The most prominent update for the V3 is the inclusion of the leaves throughout the deck, from the card backs and Ace of Spades to the tuck box and court cards. Like the V1 and V2, the deck comes with stunning Metalux foiling on the backs and some faces of the cards. The new addition to the series is simply… beautiful.

He has exhibited far and wide, from London to New York and Melbourne.Earlier in the week, Chris Ramsay released the highly anticipated 1st Playing Cards V3. Working from his studio in Jamaica Street Studios, Bristol, Mead creates artwork for folk tales, album covers, posters and large scale works. Mead uses the traditional drawing technique of dip pen and ink to blend the animal, human and mechanic into a super species he nicknames Bio-Mechanical Anthropomorphism. Finally the v4 in 3 print runs of 100 each using the foxhead logo, also known as the 'artist edition'. This was followed by another 100 printing as v3 using the Voxman (AoC) on the tuckbox. Shortly after a 2nd version was printed using the Diving Bull (AoD) on the tuckbox with 100 more decks. Initially released in April 2011 as v1 with 100 decks using a tuckbox featuring a rat head and Antlers Gallery 'A' logo on the back, as they were sold by only or at the gallery reception event. Each version uses the same cards, but a different tuck for each version. A total of 4 versions were printed in 6 runs of 100 each. The characters are grouped by family into the four suits, Birds for the Hearts, Horned Beasts the Diamonds, Cats the Spades and Foxes the Clubs. Mead who channeled his childhood fear and obsession with anthropomorphism.

This deck features weirdly wonderful bio-mechanical anthropomorphic creatures from English artist Mr.

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