The Sepia Stains tarot deck was created by artist Bethalynne Bajema as a companion to her graphic novel the Black Ibis. Within the Black Ibis story there are two tarot decks that are used to play a chess-like card game. During the course of the story this game became outlawed and the tarot decks were created to mask the true nature of the game being played. The major arcana of the Sepia Stains deck features various performers and characters from the story and lacks some of the traditional symbolism of a standard tarot. Below is the complete deck artwork.

The Major Arcana

The Wands Suit

The Coins Suit

The Cups Suit

The Swords Suit

May 2012: The Sepia Stains Tarot has not been available for purchase on a regular basis (since its original debut) due to the cost of producing each individual deck. The decks are each sorted, hand cornered and packaged by Bethalynne to limit the amount of extra hands (outside of the printer) who handle the decks. Muse & Moxy in West Michigan will take on the task of publishing the deck this June and give them the same care. The decks will be the same style and design only with additional packaging and booklet of information. Currently we have two of the last decks created by Bethalynne available for purchase. These are the decks sorted and packaged by her that she’s been keeping aside for conventions.

Prints and various items from the deck’s artwork can be purchased through Bethalynne’s RedBubble account found at this link. The companion tarot to the Sepia Stains deck was released May of 2011 and the deck artwork can be found here, as well as more information about the Black Ibis graphic novels the two tarots originated from. We will be reformatting the Black Ibis Tarot to make the deck larger, also with packaging and booklet of information. The minor arcana for the Black Ibis Tarot is also almost complete. Keep checking back for updates!