WELKIN TAROT
WELKIN
TAROT
Chris Leech is the independent creator & publisher
of Welkin Tarot decks & companion books. Trained as an artist, Chris has combined his graphic skills with a knowledge of history, literature, psychology, pop culture, and perennial wisdom to produce a series of Tarot decks unique in the Tarotsphere. Chris has traveled extensively and is a musician and gardener.
I began working on my first tarot deck in 2016, with The Beatles Tarot. Co-writing the book with a fellow life-long Beatle fan who took what seemed a lifetime to put pen to paper, I began creating The Shakespeare Tarot to stay engaged. I had been studying Shakespeare compulsively for over 5 years at that time and, similarly, all the tarot decks I have made since then are based on subjects I have been deeply immersed in at various times in my life. My guiding lights with these tarot projects have always been accuracy, depth, authenticity, artistry, and play.
In 2019, I agreed to allow Schiffer to mass-produce my Charles Dickens Tarot. As fine a job as they did with its production, they gutted the deck by neglecting to publish the in-depth exegesis of the cards. This is a mistake I will not be repeating. By staying small-scale and independent, I can control the quality of my work and oversee its distribution. The downside to this is it costs more to produce my decks and I struggle to keep the price reasonable for my customers.
Fortunately, I enjoy making tarot decks and undertake them for their own sake rather than to make a fortune. Each companion book has years of research behind it, and each large-scale deck is made with premium card stock. I maintain a very short turn-around time, usually within the same day as the customer places their order, and I remain available to my customers should they have any questions, problems, or thoughts about their purchase.
Michaeleen Trimarchi is the house editor of Welkin Tarot companion books and decks. Michaeleen brings 40 years of experience in scholarly communications and publishing to bear when she polishes the Tarot and oracle projects of Welkin. She is traveling on her Fool's journey from her home base near San Diego, with her rambunctious canine companion Bunsen by her side.
