"The UK-based illustrator Abigail Rai has moved around a lot in her life, always taking her varied surroundings - from Nepal to the Himalayas - in as inspiration. Creating comics and tarot cards indebted to rural settings, wilderness, Buddhism and Hinduism, these fantastical illustrations span horrific imagery of gore and death, serene landscapes, moments of contemplation and sometimes humorous scenes that play on the rich mythology of the places Abigail has lived."
"Abigail's tarot cards and comics are intertwined, her 30-card deck and guidebook The Wandering World draws from themes and symbols in her ongoing comic The Devourer, both influenced by artists who pushed comics as a storytelling device (like George Herriman, Milt Gross and Machiko Hasegawa) whilst also being inspired by folk art, emulating the craftiness and limitations of traditional art in India and Tibet, which incorporate pictorial narratives and characters."
"Her colour schemes lean towards the simple palettes of landscapes - vast green fields, large blue skies, titanic white mountains, all of which draw more focus to the alluring characters. "One of my characters in The Devourer is inspired by the mythical Yeti as well as my childhood dog called Yeti, who my mum found wandering in the mountains,""
Abigail Rai is a UK-based illustrator whose life across Nepal and the Himalayas informs comics and a 30-card tarot deck. The work merges rural settings, wilderness, Buddhism, Hinduism, and folk-art sensibilities to create fantastical imagery that ranges from gore to serene landscapes, contemplative moments and humor. The Wandering World deck and the ongoing comic The Devourer share symbols and themes influenced by early comics artists and traditional pictorial narratives from India and Tibet. Artwork is hand-drawn as separate assets, digitally collaged, and produced with limited palettes suited to screen and Risograph, prioritizing nature, community and ethical consumption.
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