Art for the Earth
“Art for the Earth” Transformation Deck published by Andrew Jones Art for Friends of the Earth, 1992.
“Art for the Earth” Transformation pack published by Andrew Jones Art for Friends of the Earth, 1992, featuring fifty-four transformed playing cards by different artists. Believed to be the first pack in the world to have been printed on 100% recycled card. See the Key card►
Above: “Art for the Earth” Transformation Deck published by Andrew Jones Art for Friends of the Earth, 1992. 52 cards + 2 Jokers + 1 extra card + leaflet in a tuck box, printed by Carta Mundi. Each card has been transformed by a different artist / illustrator.
By Simon Wintle
Member since February 01, 1996
Founder and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.
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