See beyond
the border

First Edition · 22 designs · 220 of each

Art you carry

Collectible art bookmarks from Vancouver. Each one takes a card from Pamela Colman Smith's 1909 tarot and draws the world beyond its border, by hand.

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Chapter One · The Major Arcana

See beyond the border

Each card starts as the 1909 original. Flip it to see what we drew outside the frame.

Hover over a card to see beyond its border.Tap a card to see beyond its border. Swipe for more.

How a design is made

One card, seen wider

01

We start with the original. The Lovers, as Pamela Colman Smith drew it in 1909. We don't redraw her work.

02

We ask what's outside the frame. Here the meadow runs down to a lake, two swans and a bank of roses.

03

An artist draws it by hand. The finished piece is a 2.75 × 9 inch bookmark, printed once as a First Edition.

The Lovers, 1909 original
1909
The Lovers, PAXYZ design
PAXYZ
A hand holding the Lovers First Edition bookmark outdoors
First Edition

Supply

220 of each

One sealed First Edition run per design. They will never be reprinted.

Made by

Drawn by hand

No generative AI, ever. Art direction by Leo Zadeh, illustration by Raven Quinn.

The collection

78 designs, five chapters

Chapter One, the 22 Major Arcana, is out now. Cups, Swords, Wands and Pentacles follow.

First Edition · Printed 2022

The complete Major Arcana

All 22 designs, each individually sealed and marked First Edition in the corner. Every one comes with a soft sleeve protector.

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White-gloved hands fanning three First Edition bookmarks The First Edition box set, 22 bookmarks in a display box
A child’s watercolour: blue sky, red and pink hills, and a black ring on a yellow field
Found June 25, 2020 · Artist unknown
The back of a PAXYZ bookmark: a black ring on yellow above a blue wave
Every back

The story

It started with a painting on a basketball court

In June 2020 our founder found a child's watercolour on a schoolyard court, torn in two. He fitted the halves together and framed it. Its yellow, its blue and its black ring are on the back of every PAXYZ piece.

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In the wild

Made to be found

Tucked inside a book, traded between friends, left on a café table. Keep one. Pass one on.

The Magician bookmark on a café table beside a yellow coffee cup The Temperance bookmark lying in an open book A hand holding three First Edition bookmarks outdoors in winter The Emperor bookmark resting on an open book White-gloved hands fanning five bookmarks, seen over a shoulder Three sleeved bookmarks standing on driftwood beside a lake

Coming 2027

Story Packs

The PAXYZ story and two tear-out bookmarks: one to keep, one to pass on.

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Partners

Find a First Edition

Thirteen independent shops carry PAXYZ.

  • The Oracle, West Vancouver
  • Little Gypsy's Fine Jewelry, Gifts & Gallery
  • Karma Cards
  • 4 Sisters Holistic Remedies
  • Phoenix Rising Metaphysical Emporium
  • The Raven's Wing Magical Co.
  • The Sword And Rose
  • Gaia's Gallery
  • Mystic Soul Ritual Shop
  • Mystical Celtic Heart
  • Indigomoon
  • The Retro Wormhole
  • Gargoyle Statuary

Cafés and shops

Carry PAXYZ in your café or shop

We're placing First Editions with a small number of cafés and independent shops. If that's you, say hello.

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The pack sees.