Uyen:

“A couple years ago, I felt really masochistic and designed a whole set of playing cards.

For the bibliophile at heart, these were cards with famous literary characters that I’d always wanted to illustrate: Alice in Wonderland, SHerlock Holmes, Peter Pan, Animal Farm. Then I collected some very cool quotes for the number cards, and gave the whole thinga theme. I called it the Split Deck, and each suite contains a literary theme.

Hearts: LOVE and HATE
Spades: WAR and PEACE
Diamonds: WEALTH and POVERTY
Clubs: GOOD and EVIL

I gave a set of cards away to friends and familiy, but they’re pretty small — 2”x3.5”, and I was told a few of them got lost in the mail. I re-printed them this year <2011> to send to those who said they never got theirs, as well to new friends who weren’t on the original list. I’ve got a few extra that I’ve printed, not much. But I’ve had lots of requests over the past couple years about people wanting to buy a set for themselves.

So here, now, today, for a limited time only, I’m offering on a first-come, first-serve, while-supplies-last, get’em-while-they’re-hot, the one and only SPLIT DECK! If you’d like to purchase a set, please just send me an email or click here: http://www.leuyenpham.com/playingcards.html

They’re $20 USD, plus shipping. I know that’s pricey for such small cards, but I’m not out to make money. It’s really just to give out to people who’d like them.

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Forgot to update this, but cards are all gone! Thank you thank you for everyone who asked for them, I’m really overwhelmed by everyone’s niceness. If I get enough requests, I might reprint them again, but MAN what a pain to assemble!”