Seven of Wands: The Lowly Hedgehog
The Seven of Wands is a card filled with obstacles. It presses the need to remain strong, to keep fighting at all costs and to never, ever giving up. I loved the idea of painting a pair of hedgehogs for this tarot: these tiny, cute little critters taking a stand and doing whatever it takes to defend themselves from any and all threats, showing that size is only a small factor when your will is strong.
I wanted to have a badger to be the creature threatening the safety of the hedgehogs, but I decided to only paint its shadow, to represent more of a mysterious danger. To the hedgehogs, it may be a badger, but to the viewer, it may represent any dark force coming your way, something to watch out for.
Posted on August 9, 2012, in Artwork and tagged animals, art, badger, etsy, hedgehogs, minor arcana, painting, seven of wands, tarot, tarot card, wands tarot. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.
Rainbow of Crazy 
So clever and so well executed! I get more excited each time you post another tarot painting. Yay! 🙂
Also, can I just say, that the lighting in this painting is superb! I also just adore the fact that there are 3 curls (wands?) in shadow, and any one of them could be a tail on the evil shadow creature. I really like this one. 😀
Thank you so much! I liked the idea of having the curly bits coming out where the creature was; it made it seem a little more creepy. Glad it worked out!