Artist

artist

Jan Strube (1956)

I was an English teacher by profession, but it was not my vocation.

I worked as a teacher, interpreter and translator for a couple of years.

Later I felt more at ease, being a tourist guide, gardener,

and working with the mentally handicapped.

At the moment I work for a recycling firm, I work as a web designer,

and I work with the Tarot. I give readings using the Nature Tarot deck,

or, if that is what you prefer, the Rider-Waite Tarot.

In 1987 I first came into contact with the Tarot,

and it was love at first sight. In 1990 I started giving

Tarot readings, and in 1996 started teaching the Tarot.

For me the cards have always been a tool for making contact

with the deeper levels of my own life. It was also a pleasant game

to play, and it helped making certain choices clearer,

for me and for others. In 1998 my experience with the Tarot

got a new form of expression when I made the first photo-collages

for the Nature Tarot deck. By the end of 1999

the deck was finished.

I live in Heelsum, a village in the Netherlands, with my twelve year old son Storm.

At the moment I am making a new Tarot deck.