked about who are the magicians you know, chances are most of your answers would be male magicians. Ever wondered why the magic community lacks female magicians? This is the question that is frequently asked by professional Canadian magician Rosemary Reid.

Eventually, she would conduct a groundbreaking survey on 230 women magicians that would spark the creation of a custom deck of cards. Firstly introduced during the 52 Plus Joker Convention 2022, the deck is currently seeking funds on Kickstarter, Sisterhood Playing Cards is a deck that sparks essential conversations about women.

This beautiful deck comes in two colorways: Red/Gold and Blue/Silver. The former uses mainly red color with gold accents, while the latter uses mainly blue color with silver accents. Two designers and artists from Toronto, Canada worked together in the creation of this deck: Brendan Hong for the overall design of the front and back of the cards as well as the tuck box and the power Ace for the deck; and Kaitlynn Copithorne for the court cards, custom pips, and values for each of the number cards.

The tuck box features premium matte stock with metallic hot foiling and embossing. The front side features the deck’s title with the graphic art of a heart with repeating patterns and a central flower circle. The back of the tuck mirrors the card back design done in either red or blue hot foiling.

Also, the box comes with an interior printing of a repeating pattern of intersecting circles with a dot in the middle of each circle. The tuck box is capped with a matching colored foiled seal.

The card back design is a mesmerizing artwork combining antique, vintage, and modern styles. You would notice a lot of uses of natural design elements like flowers and leaves. A classical yet custom design that works well for magicians, collectors, cardists, and anyone who appreciates beautiful artwork. The numbered cards for this deck are all standard designs with relatively smaller pips

The court cards are the showcase of the deck. Each of the courts represents a stand-out woman character that shows each virtue and profession. They each will be described thoroughly in the free printed guide.

The power Ace for this deck is the Ace of Hearts, with its design based on the artwork seen on the front of the box. This Ace is completed with the deck title and year. The Jokers featured a diptych artwork of the Queens holding threats with a connecting initial “S” of the deck’s title – gold ribbon for the Red/Gold edition or silver ribbon for the Blue/Silver edition.

The deck will be produced by TWPCC and pledge starts from $15 for a single deck between the two color variants on Kickstarter.