Bag of Bones
Bag of Bones playing cards, from a series of four decks designed by John Littleboy, 2008.
From vampires to a sorcerer’s dark garden, each card has a story to tell...
Bag of Bones playing cards, from a series of four decks designed by John Littleboy, 2008. The pip cards have been transformed from the standard positions into a sequence of images which tell a story.
See also: Transformation Cards Mermaid Queen Kitten Club Pack of Dogs
By Simon Wintle
Member since February 01, 1996
View ArticlesCurator 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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